Higher meth and cannabis dependency in North Island
Waikato has the most dependent P users, while high cannabis use is big in Bay of Plenty
Waikato has the most dependent P users, while high cannabis use is big in Bay of Plenty
Whanganui midwife says she may be forced to give up the profession she loves.
Maori, Pacific Island babies with a rare heart defect are less likely to survive.
Should Waikato health board members be sacked over the Dr Nigel Murray spending debacle?
The transgender community are deflated after their hopes for surgery are dashed.
Doctors' union calls for calm on "micro-management" attitude toward DHBs after scandal.
Two-year-old Jai Anstis has spent half his life enduring multiple seizures every day.
Nigel Murray's lavish spending has been referred to the Serious Fraud Office.
SFO investigation leads to guilty plea in case of collapsed social services trust.
Snoring is the bane of many lives. A start-up company has got to grips with it.
Affected residents form committee, recovery manager appointed.
A smokeless tobacco product exposes users to another toxic chemical
AUT student contracted disease after travelling on a Singapore Airlines flight last month.
Methamphetamine is far more accessible than marijuana in every region in New Zealand.
DHB executives are travelling all over the world on taxpayer money.
Midwives will personally deliver hundreds of letters to Health Minister David Clark.
Female psychiatric nurses are the most common medical professional to smoke.
The research suggests ibuprofens "may be" involved in adult male reproductive problems.
Families of the severely disabled are fighting to be paid as carers.
EDITORIAL: New Zealanders who care for disabled family members deserve a better deal.
Staff are working under extreme stress say employers.
NZORD says decision to cancel fund for medicines is a complete U-turn by the Government.
Report says eating more grains could cut healthcare costs and boost productivity.
Government confirms it will extend pay equity to mental health support workers.
Diane Moody cares for her son 24-7, but the Government pays for just 17 hours a week.
The Salvation Army has launched an appeal for sanitary products.
Horizons and Manawatu councils say more government input is needed
Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Kris Faafoi is visiting Starship Hospital this Friday as part of an unprecedented initiative to keep New Zealand kids safe from harm from button batteries. Source: Youtube / @Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
The Ministry of Health-commissioned report found only weak evidence for sugar taxes.
Extreme heat is likely to cause more health problems in future, the Ministry says.