‘Does this look like chicken?’ Baby narrowly survives choking incident
Little Lennox Knight was critically ill, and his parents had no idea why.
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Baby nearly dies after chicken gets trapped in lung
One-year-old Lennox Knight's life was saved after mercy dash by air to Starship Hospital following rare medical emergency. Video / Jason Oxenham
'Life flipped upside down' for parents of toddler with rare brain cancer
The large tumour was found after 2yo Daisy Nicholls fell from a swing at kindy.
'Blood everywhere': Barber allegedly cuts off piece of child's ear during haircut
The barbershop's owner said he was contemplating selling the business after the incident.
Fall from swing leads to discovery of tumour in toddler's brain
Little Daisy Nicholls is in an induced coma after a tumour caused a brain bleed.
Ringa Atawhai will help to transform Māori children's hospital stay
Starship creates a dedicated team to cater to Māori cultural support.
Emotional surprise for schoolmate after 850 days of cancer treatment
'For every lowest point, there was something as equally high.'
Meth addict babysitter claims wheelchair tumble caused baby’s 60-plus injuries
The long-time criminal needed a wheelchair after fleeing police and crashing a motorbike.
'No longer speaks': 10yo gets flu, suffers brain injury after seizure
A Kiwi family say their son is being pushed out of rehab and hospital facilities.
Jackpot: Meet the couple taking triplets home for Christmas
Couple marked one year together as new parents of three - yes, you read that right.
'Little fighter': Dad says Sapphire Wakefield making small improvements as she turns 6 in hospital
Schoolgirl hit by a driver who may have been on the phone is "showing signs of healing".
'It was horrific': Girl fighting for life after being run over walking home from school
Little Sapphire Wakefield was resuscitated three times at the scene of the accident.
'He’s a little warrior': Whanganui hit-and-run victim out of coma
The family have blown away by the support they've received from the Whanganui community.
6yo boy in coma after hit-and-run, whānau pray for full recovery
Major's brothers 'all saw him get hit so they are not good', says his uncle.
His brother died at 18. How tragedy led to a remarkable NZ odyssey
An extraordinary mission to play all 406 golf courses in memory of a beloved teenager.
'She just likes helping people' - Meet the 9-year-old cutting off her hair for charity
Bella Thompson bravely chopped off her hair to donate toward freedom hair,
Day the road gave way: Family’s fight for survival after quad bike plunges over bank
A simple trip to Saturday-morning kids' football nearly cost Auckland family their lives.
'Getting worse and worse': Sporty teen's bruises were blood cancer
Jhalena Lafaiki has powered through her first round of chemo with support from family.
Mum who lost toddler to child cancer speaks of ‘hole that cannot be filled’
Little Amelia Schroeter was 15 months old when she passed away from the illness.
'It was hell': NZ mum believes baby’s death could've been avoided
The parents of a 'heart' baby who died in Estonia tried desperately to medevac her to NZ.
Kea Kids News: Auckland kid turns a chip into $20,000 for Starship
When 10-year-old Bianca found a Bluebird chip with a heart-shaped hole in it, she auctioned it off and raised a whopping $20,000 for Starship! Kea Kids News reporter Levi asks the burning question… where is the chip now? Video / Kea Kids News
Teen cancer patient Julius Webb won’t let leukaemia keep him down
'I’ve got this, I just can’t wait to be home, see my friends, and play rugby again.'
10-year-old raises $20,000 for Starship by auctioning heart-shaped chip
Bluebird offered to match the amount of the winner’s bid.
'Terrible gap' in mental health care means kids admitted to adult services
One in four young people are admitted to adult inpatient services in Aotearoa.
Starship nurse struck off after risking children’s safety
The nurse also worked at Wellington Hospital.
'Trust your gut': Kiwi mum's instinct saves baby’s life
When their baby became ill, the helpless parents watched as experts flew into action.
Auckland mother pleads not guilty to cold case murder of 4-week-old son
The young mother was arrested last month for the 4-week-old boy's death a year ago.
Hospital staff sought police help for baby’s surgery to proceed in blood donor battle
A protest is planned for this morning when the baby’s planned surgery is due.
Man accused of murdering 3-month-old boy appears in court, pleads not guilty
The defendant appeared in the High Court at Auckland today.
Google billionaire allowed into NZ for medical reasons; PM was unaware
The US citizen was granted entry to get hospital treatment for his child.
Auckland runner with uneven legs completes part marathon for fourth time
Paige Boyed is considering pushing herself to run the half marathon next year
Inside Starship Episode 18
This episode of Inside Starship is one with a difference – Starship kid interviews his sporting hero. / StarshipFoundation
New ways to fund child health
CEO of Starship Foundation looks for new ways to help unique hospital care for our...
Early suicide detection trial
A new move to address NZ's teen suicide rates could soon be seen in schools and clinics.