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'Matter of time': New measles outbreak would be worse than 2019, with up to 90 cases a week
After a measles scare on Waiheke, briefings show the potential toll of a large outbreak.
Spreading the joy: Ashley Bloomfield’s kindness club
The health legend is taking a jab at teaching kids important life skills.
Up to 260 hits in one canister: Inside Govt moves to crack down on nitrous oxide
Inhaling excessive amounts can cause neurological impairment, spinal injury, psychosis.
'So dire': Hospital staff refuse to care for racially abusive patient
More than 30 staff agreed not to look after the man until his behaviour was addressed.
Peters, Hipkins trade barbs as ministry apologises over not telling Costello of conflict of interest
Winston Peters claimed Ayesha Verrall had 'misled the leader of the Labour Party'.
'100% preventable': Man dies after hospital fall, more than 24-hour wait in ED
Kerry Mason's father Brian Brosnahan died after a 'huge fall' on a hospital ward.
Political Roundup: Auditor-General damns Govt’s charity funding processes
OPINION: Should Government ministers be able to dole out money to anyone they want?
No assisted dying oversight for seven months as doctors sound alarm
A newly appointed committee is working double-time to catch up on the reports.
Fears for nurses' safety and inflation expected to fall | NZ Herald Update 16 October 2024
Fears for mental health nurses' safety as police step back and Stats NZ expected to announce fall in inflation. Video / NZ Herald / Getty
Richard Prebble: How Labour could win the next election
OPINION: Spending more on healthcare has not fixed the problems.
Infections cost system and Government may intervene over airport | NZ Herald Update October 15, 2024
The Government may intervene after Wellington City Council's airport shares decision and Sir Cliff Richard plans New Zealand shows. Video / NZ Herald, Getty Images
Letters: The costly fiasco of GP funding, Samoa deserves Manawanui compo
OPINION: 'General practice is struggling for funding and therefore for staff.'
Non-English-speaker approved for assisted dying - without translator
One doctor described the oversight process for assisted deaths as a 'tick-box activity'.
Why Four Square is finally apologising to Kiwi feminist after 55 years
Joss Shawyer resisted forced adoption and supported other single mothers to do the same
Opinion: Inside Dunedin’s historic hospital cuts protest with 35,000 angry southerners
OPINION: The people were angry – and they say Saturday's scenes are just the start.
Clear link between ADHD and harmful drug use, new NZ report confirms
Failures in diagnosing and treating ADHD may be leading to significant drug harm in NZ.
Closure of Birthcare birthing suites ‘could increase pressure on public hospital services’ in Auck
Reaction to Birthcare in Parnell closing its birth suites from December 31.
Police to refuse 'inappropriate' mental health callouts
Police receive calls from hospitals for help they believe should not involve them.
Grey council asks ministry to investigate dump above water supply
Grey district mayor: 'Who builds a dump above a water supply these days?'
Puberty blocker use in NZ far higher than similar countries, study finds
The safety and reversibility of the medication is being reviewed by the Health Ministry.
‘Need, not race’ directive unscientific and dangerous, researchers say
Health professionals and scientists should reject the Government's directive, they said.
The code at the counter: How a Hastings vape store sold cigarettes for $5
An undercover agent used the code, leading to a prosecution and thousands in fines.
Nang ban: Selling or using nitrous oxide to get high could lead to prison
The Government has announced urgent changes to the recreational use of nitrous oxide.
Kiwis with rare condition spend up to $200k for surgery overseas. Does it work?
Patients say Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome surgery is life-changing. Experts not so sure.
'We all miss him': Mum-of-four on losing husband to blood cancer
Every day eight New Zealanders are diagnosed with a form of blood cancer.
Catheter unchanged for four months: Patient suffers life-threatening complications
The home care company, Nurse Maude, has been told to apologise and make changes.
Kiwi parents of babies with heart defects interviewed in ground-breaking research
What's it like to discover your unborn baby has a major heart condition?