Parents around the country should be given consistent advice about safe sleeping practices with their newborns.

The parents of a 6-week-old girl who died of whooping cough say they wish they had known the threat to their baby before they took her home from hospital.

A champion bodybuilder accused of running a nationwide steroid dealing operation has pleaded not guilty during a brief court appearance today.

An amputee says if it were not for synthetic cannabis he would have to take 27 pills a day for chronic pain.

A man suffering from paranoid schizophrenia tried to kill his brother-in-law days after being released from a mental health unit at Auckland Hospital.

The Government is more interested in Prince Charles' visit than in finding ways to combat the "major epidemic" of diabetes, nutrition and diabetes expert Prof Jim Mann says.

Newborns and unborn babies in later pregnancy have been dying in South Auckland at a higher rate than the national average for most of the past decade.

A champion bodybuilder has vowed to fight charges that he was behind a nationwide steroid dealing operation.

A big "explosion" over a year in bedbug infestations is being blamed on the hard-to-kill pests hitching rides to Auckland on increasing numbers of world travellers.

Legal high manufacturers will face huge application fees and testing costs for each product they want to sell, and eight years jail for selling banned substances.

A victim of a faulty hip replacement is not confident an inquiry will be launched into the implants, despite more Kiwis finding out their replacements could be faulty.

The Govt is being urged to do more to ensure children are sun-safe at school after a study found just half of primary schools were working towards providing adequate shade.

Ambulances will no longer be sent to minor 111 calls as part of sweeping changes to help stem St John's $15 million-a-year loss.