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More than 206,000 New Zealanders became a victim of crime in 2016. Here are 10 of the high-profile cases that shocked the nation.

Two young boys and a teenager are in a critical condition after a collision between a car and a campervan on Morrinsville-Tahuna Rd in Waikato.

Kay Billman suffers from debilitating back pain but doctors say she doesn't qualify for surgery.

Waikato DHB breached national targets in October and November for the number of patients waiting too long to see a specialist.

The Waikato District Health Board is over two year's late with its report on its chief executive's expenses

A first-time councillor has been criticised for lobbying her elected colleagues and the district health board over her anti-fluoride views.

A virtual health system set up by Waikato District Health Board will compete with another one designed by GPs and patients.

A woman who had a hysterectomy and a teenager who underwent a spinal surgery didn't receive the necessary follow-up checks with surgeon.

EXCLUSIVE: A group of orthopaedic surgeons has accused Waikato District Health Board managers of stopping them from making follow-up checks on patients.

The University of Auckland has hit out at plans by Waikato University for a new medical school, calling it "ill conceived" and costly.

Appointments are being postponed and rescheduled ahead of a nationwide junior doctors strike starting next week.

The Waikato DHB is reviewing its mental health care processes after Ross Bremner's murderous rampage last week.

Four days, four deaths. Two towns. Keith Bremner lies in a coma in hospital, unaware of his only son's death or the destruction he caused.

The devastated daughter of an elderly couple found dead at their bach on the Kawhia harbour says she bears no animosity towards their suspected killer or his family.

A caregiver charged with assaulting an elderly man in a Hamilton rest home has appeared in court this morning.

A caregiver allegedly caught on covert camera footage hitting and slapping an elderly man in a rest home has been charged with assault.

Nanaia Mahuta's husband is the latest family member to put his hat in the ring for the upcoming elections.

One worker has now been sacked for defying a new hard-line policy forcing unvaccinated Waikato District Health Board staff to get flu jabs or wear masks.

Three Waikato Hospital nurses have been suspended for defying a controversial new policy forcing non-vaccinated workers to either get flu jabs or wear face masks.

Alleged fake psychiatrist considered a flight risk because he planned to leave NZ to care for his sick mother instead of fighting an employment dispute.

A US doctor was last night informed his identity may have been stolen in what is being described as a "sophisticated" case of identity fraud.

The father of a Hamilton man who died while under the care of Waikato DHB says it is unclear if a psychiatrist arrested for identity fraud was involved in the treatment of his son.

Waikato Hospital bosses are contacting 25 mental health patients after they were treated by a psychiatrist suspected of identity fraud.

A nurse who stole 5000 vials from a restricted medicine room was able to keep taking the drug because the hospital did not confiscate her ID swipe card.

The Waikato District Health Board has declared flu season officially kicking off after a spike in the number of reported influenza-like-illnesses.

Two Hamilton schoolkids have contracted measles, causing one school to put quarantine measures in place.

District health boards that do heart surgery cannot produce reliable comparisons of individual surgeons' patient complication and death rates.

The Waikato District Health Board has backed its incoming chief executive, despite concerns about his time overseeing a Canadian health authority.