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.

Foam used to fight fires of flammable liquids contaminates groundwater near airbase.

New Zealand is in the middle of a pertussis outbreak, with thousands affected.

Low fat or full cream? Despite official guidelines, most Kiwi toddlers drink the latter.

Christchurch teen Maddie Collins received a kidney this week but there were complications.

Mining untapped health data could help tackle one of the biggest killers of our elderly.

Dairy farmers trial hemp as a new way of farming. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Up to 14 cases of dengue fever have been reported in New Zealand this month

Jim Anderton's last political interview reveals that he remained a determined optimist.

Why Ministry of Health opposed decriminalisation for those in chronic pain.

Fluoroquinolones are dispensed at pharmacies, but they can have serious side effects.

It's easy - but risky - to forget basic food safety during holidays, expert says.

District health board chief executives spend $1.2 million in three years on the taxpayer.

The surgical mesh can no longer be supplied for transvaginal operations.

Legal action possible over exposure to solvents in NZ that increases risk of Parkinson's.

Unsafe drinking water requires a national solution.

But many of the hay seeds were planted by National before the election.

Government will look at the controversial measure of universal treatment of drinking water

Inquiry follows an outbreak in Havelock North last year that made a third of the town sick

Raupunga is winning with water. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

New Zealand isn't prepared enough for the next big pandemic, public health experts argue.

Kiwi babies aren't being breastfed for as long as international guidelines recommend.

Strict infection controls in place to prevent spread of highly contagious bug.

The chairman of the Waikato District Health Board has resigned with immediate effect.