Health
'Complete chaos': Massive 12-hour IT outage at North Island hospitals
The outage lasted 12 hours from Wednesday night until Thursday morning.
Water nitrate levels rise in district previously hit by unsafe levels
Nitrate levels are inching up in parts of the South Canterbury's Waimate district where some council water supplies were previously off limits for extended periods twice following breaches of the…
Pasifika gym merges fitness and family
Fitmumz & Fitcomm gym is family focused, accommodating, mum's, dads and even children. Audio
Mayors fear for future of Canterbury rural hospitals
Two Canterbury mayors are still waiting for answers on the future of two rural hospitals which are in desperate need for maintenance.
Heartbreak and joy: a New Zealand doctor's time in Nepal
What Was I Thinking is full of anecdotes from working and family life and is interwoven with his own poetry. Audio
Ambulance call outs reach highest level on record
Ambulance call outs reached their highest level on record last year, according to new data from Hato Hone St John. Its Deputy Chief Executive for Ambulance Operations, Daniel Ohs spoke to Ingrid… Audio
Doing stretches in your warm-up? Don’t
Over the decades, we've had numerous interesting warm-up theories that no longer stand up to the research on injury prevention and sport performance.
Huntington's disease trial shows promising early results
Skyhawk Therapeutics began trialling the novel drug, SKY-0515, on New Zealand and Australian patients a year ago and plans to expand globally.
Poor staffing criticised for death of elderly woman in Ōamaru
The Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner found Waitaki District Health Services bore the responsibility of ensuring safe staffing.
Baby stillborn after mother's concerns not properly acted on
Health NZ Waitematā has been slammed for its failings which have caused "irreparable harm" to a family after their baby died at 38 weeks gestation.
Woman dies after hospital staff missed signs of sepsis
A HDC report says the hospital failed to give her reasonable care which meant diagnosis was delayed.
Otara health clinic opens up overnight to take pressure off ED
A south Auckland health clinic that is now operating 24-seven is hoping to take the pressure of an overrun Middlemore hospital emergency department. Local Doctors Otara is the first clinic to open… Audio
Feature Interview: Wellness? Just eat the ice cream!
For a healthy 2026, ignore most of what you hear from the multi-billion-dollar wellness industry and just eat the ice cream. Audio
Is weight loss medication like Ozempic worth trying?
Did you set a New Year's Resolution? And more importantly, have you stuck to it? Global data and research shows that weight loss and health related goals are consistently people's number one New… Audio
The stroke survivor on mission to boost health and wellbeing
Launched as a trial in 2023, Health15 supports busy construction workers by providing free 15-minute on-site health checks. Audio
ADHD and autism treatment not covered by insurer
Specialists and families have been taken by surprise that Southern Cross Health Insurance won't fund treatment.
Ending duty-free tobacco sales would be good for health – and health budgets
Cheap duty-free sales of tobacco products not only deprive the public purse of millions of dollars, they undermine efforts to become a smoke-free nation, academics say.
Warnings over lack of beds for dementia patients
The Aged Care Association is warning that dementia patients are being forced to move from their communities because there aren't enough beds where they live. The association's chief executive, Tracey… Audio
NZ nurses union 'appalled' at US agents' killing of ICU worker
Alex Pretti was pinned to the ground, pepper-sprayed, disarmed and then shot 10 times by federal agents during a protest in Minneapolis.
'Gutless' for Luxon not to rule out Trump's Board of Peace - Goff
Winston Peters says the World Health Organization has forgotten its original mandate, but Phil Goff has rubbished the idea of NZ quitting and says it needs to stand up to Donald Trump. Audio
