Covid-infected UN worker flown from Fiji in 'dedicated, secure' ICU
There are no new cases of Covid-19 today and two new cases in managed isolation.
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Inside the Fiji mercy flight: How infected UN staffer was 'cocooned'
The gravely-ill woman is now being treated in a dedicated, secure intensive care unit.
Revealed: 'Deeply concerning' vaccination rates vary across NZ
In one district Māori are being vaccinated at a quarter of the national rate.
Rest home complaints: Unexplained bruising, leg fractures, bad food and cockroaches
Close to 100 rest home complaints have been fully or partially upheld since 2020.
RSV virus outbreak: 'Record-breaking' numbers flock to after hours clinics
RSV virus outbreak: Massive surge of patients to after hours and emergency departments
'It looks horrible': Hospitals flooded with breathless babies battling RSV virus
Wellington Hospital has seen more than 20 babies due to the spread of a RSV virus.
'Devastated, numb': Grieving mum's plea for accountability over baby's death
"My baby died because the medical staff didn't do their jobs properly," Laura Mallin says.
Live: 30,000 Nurses strike DHBs reduce services as staff walk out
Non-urgent surgery and outpatient clinics cancelled as nurses walk off the job.
North Shore Hospital plunged into darkness overnight, patients redirected
North Shore Hospital was without power for four hours overnight.
2020 stocktake found health IT systems vulnerable
The DHBs also lacked skilled IT staff to focus on security, a report found.
Secrets, porn and lies: The Govt manager and spy camera in gym
The full story of a govt manager who planted a spy camera in an Auckland gym revealed
Revealed: Govt manager who planted spy cam in gym
Suppression lifts for porn-addicted Government manager who planted a spy camera in a gym
Peter Beck, Peter Thiel back 21-year-old Kiwi's medtech startup
Young entrepreneur is trialling heart software product with DHB in Auckland, US pilot.
'Staff are burned out': Auckland hospitals overloaded, patients in corridors
Overload means patients in corridors or transferred out of Auckland, ambulances queuing.
Missing babies: Scramble to track down children lost from health system
"Imagine if those babies have disabilities or special needs and we don't know about it".
Many Auckland GPs unable to vaccinate because of DHB rule
Expert says 75 vaccinations a day 'would be a lot for many surgeries'.
Alcohol crackdown: DHBs urge price increase for booze
Further calls for tightening the availability of alcohol, hiking the price of booze.
Missing woman declared dead four years after rest-home escape
Staff did not check on the woman for more than 12 hours during which time she escaped.
She went blind at 37. Others with diabetes are now at risk of losing their sight
Anne Niulesā woke up blind at the age of 37. Services to protect others are in crisis.
Exclusive: How 'vulnerable' hospital services will change
Services have been flagged as vulnerable: what that means, and how they could change.
How maternity services could change at Auckland Hospital after four mothers died
Radical changes could be on the way for maternity services at Auckland City Hospital.
Exclusive: Auckland DHB set to overhaul maternity services; investigations into deaths of mothers find problems
"Lack of access or co-ordination of care" was a notable finding in three of the deaths.
1700 Auckland kids wait in pain as Covid-19 aggravates dental backlogs
The crisis shows how weaknesses in the health system have worsened after Covid-19.
Covid 19 coronavirus: NZ's Covid-19 death toll rises to 26
North Shore patient who died at the weekend confirmed as NZ's 26th Covid-related death.
Lockdown mums left frightened, alone in hospital with calls for help unanswered
Medication wasn't given on time or was left out of reach, the women say.
Women who gave birth in lockdown felt 'abandoned, alone and devastated'
"I cried the whole night," one new mother said of her hospital stay.
Parents who decline vaccinations for kids - highest/lowest regions revealed
A Covid-19 vaccine information campaign will start this month.
Revealed: Costly car parking - how your hospital compares
How does the cost of car parking at your hospital compare?
Foreigners responsible for $68.5m of hospital debt
Health minister says "it is the cost of being a compassionate country".
Vision loss, harm to newborn, cancer diagnosis delay linked to Covid-19 disruption
DHB reports show some patient harm incidents related to Covid-19 restrictions.
Two suspected suicides in four days: Review slams DHB's mental health unit
Grieving step dad says report makes grim reading. Board let unit "drift".
'I felt disgusting': Woman sexually assaulted by 'fake doctor'
"I remember waking up feeling groggy, and there was a man sitting at the end of my bed."
Revealed: Which DHBs have toughened cataract surgery thresholds
Each DHB sets its own threshold for surgery - find out how yours compares.
'Pathetically low screening rates': Doctor's Covid warning as virus spread undetected
As Auckland moves to level 1, documents raise questions about past safeguards.