A man will have to go without red meat for at least five weeks after his dentures were accidentally thrown in the bin at Middlemore Hospital.

District health boards have asked the Government to "review" the right of health workers to strike, saying patients are being harmed.

Fijians with life-threatening heart conditions are to receive free treatment this week thanks to a mercy mission by 40 NZ health professionals.

We asked readers if C-sections should remain fully taxpayer-funded and got a variety of responses, many from mothers who had experienced Caesarean births themselves.

One in every four women giving birth in NZ will undergo caesarean section surgery, with nearly 15pc booking the operation before going into labour.

Champion racing driver Scott Dixon dropped into a cancer ward at Auckland City Hospital yesterday to lift the spirits of Shylo Harrison.