Health officials have stood down the public health response to measles, after no further cases were detected about two and a half weeks since a first...
A 19-year-old man has died after he was critically injured playing a game based on the controversial “Run It” craze with friends in Palmerston North. The man suffered...
Food safety officials are investigating the discovery of a dead larva found in a government funded school lunch in Auckland. Food Safety deputy director-general Vincent Arbuckle...
Northland heart patients and doctors say it is harder to get specialist care there. Health NZ says there’s no difference in “threshold” for care between Northland...
A front is expected to bring rain and a risk of severe thunderstorms to western parts of the North Island. MetService watches are in place for...
A 3-year-old Northland child is due to be buried this afternoon around the same time a man is due in court charged with her murder. The...
A 45-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a three-year-old Northland girl. Police were called to a house on Tawanui Road in Kaikohe on Wednesday,...
Outsourcing more elective surgeries will limit training opportunities for future surgeons, the Health Minister has been warned. Health New Zealand aimed to perform more than 30,000...
Hawke’s Bay police fear an increase in kids riding dirt bikes illegally on roads and footpaths will result in more people being seriously injured. Last week...
Warning: This story includes content some readers may find disturbing. A New Zealand-born man who raped a drunk 15-year-old in Australia has avoided deportation so he...
