New mum loses baby, doctor removes ovary without consent
Melanie Hughes did not know her ovary had been removed until some months later.
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'Major risk': Rundown hospitals need $14 billion fix
Most DHBs have listed major infrastructure problems as a risk to patients and staff.
First photo: Mike King's horror injuries in motorcycle crash
Comedian and mental health advocate Mike King is recovering after the January 3 crash.
Bites, quad bikes, butchering: Farm injury rates well above average
In the Midland area, 28 people died from agricultural-work injuries from 2012 to 2018.
DHB commissioner nets $30,138 in seven weeks
Waikato District Health Board commissioner looks to be getting paid about $1255 a day.
DHB asks for $5000 refund from ex board member
Waikato DHB says legal costs to get $5000 back from ex board member outweigh benefit.
'Something like this will happen again': White Island trauma response director
Trauma director Dr Grant Christey says there is a lot to be learned from "all the horror".
Failure to address 'ad hoc' air, road ambulance service
Waikato air and road ambulance retrievals "fragile" and patients being harmed as a result.
Woman trespassed by DHB goes to US for second opinion
The DHB accused Dr Lovatt of accessing parts of the hospital not open to the public.
Heroic response, hospital's clinical lead for burns called in from maternity leave
"When Ruadhán was hungry I'd just scrub out and feed him, then go back in," surgeon tells.
White Island: Inside a burns unit
"You are prepared. But when it does happen you still can't quite believe it."
Mother denies murdering Tīrau toddler
The 18-month-old died in Waikato Hospital on July 24 last year.
Ex health boss gave differing explanations for expenses
The original report by Maria Dew into Nigel Murray's spending has been released again.
'Get the baby out': What caused birth disaster?
Warning signs missed during birth that killed baby and left mother with ruptured uterus.
Beavis butts heads with ministry over board training
Sacked board member took taxpayer funded course because ministry training inadequate.
Waikato DHB settles one legal case by Nigel Murray
Official documents show former health board boss always wanted investigation kept secret.
Board member on $5000 course after being sacked
Waikato DHB board member took taxpayer-funded course after board was sacked.
One Hamilton bar, one night, 12 cases of mumps
Latest mumps in Waikato linked to a bar where three Waikato Uni students were infected.
Death flowchart: If you were going to die, would you want to know?
If you were going to die in the near future, would you want to know?
Young mum's organs donated after devastating car crash
Brylee Currie, 20, died when her car rolled on SH26 near Paeroa on Friday night.
Call to reopen investigation into CEO's spending
Reaction to the Auditor-General's inquiry into Waikato DHB's waste of money on HealthTap.
DHB broke rules, rushed purchase of virtual app
Nigel Murray wanted to make Waikato DHB Australasian "virtual health care hub".
Release of CEO spending report would compromise 'fair trial'
Dr Nigel Murray in battle to protect attempts to hide report into his spending while CEO.
Mum went to doctor 16 times - but her baby still died
Waikato DHB has been ordered to apologise to Melanie Harding over the care of baby Riley.
Waikato DHB urges measles caution as Hamilton hosts All Blacks
Five of the 7 cases of measles are all from the same family who live outside the Waikato.
Five of the country's DHBs post record annual high suicide figures
Waitematā, Waikato, Whanganui and Capital Coast DHBs all posted new record numbers.
Hospitals overflowing: Patients kept for hours in ambulances
EDs at crisis point: "Dangerous" practice puts patients at extreme risk.
Police find body of missing mental health patient
Patient's body discovered by police dive squad in Waikato River on Monday afternoon.
Grieving daughter: 'Her pain was indescribable'
Waikato DHB has admitted to failings over 81-year-old woman's death.
'Money down the drain': Medication failures costing $280 million
Each year hundreds turn up to ED after being wrongly prescribed medication by a doctor.
Parking warden's 'ironic' illegal parking
A Hamilton council warden has parked illegally to issue a parking ticket - but it's legal.
'We've never had that before' - Nicky Stevens' mother on DHB apology
Waikato DHB apologises to Nicky Stevens' whānau but will it also apologise to a Coroner?
DHB to suicide victim's family: We are sorry for your continuing suffering
"Four and a half long years to get to the point of being able to move forwards" mum tells.