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.

A $5 million a year study has found that 40 per cent of the babies born in Auckland and the Waikato in the past year were "accidents".

Some central Auckland patients could be treated at North Shore and Waitakere Hospitals under a spirit of collaboration, the man now responsible for nearly one million Aucklanders' health has indicated.