The cost of non-resident births in New Zealand is more than $3.17 million over five years.

The elderly resident also had other underlying health conditions.

Ohakea residents have blood tested for toxic substance from firefighting foam.

Nurses strangled, punched in the face: "it's a really serious issue".

Symposium about diet-related disease starts in Wellington tomorrow.

Researchers identify first Kiwi to die of suspected influenza in 1918 pandemic.

The ADHB has acknowledged for the first time the experiment resulted in early death.

'Mostly you want to give up - but you can't because that's not achieving anything.'

Many DHBs are nowhere near the 95% target for getting patients through ED in six hours.

Patients with bowel cancer may have been falsely reassured by "All Clear" brochure.

The bowel screening programme is likely to miss about a third of cancers, says an expert

Doco being released at end of the month aims to put eating disorders in spotlight.

Dame Tariana Turia is a wahine toa

New board appointments at Waikato and Counties Manukau DHBs.

Results of a review of the bowel cancer screening programme have been released.

Health Minister David Clark says safe staffing accord the clincher.

"It's Ashley's last chance to get any sort of life."

Recommendations made over the poor care of a mental health patient sought by inquiry team.

Labour MP says move is a "subversion of process".

Simon Bridges: "We must have the right regulatory and legislative controls in place."

Around 5000 workers set to benefit from extension to pay equity settlement

Hughes takes a swipe at National MP who raised concerns about former DHB boss

Former Waikato DHB boss spent $350 on taxi fares in last month on the job

"Suicide was preventable, not inevitable," associate health minister tells.

Firefighting foam used in 1996 crash may have contaminated Bulls' water.

"In the ED environment, maybe we're going to have to have policemen on site."

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Family of Kiwi surfing legend want antibiotic they say crippled and killed him banned.

System failures could result in patients walking out of high-risk facilities.

Reducing obesity and tooth decay made difficult with adverts on social media.