One Island Bay home was "completely gutted" with neighbours urged to close doors and windows to avoid exposure to smoke.

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The upgrade of Nelson Hospital's emergency department has been completed, increasing capacity for patients in need of urgent care - but the health minister says there remains a bed shortage, which the ...

A junior physiotherapist working at an Auckland hospital accessed the files of gunshot and stabbing victims, highly sensitive organ transplant patients and in one case, lab results for someone who had ...

An infectious disease expert whose own child is among those potentially exposed to measles says he has confidence in the public health advice.

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A powerful magnitude 6.3 earthquake has struck near one of northern Afghanistan's largest cities, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.

A group of Māori landowners taking the government to court over freshwater rights allege the current system of water ...

Two-year-old Luca Rooney's parents are living in hope their wee boy will soon have access to a "miracle" life-extending treatment for his cystic fibrosis.

Tonga Rugby League president Lord Fakafanua says forward 'Eliesa Katoa is being monitored at Auckland Hospital. Katoa suffered two head knocks during the Tonga vs Kiwis Pacific Cup game at Eden Park ...

The Hīkoi for Our Health is touring the motu to collect signatures, before presenting a petition in Wellington later this month. Roughly 50 people marched through Dunedin's streets to the Octagon ...