Auckland elective surgeries postponed due to outbreak
DHB's around Auckland have activated their Covid-19 resurgence plans.
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'Patients will die': Fears over colonoscopy delays
Bowel Cancer NZ says Covid's return will worsen already dangerous backlogs.
Rest home emails: Nurses 'extremely concerned' about PPE
Emails obtained by the Herald detail serious concerns from a nurses union about safety.
Editorial: A health system we can depend on and be proud of
Editorial: We deserve much better than the public health service we've been lumped with.
'No way' Oranga Tamariki allowed to take babies from hospital
The Waitematā DHB said babies would not be removed from mothers on its hospital grounds.
Hospitals stocktake paints dire picture
Many areas of NZs hospitals are in "poor or very poor" shape - report.
Big read: Which DHBs could prioritise Māori and Pacific patients
Nearly half the country's DHBs are considering the change, or will make it.
Covid testing gaps not rest home's fault: Aged Care Association
Ministry told health boards to only test those who had symptoms.
Covid questions: What your hospital did to get ready, and what comes next
Waikato DHB doubled ICU bed capacity. Nelson Hospital's entire renal dialysis unit moved.
Auckland DHB debates prioritising Māori and Pacific patients: 'Covid gives us a big-bang opportunity to reset'
Covid a 'big bang' opportunity to reset health system, says board chairman.
Inside a deadly Auckland cluster: Did shoddy gear leave staff exposed?
Some DHB staff sent into the rest home raised concerns about PPE.
Hospital investigation finds nurses infected after PPE issues
Waitematā District Health Board launched an investigation after its first Covid-19 case.
Mental health patient drowned 'searching for Taylor Swift'
A grieving mother questioned whether her son's privacy was worth more than his life.
Elective backlog: Māori and Pacific patients could be prioritised
Māori and Pacific often among "the first to miss out at times of high demand," DHBs say.
Nurses at Covid-hit rest home worked hospital shifts
"Staffing a non-DHB facility on top of our normal obligations was complex."
'No physical distancing' at hospital where nurses infected, says witness
A review into how the nurses were infected is due on Friday.
Clearing up the Covid-19 chaos: Hospitals now tackling a huge backlog of operations
Patients prioritised as elective surgeries are ramping up under level 3 at many hospitals.
Eight healthcare staff at Auckland's DHBs have Covid-19
The DHBs say none of the eight is thought to have caught the virus at work.
Lockdown tensions: Winston Peters - health an imperative 'but not at all costs... we'll be broke'
Winston Peters says there are "huge tensions" balancing health and economic issues.
The workplace, the event: Mystery over two clusters in Auckland
More details promised, though not clear whether that would cover their exact location.
Three Auckland healthcare workers contract coronavirus
Authorities say infections likely occurred outside work and hospitals safe to attend.
Over 30 ICU beds fast-tracked at Christchurch Hospital
The MoH is bumping up bed numbers at Christchurch Hospital's new Hagley building.
Revealed: Covid-19 clusters double in NZ - here are the regions hit
There are 58 new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand.
New photo shows triage tents for influx of coronavirus patients
Tents arrived at an Auckland hospital to keep carriers away from staff and patients
Urgent preparations: Hospitals order tents to treat virus patients
Urgent preparations are being made for an expected influx of patients.
Coronavirus: New measures to protect essential workers
MOH looking into distributing masks to essential workers including supermarkets.
Coronavirus: Sixth confirmed case an Auckland man
There is still no community spread of the virus, a DHB chief executive says.
'There's no wrong way to use a knife': 1750 Auckland stabbing victims in four years
Auckland hospitals treating more than one stabbing victim every day.
It's a common ailment: Until now, your healthcare depended on where you live
Where you live can determine whether you can get cataract surgery and other treatment.
Series of failures identified after mental health unit death
A grieving mother is considering a police complaint over her son's suicide death.
Coronavirus: 'No Asian doctor' request at Auckland Hospital
'There's definitely a lot of total ignorance out there with regards to this virus.'
'Major risk': Rundown hospitals need $14 billion fix
Most DHBs have listed major infrastructure problems as a risk to patients and staff.
When can a child go against parents' wishes on vaccinations?
A DHB chair says such questions should be grappled with to counter the anti-vaxx movement.
Air-ambulance transfers unavailable for days
DHB chief executives warned patients could come to harm, documents reveal.