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![Top sportsman, Rhodes scholar took own life after depression battle](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Top sportsman, Rhodes scholar took own life after depression battle
Finn Lowery had a lot to live for, the coroner noted.
![10,000 allied health workers walk off the job](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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.
![Omicron surgery delays frightening for cancer victims](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Omicron surgery delays frightening for cancer victims
Thousands of planned surgeries have been delayed due to the Omicron outbreak.
!['Window of opportunity': Missed 10 minute checks linked to patient suicide](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Window of opportunity': Missed 10 minute checks linked to patient suicide
'He could still be here had it not been for those mistakes.'
![Waitematā DHB can't say if pricey A&E referral scheme is saving money](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Waitematā DHB can't say if pricey A&E referral scheme is saving money
DHB spent $1m sending people to after hours medical clinics in the year to February.
![Auckland hospitals still delaying elective surgery after Omicron peak](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Auckland hospitals still delaying elective surgery after Omicron peak
Auckland DHB doing only acute operations or planned surgery that cannot wait.
![Grim tally: NZ surpasses US Covid mortality rate for the first time](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Grim tally: NZ surpasses US Covid mortality rate for the first time
The seven-day daily average for deaths is now 15.
![Live: Person in 20s one of 9 Covid deaths today - 14,463 cases, 1000 people hospitalised](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Live: Person in 20s one of 9 Covid deaths today - 14,463 cases, 1000 people hospitalised
The person in their 20s who died was NZ's second youngest Covid-related death.
![DHB board member roles scrapped three months before term ends](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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.
![Covid-positive healthcare staff can now work as a 'last resort'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Covid-positive healthcare staff can now work as a 'last resort'
Plans are underway to allow Covid-positive staff to treat Covid patients.
![Omicron outbreak: More than 800 staff from one DHB off work](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Omicron outbreak: More than 800 staff from one DHB off work
All of Auckland's district health boards are now postponing some non-urgent operations.
![Scrapping MIQ for overseas arrivals would 'free up badly-needed resource': DHB report](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Scrapping MIQ for overseas arrivals would 'free up badly-needed resource': DHB report
MIQ rooms could be used to help people who can't isolate at home, the DHB report states.
!['Terrible time' to be restructuring health sector - Reti](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Terrible time' to be restructuring health sector - Reti
Health spokesman says DHBs still missing agreed deadline to improve safe staffing.
![Obese Kiwi teens with 'no other hope' get weight-loss ops](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Obese Kiwi teens with 'no other hope' get weight-loss ops
More than 130 Aucklanders aged under 30 have had bariatric surgery in the past five years.
!['I feel blessed' - Auckland mum delivers one of NZ's first 2022 babies](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'I feel blessed' - Auckland mum delivers one of NZ's first 2022 babies
It's not yet official but Percí Matthews born 12.22am Jan 1 may be the first baby of 2022.
![Hundreds of shooting victims treated at Auckland's hospitals amid surging gun violence](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Hundreds of shooting victims treated at Auckland's hospitals amid surging gun violence
"What do we do here because our families are being caught in the middle."
![Pasifika hit jabs milestone as Auckland enjoys freedom](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Pasifika hit jabs milestone as Auckland enjoys freedom
All three Auckland DHBs have hit 90 per cent vaccination among the Pacific community.
![Auckland hits 90% fully vaccinated milestone](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Auckland hits 90% fully vaccinated milestone
Ninety per cent of the eligible population across Tāmaki Makaurau is now fully vaccinated.
![Childhood vaccines: Report calls for urgent changes to protect Māori children from 'lethal' diseases](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Childhood vaccines: Report calls for urgent changes to protect Māori children from 'lethal' diseases
"Business as usual is not enough to remedy or impact the current situation."