Health

With use tripling last year, groups trying to help people in the "meth capital" say they're totally overwhelmed. Audio

A proposal to ban the sale of fizzy and other sugary drinks at some Palmerston North venues could go flat.

Local Labour MP Ingrid Leary says residents are increasingly alarmed by revelations of reduced elderly and mental health care capacity at the city's new hospital. Audio

A new treatment option for people with multiple sclerosis could alleviate resource strains on New Zealand's health system.

From no waiting lists to rural scholarships and traditional medicine in emergencies, Japan's health model offers insights to visiting Waikato University researchers.

Asbestos-laden fibre cement board have been littering the sand around Tāmaki Estuary on various beaches.

In 2023, experts decided against adding obesity drugs to the World Health Organisation's essential medicines list.

"It's important to know that cooking the shellfish does not remove the toxin," an expert says.

The rural healthcare sector is telling the government that the way New Zealand addresses health inequalities for rural and indigenous Māori patients will be under global scrutiny next year.

The senior doctors' union wants more pay and fewer vacancies but the government hasn't moved its offer.

And the news is even worse for people who use both cigarettes and vapes. Audio

Health Minister Simeon Brown says about 4300 procedures were delayed as a result of the strike.

The revamped school lunch programme was plagued by problems in term one but its architect David Seymour wanted all issues fixed by term two. Audio