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Health watchdog taking years to investigate complaints - amid ‘significant pressure’
Covid backlog, ancient IT system part of problem, but upgrade request for latter rejected.
Young Kiwi wood-chopper needs parental sign-off to compete Nationals
Jack Matthews calls himself the student, and his competitors the teachers.
DHB ordered to apologise over missed bowel cancer
A patient was seen three times in three months in the ED but bowel cancer was not found.
Flu season under way in the South
Otago Boys' High School records well over a hundred students off sick.
10,000 allied health workers walk off the job
Today's strike comes after more than 18 months of negotiations.
Unlawful: Homeless and mentally unwell man locked up for longer than law allowed
Victims and defendants are suffering the consequences of delays in mental health reports.
New mum left in excruciating pain after severe infection missed post-birth
Jessica Barnfather woke from the anaesthetic screaming louder than when she was in labour.
Covid-19: What our wastewater has revealed about the Omicron wave
New ESR wastewater sampling data has offered a fresh perspective of NZ's Omicron wave.
Omicron wave lingers in south
Rural healthcare services hold the line as wave of Omicron infections refuses to break.
Covid cases peak in Canterbury, expect a 'slow and steady' decline
The CDHB area has the highest number of active cases in the country.
Dozens of aged-care Covid-19 cases
Fresh data reveals daily aged residential cases peaked at 83 in the south of New Zealand.
2884 new cases in Canterbury, 105,000 without booster shot
2119 new cases were reported in the region yesterday.
Return of rugby crowds: Fears of infection spread - 'we need to be wary'
First crowds back for Highlanders Blues clash in Dunedin.
Crisis point as DHBs grapple with health staff shortages
Thousands of health staff around NZ are off work with Covid, leaving others overworked.
Surgeries cut back; South Island case numbers should level off next week
The total number of Covid-related deaths in the pandemic is 113.
DHB board member roles scrapped three months before term ends
Time is ticking for DHB board members who won't be needed come July 1.
Live: 1901 new Covid-19 cases as Omicron continues its surge
That brings the number of active community cases across the country to 11,601.
Big Boost weekend! Record 446 new community cases; 10 million vaccine jabs milestone
Yesterday there was a record number of casess.
Police investigate death of 'wee angel'
Heartbroken grandmother says baby Hope had just started to giggle.
'Terrible time' to be restructuring health sector - Reti
Health spokesman says DHBs still missing agreed deadline to improve safe staffing.
More isolation spaces being secured in Queenstown
Facilities being lined up in case a holidaymaker turns up infected with the virus.
Hospital close to 'Code Black' full capacity
Rare Code Black would mean patients being discharged to open up more beds.
Another South Island DHB reaches 90 per cent first dose, one left to go
The South Canterbury DHB is the latest to reach the target.
More than 1300 unvaccinated DHB staff stood down
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'Incompatible' Southern DHB member's resignation welcomed
Ilka Beekhuis described Covid vaccinations as 'unethical, and medically unnecessary'.
Two test positive on ship docked in Bluff
Two crew register weak positive results on urea ship arriving at Bluff from Malaysia.
Closing in: South Island DHBs almost at 80 per cent full vaccination
The new traffic light system will kick into gear once DHBs reach the target.