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School absences due to illness at highest level in three years

School absences due to illness at highest level in three years

Official data shows the past couple of weeks have been the worst in three years for school absences due to illness and medical reasons.

August 18, 2026
Kiwi expert warns AI-created virus could kill billions
Kiwi expert warns AI-created virus could kill billions
August 10, 2026
E-scooter riders face greater risk of brain injuries than motorcyclists, UK study finds
E-scooter riders face greater risk of brain injuries than motorcyclists, UK...
August 8, 2026
When winter bites, ‘Dadi knows best’: An Indian remedy for New Zealand's flu season
When winter bites, ‘Dadi knows best’: An Indian remedy for New Zealand's flu...
August 7, 2026
Patient fell trying to kill cockroaches at Auckland Hospital, fleas hit wards
Patient fell trying to kill cockroaches at Auckland Hospital, fleas hit wards
July 27, 2026
Jaspal Rana’s untimely death highlights hidden heart risks for young Indians
Jaspal Rana’s untimely death highlights hidden heart risks for young Indians
June 13, 2026
Kiwis concerned about health, access to care and rising anxiety, survey finds
Kiwis concerned about health, access to care and rising anxiety, survey finds
June 8, 2026
J&J wins talc cancer lawsuit as jury rejects negligence claims
J&J wins talc cancer lawsuit as jury rejects negligence claims
June 7, 2026
Family's world-wide search for diagnosis after doctors dismiss symptoms as autism
Family's world-wide search for diagnosis after doctors dismiss symptoms as...
June 4, 2026
More people looking for help to give up vaping, Quitline says
More people looking for help to give up vaping, Quitline says
May 31, 2026
Just months after his wedding, Fiji Indian man faces life-changing medical battle
Just months after his wedding, Fiji Indian man faces life-changing medical...
May 20, 2026
Measles likely circulating in Wellington community
Measles likely circulating in Wellington community
May 12, 2026
Health NZ rolls out parenting workshops in Hindi, English, Somali & Mandarin
Health NZ rolls out parenting workshops in Hindi, English, Somali & Mandarin
April 28, 2026
One vaccine, many diseases: The study trying to find universal protection
One vaccine, many diseases: The study trying to find universal protection
March 30, 2026
Supreme court allows withdrawal of life support in landmark passive euthanasia case
Supreme court allows withdrawal of life support in landmark passive euthanasia...
March 13, 2026
Indian in NZ survives rare ‘flesh-eating’ infection, urges health insurance
Indian in NZ survives rare ‘flesh-eating’ infection, urges health insurance
March 3, 2026
The migrant communities reporting some of the worst mental health
The migrant communities reporting some of the worst mental health
March 1, 2026
Nipah virus: What travellers should know about the deadly infection
Nipah virus: What travellers should know about the deadly infection
February 17, 2026
Thousands declined specialist care, but health NZ lacks full data
Thousands declined specialist care, but health NZ lacks full data
January 17, 2026
Ten minute post-meal walk can naturally lower blood sugar
Ten minute post-meal walk can naturally lower blood sugar
January 16, 2026
Why young, healthy-looking adults are still at risk of heart attacks
Why young, healthy-looking adults are still at risk of heart attacks
January 15, 2026
Over 500 new Doctors start work across NZ. Details inside
Over 500 new Doctors start work across NZ. Details inside
January 14, 2026
Manage My Health hackers removes information about data online
Manage My Health hackers removes information about data online
January 7, 2026
Clean ECG, sudden heart attack: What are we missing?
Clean ECG, sudden heart attack: What are we missing?
January 6, 2026
Govt commissions review into Manage My Health security breach
Govt commissions review into Manage My Health security breach
January 5, 2026
Mumbai woman shares health struggles after moving to US
Mumbai woman shares health struggles after moving to US
December 31, 2025
‘I can’t survive on $55 a week’: Benefit cut after long hospital stay
‘I can’t survive on $55 a week’: Benefit cut after long hospital stay
December 22, 2025
Ethiopian Ash Reaches Delhi: Should You Worry?
Ethiopian Ash Reaches Delhi: Should You Worry?
November 26, 2025
Eat These Superfoods to Make Your Heart Happy and Healthy
Eat These Superfoods to Make Your Heart Happy and Healthy
November 24, 2025
15 Foods to Eat If You Have High Blood Pressure
15 Foods to Eat If You Have High Blood Pressure
November 24, 2025
Diabetic? Why Try Fenugreek Seeds
Diabetic? Why Try Fenugreek Seeds
November 23, 2025
Is Sabudana Really Healthy?
Is Sabudana Really Healthy?
November 22, 2025
Asbestos Sand Scare Closes Schools Across NZ
Asbestos Sand Scare Closes Schools Across NZ
November 18, 2025
New Prescribing Law Puts Pharmacists in the Driver’s Seat
New Prescribing Law Puts Pharmacists in the Driver’s Seat
November 15, 2025
Chennai Metro Makes History
Chennai Metro Makes History
November 11, 2025
NZ at Risk of Medicine Shortage in Global Crisis
NZ at Risk of Medicine Shortage in Global Crisis
November 8, 2025
High Blood Pressure?
High Blood Pressure?
November 7, 2025
Crisis Pushes 90,000 Kiwis Out of Work
Crisis Pushes 90,000 Kiwis Out of Work
November 4, 2025
Measles Alert: Students Sent Home
Measles Alert: Students Sent Home
November 1, 2025
Quick Ways to Look & Feel Fresh
Quick Ways to Look & Feel Fresh
October 30, 2025
Doctors Voice Concerns Over ACC’s Medical Certificate Overhaul
Doctors Voice Concerns Over ACC’s Medical Certificate Overhaul
October 15, 2025
Woman’s Death After Weight-Loss Surgery
Woman’s Death After Weight-Loss Surgery
October 15, 2025
Probe Under Way After South Akl Mum Finds ‘Bugs’ in Baby Formula
Probe Under Way After South Akl Mum Finds ‘Bugs’ in Baby Formula
October 8, 2025
‘Game-Changer’ Set To Disrupt NZ Diabetes Market
‘Game-Changer’ Set To Disrupt NZ Diabetes Market
October 1, 2025
Schools, Nurses, Health Workers Set for Mass Strike”
Schools, Nurses, Health Workers Set for Mass Strike”
October 1, 2025
Aspect Sun Sunscreens Recalled Over SPF Labelling Concerns
Aspect Sun Sunscreens Recalled Over SPF Labelling Concerns
September 30, 2025
More Than a Quarter of Kiwi Kids Struggling for Food, Report Finds
More Than a Quarter of Kiwi Kids Struggling for Food, Report Finds
September 25, 2025
Warning! Gas Stoves Fuel Deaths and Health Risks in New Zealand: Report
Warning! Gas Stoves Fuel Deaths and Health Risks in New Zealand: Report
September 24, 2025
Hospital Staff Assaults Surge Amid Health System Pressures
Hospital Staff Assaults Surge Amid Health System Pressures
September 23, 2025
Warning: New Zealand ‘Dangerously Unprepared’ For Dementia Surge
Warning: New Zealand ‘Dangerously Unprepared’ For Dementia Surge
September 21, 2025
Kerala on Alert as Brain-Eating Amoeba Claims 19 Lives
Kerala on Alert as Brain-Eating Amoeba Claims 19 Lives
September 18, 2025
Why A 143kg Woman Turned To India For Weight-Loss Surgery
Why A 143kg Woman Turned To India For Weight-Loss Surgery
August 29, 2025
Auckland ED Nurses Call This Winter The Busiest They Have Ever Seen
Auckland ED Nurses Call This Winter The Busiest They Have Ever Seen
August 19, 2025
Dengue Cases Rise in New Zealand After Overseas Travel
Dengue Cases Rise in New Zealand After Overseas Travel
August 5, 2025
Kiwi Woman Among 10 Travelling To India For Surgery This Year
Kiwi Woman Among 10 Travelling To India For Surgery This Year
August 4, 2025
Baby Dies After Alleged Pharmacy Overdose Error
Baby Dies After Alleged Pharmacy Overdose Error
July 29, 2025
Chch Hospital Staff Sleep In Cars to Secure Parking, Says Mayor
Chch Hospital Staff Sleep In Cars to Secure Parking, Says Mayor
July 16, 2025
Wheelchair-Bound Kiwi Patient Walks Again After Surgery In India
Wheelchair-Bound Kiwi Patient Walks Again After Surgery In India
July 14, 2025
Beauty Treatment Leaves Auckland Woman With Facial Burns
Beauty Treatment Leaves Auckland Woman With Facial Burns
July 10, 2025
NZ Patient Seeks Surgery In India, Leading Doc Backs Medical Tourism
NZ Patient Seeks Surgery In India, Leading Doc Backs Medical Tourism
July 1, 2025
Sweet Dreams Ahead — Melatonin OTC, 'Magic Mushrooms' By Prescription In NZ
Sweet Dreams Ahead — Melatonin OTC, 'Magic Mushrooms' By Prescription In NZ
June 18, 2025
Starship Moves Court To Put Kiwi-Indian Toddler On Morphine
Starship Moves Court To Put Kiwi-Indian Toddler On Morphine
June 6, 2025
What NZ Could Gain From India’s Booming Pharmaceutical Sector
What NZ Could Gain From India’s Booming Pharmaceutical Sector
May 26, 2025
Health Staff Told Not To Talk To Each Other For More Than Five Minutes A Day
Health Staff Told Not To Talk To Each Other For More Than Five Minutes A Day
May 21, 2025
New $9 Million Auckland Hospital ED Officially Opened
New $9 Million Auckland Hospital ED Officially Opened
April 10, 2025
Health NZ Proposes To Axe Jobs From High-Earning Team
Health NZ Proposes To Axe Jobs From High-Earning Team
April 10, 2025
Hundreds More Health Workers Being Assaulted At Work
Hundreds More Health Workers Being Assaulted At Work
April 8, 2025
15-Minute Consults Causing More Delays For Patients, Say GPs
15-Minute Consults Causing More Delays For Patients, Say GPs
March 31, 2025
Study Into Why Fijian NZers Are At A Higher Risk Of Heart Attacks
Study Into Why Fijian NZers Are At A Higher Risk Of Heart Attacks
March 28, 2025
top Medical Graduate Struggles To Find Job
top Medical Graduate Struggles To Find Job
March 24, 2025
Hospital Staff To Meet Over Shortages Delaying Appointments, Scan Results
Hospital Staff To Meet Over Shortages Delaying Appointments, Scan Results
March 14, 2025
Ultrasound Delay Leaves Woman Feeling Like A 'Ticking Time Bomb'
Ultrasound Delay Leaves Woman Feeling Like A 'Ticking Time Bomb'
March 12, 2025
Health Minister Simeon Brown Announces Major Overhaul Of Health Sector
Health Minister Simeon Brown Announces Major Overhaul Of Health Sector
March 7, 2025
Greenlane Clinical Centre Delays Surgeries Over Power Outage
Greenlane Clinical Centre Delays Surgeries Over Power Outage
March 6, 2025
Angel Without Wings: The Journey Of A Special Boy
Angel Without Wings: The Journey Of A Special Boy
February 14, 2025
NZ Class Action Launched Over Cold & Flu Medicine Product
NZ Class Action Launched Over Cold & Flu Medicine Product
February 13, 2025
Union Hits Back At 'Astonishing' Health NZ Cuts
Union Hits Back At 'Astonishing' Health NZ Cuts
February 10, 2025
Simeon Brown Lines Up ED Wait Times, Primary Healthcare For Fix List
Simeon Brown Lines Up ED Wait Times, Primary Healthcare For Fix List
January 30, 2025
Auckland Samosa Seller Fined Due To Lack Of Food Safety Records
Auckland Samosa Seller Fined Due To Lack Of Food Safety Records
January 21, 2025
New Zealand Develops Smallest Brain Implant Ever
New Zealand Develops Smallest Brain Implant Ever
January 19, 2025
Union Considers Stab-Proof Vests & Alarms Following Nurse Attack
Union Considers Stab-Proof Vests & Alarms Following Nurse Attack
January 17, 2025
ACC Receives Over 300 Cockroach-Related Claims In 5 Years
ACC Receives Over 300 Cockroach-Related Claims In 5 Years
January 16, 2025
Patient Tried To Strangle Middlemore Nurse In Unprovoked Attack: Report
Patient Tried To Strangle Middlemore Nurse In Unprovoked Attack: Report
January 10, 2025
Health NZ Staff In Meetings Over Job Cuts
Health NZ Staff In Meetings Over Job Cuts
December 13, 2024
Hundreds More Jobs Set To Go At Health New Zealand
Hundreds More Jobs Set To Go At Health New Zealand
December 12, 2024
Medics To Cover For Admin Toilet Breaks
Medics To Cover For Admin Toilet Breaks
December 10, 2024
Nearly 800 Surgeries Cancelled, Postponed In Auckland, Hamilton
Nearly 800 Surgeries Cancelled, Postponed In Auckland, Hamilton
December 4, 2024
Nurses Go On Strike Across The Nation Today
Nurses Go On Strike Across The Nation Today
December 3, 2024
Front-Line Hospital Workers Told Jobs Could Soon Be Gone
Front-Line Hospital Workers Told Jobs Could Soon Be Gone
December 3, 2024
'I Started Applying For Australia': Nurses Turn Across The Ditch For Work
'I Started Applying For Australia': Nurses Turn Across The Ditch For Work
November 29, 2024
Elevated Arsenic Levels In Waikato River Affecting Water Supplies
Elevated Arsenic Levels In Waikato River Affecting Water Supplies
November 28, 2024
Patient Dies Amid Wait For Lab To Be Fixed
Patient Dies Amid Wait For Lab To Be Fixed
November 28, 2024
Half Of Nursing Graduates Miss Out On Job Offer
Half Of Nursing Graduates Miss Out On Job Offer
November 28, 2024
Nurses' Union Calls Nationwide Strike Over Pay Dispute With Health NZ
Nurses' Union Calls Nationwide Strike Over Pay Dispute With Health NZ
November 18, 2024
Women’s Wellness, Family Services & Breast Screenings At NZICA Expo
Women’s Wellness, Family Services & Breast Screenings At NZICA Expo
November 15, 2024
Health Workers Quit Over Safety Fears As Police Pull Back On Mental Health Callouts
Health Workers Quit Over Safety Fears As Police Pull Back On Mental Health...
November 4, 2024
Leaked Email Shows Staff Wanted Hospital Closed If No Doctor On
Leaked Email Shows Staff Wanted Hospital Closed If No Doctor On
October 25, 2024
Nurses Boycott Patient Who Wanted ‘White-Only’ Staff
Nurses Boycott Patient Who Wanted ‘White-Only’ Staff
October 25, 2024
Health Minister Eyes Immigration Changes For Healthcare Staff
Health Minister Eyes Immigration Changes For Healthcare Staff
October 24, 2024
Language Directive A 'Lurch Back In Time': Health Professor
Language Directive A 'Lurch Back In Time': Health Professor
October 21, 2024
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