New Zealand
'I wake him screaming': Auckland couple on long, painful wait for spinal surgery
'The minute you roll over, the pain is absolutely intense.'
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Stories and analysis from The Northern Express Herald.
Whooping cough cases on the rise as 21 Auckland schools report illness
Health NZ says immunisation is the best protection against whooping cough.
The private hospitals cashing in on public surgery contracts – and how much they're getting
Health NZ outsourced 33,032 procedures to 78 providers in nine months.
One referee on nurse's CV did not exist – but she got the job anyway
Questions were soon raised about Nashida Ali's competence and reliability.
Regional rehab gap: Just 40% referred within three weeks in MidCentral
The three-week referral rate fell to 70.7% last year, from 73.2% in 2021.
The Kia Ora lady: Two words that became a defining moment in NZ history
In 1984, two little words sent the nation into a spin, Dame Naida Glavish recalls.
Rotorua Hospital ED nurses declare state of emergency
The union said a patient had a heart attack after a delay in securing an ED bed.
Pace of government digitisation 'real cause for concern' – Manage My Health inquiry
AI could amplify existing health-sector vulnerabilities, the report warns.
Health NZ opts for universal subsidy over free HIV drug consultations for Māori and Pasifika
The pilot will be available to all eligible people accessing PrEP consultations
Minister says Health NZ should 'follow the law' and 'co-operate' on hospice workers' stalled pay equity claim
Health NZ has denied its involvement, saying it is not a party to the pay equity claims.
'Belief in Tauranga's future potential': Willis Bond to develop new $80m private hospital
A new private hospital will have five operating theatres. Tauranga Hospital has eight.
Surge in people injecting peptides prompts Health NZ needle exchange kits
Health NZ handed out 2300 kits to 190 pharmacies in six weeks.
Unused Auckland ICU so ready to go it has sheets on beds and working clocks
Two rooms have high-tech resuscitators for babies.
Waiōuru fire: Smoke warning lifted for Napier and Hastings
The fire had covered 3700ha by Wednesday morning.
The conversation that changed how I think about assisted dying
OPINION: Conversations about euthanasia show a complex, confronting and moving reality.
Calls for Health NZ to pull 'horrendous' BMI from B4 School checks
Plunket nurses measure a child's height, weight and BMI before they start school.
'It blows my mind': Distressed patient discharged, overdoses in hospital carpark
The patient's therapist has laid a complaint with the Health and Disability Commissioner.
Millions spent, no one to work there: Waitākere Hospital's empty new ICU
Waitākere’s six-bed ICU has no staff, operating budget or opening date.
Northland suspected fentanyl overdose flagged in memo to authorities
Memo suggests alleged fentanyl may have come from legitimate supply.
Woman with sepsis deteriorates during 13-hour wait for hospital transfer
The registrar said there were no beds; records showed there were 45 available
New Zealand needs a long-term vision, not more political tinkering
OPINION: Policy reversals waste resources and deter long-term investment.
Minister to meet families after claims of politicising child cancer scandal
Child cancer group warns Govt that 'life changes in an instant' for affected families.
Starship Hospital nurse warns staff shortages leading to dire consequences
Some cancer treatments have been delayed by up to seven days at the hospital.
Medical Council restricts controversial Hamilton doctor from seeing patients
Chris Holdaway cannot consult EDS patients with suspected abdominal compressions.