Richie McCaw was in Kaiapoi yesterday filming an advertisement to help earthquake victims.

A Danish study has called for the popular anti-inflammatory drug Voltaren to be sold only with a prescription.

A desperate Delhi government has called in the army to combat massive mosquito breeding at the Comm Games athletes village.

An urgent care plan is needed to meet the needs of NZ's over 65 population which will rise by 84pc in the next 15 years, according to a review.

Rest homes are refusing to comply with a demand to find old people's birth certificates to prove they are eligible for care subsidies.

New Zealand fertility experts are asking whether money could be offered to encourage men and women to donate sperm and eggs for childless couples.

Swine flu is continuing to spread in NZ, with some areas reporting higher hospital inpatient rates than during last year's pandemic.

One of NZ's most remote and cash-strapped health boards is paying fill-in surgeons up to $2500 a day, beating some of our highest earners.

Peter Dunne says he's "very open" to the Chief Coroner's suggestion there needs to be greater openness around the reporting of suicide.