Scrapping the new Therapeutic Products Act will leave thousands of New Zealanders exposed to ongoing harm from dodgy medical devices, warn patient safety advocates... Read More

St John Ambulance is pulling some ambulances off the road to rein in costs when staff go on leave or call in sick. In a bulletin on Friday, management advised... Read More

Mounties can now check local air quality in real time following the addition of 11 extra air sensors to the Bay of Plenty Regional Council monitoring network. The... Read More

More than 95 per cent of cervical cancer is caused by Human Papillomaviruses - more commonly known as HPV. Toi Te Ora Public Health, Te Whatu Ora medical... Read More

Drug harm experts say funding for a nasal spray that reverses opioid overdoses is critical in the face of an increasingly toxic drug supply and the emergence... Read More

Almost all covid cases in NZ are now caused by the latest variant JN.1, according to the latest data, with an immunity expert saying it became the dominant strain... Read More

Knowing how to swim is critical, and with drowning statistics so high in New Zealand it's best to start learning as soon as possible, says a Tauranga swimming... Read More

The children at Best Start Palm Springs are proud to show off their pearly whites after coming first in the annual oral health challenge. Early Learning Services... Read More

Six residents at an aged care facility in Whitianga have died from a flu-like virus, the company which owns the unit confirmed. A total of 28 people... Read More

The government was warned a year ago that the 111 emergency call system is so old, slow and fragmented that it is causing deaths and injuries, police documents... Read More

The Heart Foundation's single biggest annual fundraiser of the year, the Big Heart Appeal, is back this month with a strong message - help us to save lives through... Read More

A fourth option - alongside fire, ambulance and police - could be created for those who call 111, the new mental health minister says. A recent ministerial... Read More