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Whangārei urgent care to expand as patients queue out the door
White Cross Whangārei will expand its hours, with the aim of being 24/7 by mid-2027.
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Patient fell trying to kill cockroaches at Auckland Hospital, fleas hit wards
Claudia Elliot slipped after stomping on cockroaches in shower.
Moral distress: For primary care doctors, ‘doing the right thing’ can feel impossible
New Zealand is short almost 500 full-time GPs.
NZ Herald Morning Headlines | Sunday, July 26, 2026
NZ Herald Morning Headlines | Sunday, July 26, 2026. Training new doctors outside of hospitals to improve healthcare, kiwis told to prepare for aftershocks. Video / NZ Herald
Toddler's had 7 failed surgeries – now his brother faces same ordeal
Dad says he's cried more in the past two years than in his whole adult life.
Billy TK back in hospital after stroke, days on from heart attack
He said doctors were confident of a full recovery but said it would take time.
Connectivity failure behind Waikato Hospital IT outage
Staff reverted to paper systems as digital access to patient files failed.
Universal RSV vaccination programme could free up thousands of hospital beds
Up to 2000 children aged under-5 are hospitalised with RSV each year.
Patient suffers spinal fracture as nurses warn of unsafe staffing levels
Staff at Waitākere Hospital's Muriwai Ward will strike over safety concerns.
Major IT outage which disrupted Waikato hospital systems resolved
Hospitals across the region lost access to key clinical systems.
'No balls and one strike': MLB rookie hospitalised after rupturing testicle in game
The 23-year-old had earlier hit his first major league home run before being sidelined.
'Clumsy me': 82-year-old trapped in tub for nine days tells of ordeal
American woman Joan Rivet survived by using her toes to turn on a tap for drinking water.
Tenant wins case against landlord over leaky, mouldy rental
The tribunal found the landlord intentionally failed to fix tenant's leaky roof.
Health NZ’s $220m locum bill triggers call for urgent action
The agency plans to cut locum spending to $179m in the next financial year.
Australian mum delivers identical quadruplets - a ‘one in 15 million’ birth
Jenitar Na’amoana, 34, welcomed four girls in a Brisbane hospital on July 14.
'It was the only option': Mother and sister's life-saving sacrifice
Mother and sister donate kidneys to save son and brother.
Health NZ admits failings in toddler’s care before 20cm of bowel removed
Starship surgeons removed 20cm of boy's damaged bowel, which Whangārei Hospital missed.
'We’re completely overwhelmed': Whangārei ED nurses warn of burnout
A tearful nurse says somebody dying while waiting for care is the biggest concern.
Private v public: Rich salmon or gluey pasta? Why NZ's hospital food varies so wildly
These are some of the dishes being served up to patients in our hospitals.
'Kind, helpful, much-loved': School mourns as girl dies after hospital discharge
An internal review is now being conducted by the hospital.
Ebola spreading in DRC ‘faster than any previous outbreak’: WHO
A treatment centre was attacked in Bunia as fighting hampers outbreak response.
'Tragic': Hospital launches probe after girl, 7, dies hours after being discharged
Her devastated family say Maite was a 'happy, healthy' little girl.
'Many questions unanswered': Family of man who died in ED waiting room speak out
The family described the man as a kind, loyal person who was loved and respected by many.
'He deserved better': Man collapsed and died the day after he was discharged from hospital
The 40-year-old had been to Middlemore Hospital twice with pain after knee surgery.
'Everybody loved her:' Woman's death may have been averted if toxicity levels were checked earlier
Wendy Gorrie showed all the signs of lithium toxicity when she was admitted to hospital.
'Systemic failure': Man died in hospital three days after routine bowel surgery
The health watchdog is critical of theICU care at Gisborne Hospital relating to his death.
Why a last-minute doctor callout raised alarm over Tauranga’s winter roster
More than a quarter of Tauranga Hospital’s registrars were unavailable.
'Devastated our family': Investigation into hospital care after mum and baby die
A coroner has asked the Health and Disability Commissioner to review her care.
How my mother's terminal diagnosis gave me insight into the ED crisis
OPINION: I witnessed the quiet heroism of overloaded hospital staff caring for my mother.
She beat cancer, but Mel Homer isn't allowed to meet the woman who saved her life
Her doner's identity is secret but the broadcaster still imagines how she would thank them