Christchurch teen Maddie Collins received a kidney this week but there were complications.

Milli Jackson, 13, seemed like a normal teenager until her heart failure diagnosis.

After being told he had six months to live, Justin Grace is still here - still racing.

'Transplant twins' Keith Eades and Diane Plimmer aren't taking anything for granted.

Megan Johnson delivered a healthy baby girl on Tuesday. Hours later the 31yo was dead.

A man who donated his kidney to his brother will have to wait to recover his lost income

Auckland man who inspired the nation's biggest fundraising campaign has died.

Auckland teen give a "second chance" at life thanks to another family's decision.

The boy that inspired NZ's first fundraising drives 20 years ago has days to live.

Just weeks after becoming a nanny to 2-year-old Talia, Kiersten Miles put herself on the line to save the little girl's life.

The number of deceased organ donations and transplants has risen sharply in the past four years, says Organ Donation New Zealand.

A dying man's beloved dog was brought to his hospital bedside to say goodbye after he suffered a brain haemorrhage.

In his new book Things That Matter, Middlemore Hospital intensive care specialist Dr David Galler discusses stories of life and death including his mother.

Just over two years ago, 47-year-old Teresa Burt was lying in Middlemore Hospital on life support, her family fearing she would never wake up.

A bill which would increase financial support for organ donors while they are recuperating passed its first reading tonight with the unanimous support of all parties.

Donation should be discussed compassionately and respectfully, recognising that donation comes out of human tragedy, writes Dr Stephen Streat, clinical director of Organ Donation NZ.

NZ has one of the world's lowest organ donation rates, sparking concerns more needs to be done to save lives.

Although as many as half the drivers in NZ have stated their willingness to donate organs, we have one of the lowest rates of actual organ donation in the developed world.

NZ should move to an explicit 'opt-out' system where the default option is that you are happy to be a donor, writes Ananish Chaudhuri and Tom Schnackenberg.

A little boy who died after suffering head injuries has given the gift of life to three people.

New Zealand has a remarkably low number of organ donors compared with most other countries.

Heart valves from a 3-year-old boy who died in a river just 200m from his home will save the lives of up to three other infants.

The national organ donation service at the Auckland DHB has been put on notice by an official-information watchdog after it was caught out deleting public records.

A devastated father who claims his son's heart was stolen by a hospital has had a setback in his bid to sue for damages.

Demand for donated eye tissue continues to outstrip the gradual rise in willing donors.