Public hospital patients face disruption to services again this week as radiographers at 19 district health boards stage a full strike for 48 hours.

A 57-year-old woman is believed to have become Australia's oldest mother after giving birth to twins last week.

Labour leader Phil Goff says proposed changes to ACC levies are the Government's way of moving to a user-pays, privatised system by "stealth".

Aged care experts want a nationwide review of rest home meals after revelations large numbers of elderly people are malnourished.

Physiotherapy claims paid for by ACC have slumped by nearly a quarter, reflecting the social insurer's sharp cut backs in health treatment - at a time when New Zealand's rate of injuries is continuing to climb.

North Shore Hospital has apologised for leaving an elderly heart patient in the emergency department for five hours between doctor consultations.

The Auckland District Health Board will apologise to a mother whose unborn baby did not survive a publicly funded procedure at Auckland Hospital and was sent a $2200 bill for the treatment.

CYF would "almost certainly" have got involved with the Kahui family had it known of the hostile environment the twins were living in.

New Zealand sleep services are poorly resourced to deal with the current burden of sleep apnoea, a sleep specialist says.

A grieving husband wants answers on how his wife died from meningococcal disease, despite repeatedly seeking medical help.

The Associate Health Minister says he is confident it is safe for a schizophrenic man who beat a friend to death to be out unescorted in public, despite the victim's brother's pleas.