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Beauty Treatment Leaves Auckland Woman With Facial Burns

Beauty Treatment Leaves Auckland Woman With Facial Burns

An Auckland woman has lodged a formal complaint with the Health & Disability Commissioner after suffering facial burns during a skin treatment at a localfalse

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

'Culturally Intolerable' For Nurses Not To Speak English? Or 'Racist' To Insist?

'Culturally Intolerable' For Nurses Not To Speak English? Or 'Racist' To Insist?

October 17, 2024

Indian Nurses In Palmerston North Told Not To Speak Their Language At Work

Indian Nurses In Palmerston North Told Not To Speak Their Language At Work

October 16, 2024

No Blanket Ban On Hindi At Hospitals: Health NZ

No Blanket Ban On Hindi At Hospitals: Health NZ

October 15, 2024

Indian, Filipino, Pasifika Nurses Told To Speak English Only At Waikato Hospital

Indian, Filipino, Pasifika Nurses Told To Speak English Only At Waikato Hospital

October 15, 2024

82-Year-Old Man Dies In Toilet At Overcrowded Hospital ED

82-Year-Old Man Dies In Toilet At Overcrowded Hospital ED

October 14, 2024

Health NZ Staff Told They Must Take Three Weeks' Off Over Xmas

Health NZ Staff Told They Must Take Three Weeks' Off Over Xmas

October 11, 2024

Health NZ Wants To Cut Four Chief Medical Officer Roles

Health NZ Wants To Cut Four Chief Medical Officer Roles

October 9, 2024

International Nurse Leaving NZ Amid Job Shortage

International Nurse Leaving NZ Amid Job Shortage

October 1, 2024

Auckland Man With Crushed Fingers Faces Long Wait For Emergency Care

Auckland Man With Crushed Fingers Faces Long Wait For Emergency Care

September 30, 2024

Friends Of Fiji Health NZ Inc Launches 34th Mission, Expands Urology

Friends Of Fiji Health NZ Inc Launches 34th Mission, Expands Urology

September 22, 2024

Families Consider Leaving Area Due To Lack Of Access To Healthcare

Families Consider Leaving Area Due To Lack Of Access To Healthcare

September 17, 2024

Nursing Jobs 'Ghosted' As Health NZ Cuts Costs

Nursing Jobs 'Ghosted' As Health NZ Cuts Costs

September 17, 2024

Woman ED Diagnosed With Indigestion Died At Home

Woman ED Diagnosed With Indigestion Died At Home

September 16, 2024

Indian Nurses Get A Gloomy Message From High Commission

Indian Nurses Get A Gloomy Message From High Commission

September 10, 2024

Patient Dies In ED Waiting Room At Hospital

Patient Dies In ED Waiting Room At Hospital

September 10, 2024

Pharmacies Hit With Staff Shortages Amid Workload Rise: Survey

Pharmacies Hit With Staff Shortages Amid Workload Rise: Survey

September 5, 2024

Kiwi-Indian Nurses Struggling To Sustain Amid Hiring Freeze

Kiwi-Indian Nurses Struggling To Sustain Amid Hiring Freeze

September 4, 2024

GPs 'In Crisis' & Patients Paying The Price: Survey

GPs 'In Crisis' & Patients Paying The Price: Survey

September 2, 2024

Woman Says She Waited 16 Hours At Hospital ED

Woman Says She Waited 16 Hours At Hospital ED

August 28, 2024

Nurses To Strike Over Concerns About Lack Of Doctors After Hours

Nurses To Strike Over Concerns About Lack Of Doctors After Hours

August 20, 2024

Doctors Speak Out As New Patients Turned Away From Hospital

Doctors Speak Out As New Patients Turned Away From Hospital

August 16, 2024

Nurses Struggle To Find Jobs Despite Critical Shortages

Nurses Struggle To Find Jobs Despite Critical Shortages

August 7, 2024

Health New Zealand To Go Broke?

Health New Zealand To Go Broke?

August 6, 2024

Doctors Told To Make Beds, Clean Commodes At Hospital

Doctors Told To Make Beds, Clean Commodes At Hospital

August 2, 2024

Health NZ Drops Tool That Factored In Ethnicity For Waitlists

Health NZ Drops Tool That Factored In Ethnicity For Waitlists

August 1, 2024

What's Gone Wrong With New Zealand's Health System?

What's Gone Wrong With New Zealand's Health System?

July 31, 2024

No On-Site Doctors In Hospital Overnight Amid Staff Shortage

No On-Site Doctors In Hospital Overnight Amid Staff Shortage

July 29, 2024

Health NZ Proposes Cuts To Recently Established Jobs

Health NZ Proposes Cuts To Recently Established Jobs

July 25, 2024

Rotorua Hospital : Patients Sent Back To ED From Other Wards

Rotorua Hospital : Patients Sent Back To ED From Other Wards

July 25, 2024

Doctors Warn Fees Will Need To Rise Due To Funding 'Shortfall'

Doctors Warn Fees Will Need To Rise Due To Funding 'Shortfall'

July 19, 2024

Home Support Nurses Strike for Fair Cost-of-Living Pay

Home Support Nurses Strike for Fair Cost-of-Living Pay

July 15, 2024

Frontline Hospital Roles Going Unfilled Amid Hiring Freeze

Frontline Hospital Roles Going Unfilled Amid Hiring Freeze

July 15, 2024

What To Do About Winter Bugs: A GP's Advice

What To Do About Winter Bugs: A GP's Advice

July 8, 2024

Cancer Treatment & Surgery Wait Times Worsen: Report

Cancer Treatment & Surgery Wait Times Worsen: Report

July 5, 2024

Man Left With Burns After Dermatology Clinic Gives Wrong Treatment

Man Left With Burns After Dermatology Clinic Gives Wrong Treatment

June 24, 2024

'We'll Go To Australia': NZ Graduate Nurses Not Guaranteed Jobs

'We'll Go To Australia': NZ Graduate Nurses Not Guaranteed Jobs

June 20, 2024

Health NZ Imposes Hiring Freeze On Non-Frontline Roles

Health NZ Imposes Hiring Freeze On Non-Frontline Roles

June 14, 2024

Woman Dies As Cancer Goes Undiagnosed By Doctors For 5 Years

Woman Dies As Cancer Goes Undiagnosed By Doctors For 5 Years

June 10, 2024

Here Is How Sick Leave Changes Will Affect You

Here Is How Sick Leave Changes Will Affect You

June 7, 2024

Covid Cases, Rules, & Free Stuff: What You Need To Know

Covid Cases, Rules, & Free Stuff: What You Need To Know

May 29, 2024

Hundreds Experienced International Nurses Jobless Amid Shortage

Hundreds Experienced International Nurses Jobless Amid Shortage

May 28, 2024

Covid: NZ Experiencing Highest Peak In 18 Months

Covid: NZ Experiencing Highest Peak In 18 Months

May 27, 2024

Husband Helpless As Wife Dies Despite Six Ambulance Calls

Husband Helpless As Wife Dies Despite Six Ambulance Calls

May 27, 2024

'Vampire Facial' Offered By A Salon Without Medical Qualifications?

'Vampire Facial' Offered By A Salon Without Medical Qualifications?

May 9, 2024

23-Year-Old In Hospital after 'One In A Million' Reaction

23-Year-Old In Hospital after 'One In A Million' Reaction

May 6, 2024

Hospital Hiring Has To Go Through Head Office

Hospital Hiring Has To Go Through Head Office

May 1, 2024

Drinking Water Standard For Nitrate Needs Review: Canterbury Public Health Expert

Drinking Water Standard For Nitrate Needs Review: Canterbury Public Health...

April 30, 2024

Pharmac's Budget Boosted To $6.3B Over Next 4 Years

Pharmac's Budget Boosted To $6.3B Over Next 4 Years

April 29, 2024

'Totally Unacceptable': Man Has To Wait A Year For Surgery

'Totally Unacceptable': Man Has To Wait A Year For Surgery

April 29, 2024

Injured Man Gives Up Waiting For Help After 7 Hours At Hospital

Injured Man Gives Up Waiting For Help After 7 Hours At Hospital

April 27, 2024

Hospitals Asked To Make More Than $80m In Savings By July

Hospitals Asked To Make More Than $80m In Savings By July

April 26, 2024

After-Hours Clinics On Verge Of Collapse In Some Regions

After-Hours Clinics On Verge Of Collapse In Some Regions

April 26, 2024

Health NZ Denies It's Ordered A Hiring Freeze

Health NZ Denies It's Ordered A Hiring Freeze

April 22, 2024

Union Upset Over Te Whatu Ora Hospital Staffing Limits For Budget Cuts

Union Upset Over Te Whatu Ora Hospital Staffing Limits For Budget Cuts

April 19, 2024

Have You Tried This Latest Outdoor Gym In Papatoetoe?

Have You Tried This Latest Outdoor Gym In Papatoetoe?

April 16, 2024

What Does New Research About COVID-19 tell us

What Does New Research About COVID-19 tell us

April 15, 2024

Woman Dies After Hour-Long Ambulance Wait

Woman Dies After Hour-Long Ambulance Wait

April 12, 2024

Trainees' Job Prospects in General Surgery Appear Dim: Surgeons

Trainees' Job Prospects in General Surgery Appear Dim: Surgeons

April 10, 2024

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