Overseas tourists claimed $1 million from the ACC in the last financial year, but the payouts benefited New Zealanders, the organisation says.

Researchers have cast doubt on the safety of the exclusive breastfeeding of babies until they are six months old.

Doctors and nurses are being recruited to run parenting programmes in a bid to intervene before unruly children turn into delinquent teenagers.

Thousands of New Zealand parents are going back to school to learn how to be better parents - but experts still do not know if the multiple programmes are reaching the parents who most need them.

Michelle Manu has been on the emergency list for a donated kidney for three years.

Smoking could 'virtually disappear' in NZ and many other developed countries within half a century, according to research.

Health chiefs are demanding faster action on improved access to state immigration records, so they can tell if patients are entitled to care.

NZ's troubled computer system for identifying patients is unable to show if they are eligible for state funding.

The Chief Human Rights Commissioner is 'deeply disappointed' the Crown is to appeal a High Court ruling on caregivers' rights.

The Ministry of Health is to appeal a court ruling that parents caring for disabled adult children are eligible for financial support.

Drug companies tried to get rid of Helen Clark when she was health minister, leaked US Embassy cables claim.

A 21-year-old has suffered a brain haemorrhage after taking two tablets of a legal party pill.

Children's toys and lipsticks are at the centre of an investigation which has found a toy that contains lead 314 times over the allowable limit.

Research shows the Fruit in Schools scheme is helping kids stay focused and better behaved in the classroom.

Buyer beware: That's the expert advice for beachgoers wanting a quick fix to brighten their pearly whites for summer.

After two of her children developed rheumatic fever, Te Aroha Teriaki is warning parents to always err on the side of caution.

The husband of Maori Party MP Rahui Katene says he resigned as the head of the Mental Health Commission in 2008 after using commission money for personal spending.