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Dannevirke hospital 'not capable of providing safe, sustainable inpatient service'
Health New Zealand has frozen admissions while Tararua Health Group recruits staff.
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In February, he nearly died. Now, he's been named NZ's top sommelier
Matthew Aitchison says the near-death event was 'like a reset button'.
Dannevirke hospital pauses new patient admissions as Health NZ seeks staff
Doctors have stopped referring patients amid concerns about unsafe care.
Hokitika man spends 500 nights away from home for medical treatment
Rānui Apartments offers rural patients a place to stay during treatment.
Health NZ AI partner Heidi raises capital at unicorn valuation
The co-founder answers the AI critics.
Why are we waiting for frailty and ageing to become a healthcare crisis?
OPINION: Bed block is trapping frail older people in hospitals and driving up costs.
'The new norm': Christchurch Hospital ED corridor patients more than triple
Patients spent more than 29,000 hours in Christchurch ED corridors last year.
New whooping cough case detected at South Island high school
The infection spreads through coughing and sneezing and can cause severe fits.
A man walked home after falling from a scooter – he left hospital as a tetraplegic
The 69-year-old man became tetraplegic after a spinal fracture displaced on the CT table.
Whangārei Hospital ED in Code Red seven times longer this July than 2025
A Labour candidate said the system was in crisis and more staff were needed.
Whanganui ED patient turnover hits almost seven times capacity
Whanganui Hospital's emergency department reached 253% capacity during a winter surge.
Nurses say Whanganui ED hit 680% capacity, Health NZ disputes figure
The NZNO says overcrowding and staffing pressures are putting patients at risk.
'Sickest I'd been in my life': What it's like to be hospitalised with the flu in NZ
Flu cases have spiked around the country this winter.
Woman falls through glass shower after fainting with flu
A woman with Influenza A fainted through a shower door and suffered deep cuts.
Wellington Hospital closes off part of corridor for extra beds
A contagious flu strain and full hospitals are straining emergency departments.
Two thirds of overseas-trained medical specialists leave again in less than five years
Specialist shortages leave some regions without doctors and referrals rejected.
Lucy Letby's hospital could have saved some babies, inquiry finds
Report blames hospital leaders for failing to act on concerns about Letby.
Flu season hitting children’s hospitals hard, extra paediatricians called in
Paediatrician Dame Teuila Percival wants free flu vaccines for all next winter.
'He should have been flown': Stoic farmer died after burning 30% of body in rubbish fire
Coroner: A five-hour delay in obtaining specialist care reduced his chances of survival.
'It's working': Christchurch's $1b-plus precinct drives medtech growth
Christchurch’s Te Papa Hauora is emerging as a $1b health-tech hub.
Man arrives at Middlemore Hospital with unexplained gunshot wound
Police are investigating how the seriously injured man came to be shot.
My worst day in 18 years working at Waikato Hospital
OPINION: Waikato nurse says understaffing left patients waiting in unsafe conditions.
Police investigate after two found injured on Ponsonby Rd
One of those hurt had serious injuries after an alleged assault.
UK health boss says NHS fuelling obesity by abandoning breastfeeding
Only 26% of babies in England are exclusively breastfed at six months.
Man’s mouth ‘shattered into dust’ in e-scooter crash
Scott Kendall suffered severe facial injuries in an e-scooter crash.
Two children hospitalised in critical and serious conditions
The two children were taken to Tauranga Hospital on Wednesday.
'Exhausted': Health workers challenge candidates over 'broken' system
'The wait times are unacceptable and we see people's health deteriorating.'
'That's my hospital gown': Artist turns grief and serious injury into art
Artist Holli McEntegart turns grief, loss and injury into art through fabric used in care.
Richard Branson's wife could have been saved if given blood meds, inquest says
Lady Joan Branson died after a pulmonary embolism at a London hospital.
'Chopped out': The Chase's star opens up about secret surgery
The Chase star Jenny Ryan feared thyroid surgery would affect her voice.