Nurse strikes: DHBs offer three 3% pay rises over 18 months
DHBs say they have doubled their offer to nurses to settle pay negotiations.
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Teacher gave perfume to two students
Man threatened to hang himself outside the principal's office after offending discovered.
Northland nurse answers the call when disaster strikes
Humanity's capacity for cruelty a shock for Whangarei nurse/midwife Donna Collins.
Rest home access by postcode: report
"This can have serious consequences for their health."
Four years of hell after appendectomy goes wrong
Emma Penney has been left with PTSD and depression after her appendectomy went wrong.
Assaults on hospital staff on the rise
Assaults on hospital staff on the rise in Northland.
E.coli at beaches sparks warning
Testing last week indicated bacteria in a number of waterways across Northland.
Man in isolation for 115 days in hospital
More than 10,000 Kiwis end up in isolation each year with the longest a 115-day spell
DHB chiefs spend $1.2m public money
District health board chief executives spend $1.2 million in three years on the taxpayer.
Sacked doctor used meth and cannabis
Disgraced doctor smoked meth and cannabis before she was sacked.
Cancer patients face Christmas wait
Cancer patients are having to wait months for treatment as hospitals struggle to keep up.
Commissioner critical of man's care prior to his death
A commissioner is critical of a hospital's care of an elderly man before his death.
Woman freed after getting trapped between rocks
A woman who became trapped between two rocks at a Northland beach has been freed.
From girl to boy and back again
A young woman has reversed her decision to become a male, a rare case in New Zealand.
Almost 10,000 patients harmed by hospitals
International research suggests half could have been avoided or minimised.
First date leads to shellfish ban
A romantic first date along a Russell beach has sparked a toxic seafood alert that has seen a ban on collecting shellfish from the entire Bay of Islands.
Ministry silent on penalties for DHBs
Ministry to "review its position" on financial penalties to DHBs for strike-induced surgery delays.
Fears strike may bring penalties for DHBs
Northland DHB risks losing $1.5 million in elective surgery funding, chief doctor says
Hospitals coping without striking doctors
Unionised resident doctors are reported to be working through the strike at some hospitals.
Flights change affecting health care
New Air New Zealand flight times are having an impact on health services and could see Northlanders who are waiting for specialist
Striking doctors out in the community
They're exhausted, but striking Whangarei resident doctors found time to do some good in their community during their brief time off
Sacked doctor gave morphine to partner
A doctor who prescribed controlled drugs to her partner while she was working at Whangarei Hospital - including morphine - was justifiably
Support for fizzy drink ban
A ban on fizzy drinks in Northland hospitals has won the support of staff and the public, the Northland District Health Board says.
Mystery donor saves cancer campaign
An anonymous benefactor has donated $1 million towards a Northland cancer treatment centre just weeks before its fundraising deadline ran out.
Error prone DHB same, claims widow
The widow of a man who died of a heart attack while on the Auckland DHB waiting list for treatment is unconvinced the board has changed enough to avoid similar occurrences.
Whangarei ICU nurse sleeps on job
A Whangarei Hospital intensive care nurse has been disciplined for serious misconduct after...