The health watchdog has criticised inadequate staffing at Ōamaru Hospital’s emergency department after investigating the death of an elderly woman. The 93-year-old was given the wrong...
A woman’s baby was stillborn after multiple errors were made and risk factors overlooked in a stretched Auckland health system. The Health and Disability Commissioner said...
The Foreign Affairs Minister says the US President’s invitation for Christopher Luxon to join the Board of Peace for Gaza is a “multi-faceted” issue and requires a “measured...
Another IT outage has struck southern hospitals, impacting access to patient health records for several hours on Wednesday. It was the latest in a series of...
Two teenagers were allegedly indecently assaulted at a public pool in Auckland this week, sparking a police investigation. The pair were approached at the Pt Erin...
Several people, including children, are missing after a landslide hit campervans and a shower block at a Mt Maunganui holiday park Two people were recovered from a house on...
A long-serving Ōtara medical clinic has begun offering round-the-clock urgent care, a move health leaders say will improve access for South Auckland families and help ease...
Man with Prader-Willi Syndrome died of multi-organ failure from a complication of undiagnosed diabetes, triggered by perforated bowel that went unnoticed Care staff failed to recognise...
Jan 20, 2026 6:57 PM RNZ Live Jan 20, 2026 5:20 PM RNZ Live Red warnings likely for Northland, Coromandel – MetService There’s a high chance...
A much-loved teacher and sportsman in the Auckland and Northland communities is being mourned following his death on a road in Northland’s Bay of Islands. Harry Darkins, 36,...
