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Dr Ailsa Wilson becomes first Pacific female orthopaedic surgeon in NZ
She initially thought she was going to be a concert pianist before turning to medicine.
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Police, medics slammed after 11yo autistic girl misidentified, injected with antipsychotic drugs
The girl's mother says she has noticed changes in behaviour since the incident.
‘We’ve lost our hospital’: Dargaville Hospital changes spark outrage
The hospital becomes Dargaville Health Hub but Health NZ denies the changes are a loss.
Principal resigns after allegations she failed to protect the safety of children
Melissa Waitoa-Paki resigned after agreeing not to teach earlier this year.
'I don't have a life': The physical and emotional toll of caregiving for a loved one
A survey found almost 80% of carers in New Zealand feel lonely or isolated.
Jonathan Ayling: Ministers must hold regulators to account
The move comes as a new Bill strengthens ministerial power over regulators.
University of Canterbury Students’ Association admits charge for mass food poisoning
More than 100 students fell ill after eating chicken souvlaki dinners.
AI start-up scores big cardiac deal across the Tasman
Deal takes HeartLab’s reach to over 500,000 patients each year worldwide.
Thirty-year Infrastructure Plan backed by Parliament
The Government accepted 13 of 16 Infrastructure Commission proposals in full.
Labour makes another health promise paid for by capital gains tax
There's also money to increase the workforce to meet the additional demand.
Māori patient requested womb back whole, but it was sent to a lab for testing instead
'This organ symbolises our connection to ancestors, our land, and future generations.'
Pregnant woman left hospital feeling unheard, four days later she lost her son
The woman says the doctor brushed off her concerns about her baby's slow growth rate.
How Kiwi's Vietnam adventure turned into a fight for survival
He had to ride on the back of his friend's bike to find a hospital that would admit him.
'Batman of Whakatāne': Hospital mix-up sees good Samaritan with same name take patient home
Facebook users praised the mix-up as heartwarming.
'She was the innocent party': Parents fight to name nurse after daughter's suicide
Her parents say staff shouldn’t get privacy their daughter never had.
Fa'anānā Efeso Collins widow 'aggrieved' over 'cruel' Coronial process
Fa’anānā Efeso Collins died in February 2024 after a cardiac arrest.
Watch: Couple say staff soothed their pregnancy worries - then their baby died
The young couple lost their baby at 37 weeks. Te Whatu Ora has launched a review.
'Exhausted' workers in mental health ward facing risk of assault every day
Assault numbers spiked to 47 in March before dropping again in April.
'I was drenched with blood': Advocate’s warning over Middlemore Hospital care
Health NZ says a full review of spinal-cord-injury advocate's complaint is underway.
Housing costs driving elderly to homelessness
Seventy-five people aged over 65 are living rough in Whangārei.
'Serious illness': Winter viruses start surge across the country
'The winter months are always the most dangerous,' expert warns.
'Here I am': Emirates Team New Zealand director on a decade of living with MND
The 56-year-old still travels with the team and works as a lawyer despite the disease.
His legs were gone and the blood of strangers kept him alive. Now he gives back
Ian Winson lost both legs in a 2011 explosion and is now a regular blood donor.
Govt promises 'faster access' to maternal mental healthcare, more frontline staff
The Government promised faster, better care and more frontline workers.
Act MP Mark Cameron quits politics due to kidney failure and loss of son
The politician says he’s stepping away after six years representing rural New Zealand.
From hero to hardship: Midwife stole more than $100k for a 'fantasy' service
Corrina Parata once walked an hour during a cyclone to help a pregnant woman.
Health NZ staff emails changed for second time within months
Health NZ’s 90,000 staff will shift to healthnz.govt.nz email addresses in October.
'Fatal consequences': Sports Minister foreshadows Run It Straight law crackdown
Detailed briefing papers were released to the Herald under the Official Information Act.
'People didn’t do their job': Hospital failures linked to young woman’s preventable death
Erica Hume's parents hope findings on her death spur lasting change in mental health care.
What went wrong before baby Bellamere Arwyn Duncan's fatal overdose
Report shows three pharmacy staff were involved as an adult dose was wrongly dispensed.