Health

LIVE: Covid-19 and flu media update

Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfied is reporting 11,382 new community Covid cases in New Zealand today. He is providing a live update to media in Wellington. He... Read More

Diabetes: Pharmac urged to fund lifesaving device

Pharmac should stop procrastinating on funding glucose monitors for people with diabetes after the Government agency received a $191m boost in this year's Budget,... Read More

Calls for role models to be more vulnerable

Mental health advocate and I Am Hope founder Mike King says now more than ever, Kiwi kids need their role models and people they look up to, to be more vulnerable. King's... Read More

New Director of Public Health appointed

A new Director of Public Health has been appointed and will join Manatū Hauora on August 15, Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield says. Dr Nicholas... Read More

Healthcare staffing a “difficult situation”

The Health Minister says he has heard the "despairing comments" doctors have made and insists the government is responding to the very difficult situation in... Read More

Second monkeypox case confirmed in New Zealand

The Ministry of Health has been notified of a second confirmed case of monkeypox. The person, who has a record of recent overseas travel, is currently isolating... Read More

GPs “stressed, tired and facing constant demand”

Genuinely afraid, stressed, tired and facing 'constant extra demand”. That's how one general practitioner describes the state of New Zealand's health system... Read More

New centre: QE Health celebrates halfway mark

Iconic Rotorua organisation, QE Health, had something to shout about this week, with the installation­ of the roof on their world-class health and wellness... Read More

Ice cream recalled after fumigant taint

Häagen-Dazs has recalled mini cups of ice cream after it was tainted by a fumigant, the Ministry for Primary Industries says. The ministry says in a food... Read More

Schools welcome holidays as pressure mounts

Tauranga principals are hoping the next two weeks will serve as a bit of a reset before schools head into term three. Colds, flus, other various viruses, along... Read More

Covid-19: Surgery cancellations and delays

Operations are being cancelled or delayed in nearly every public hospital in the country because of winter illnesses, with a prediction it is about to get worse. There... Read More

Wet weather triggers can lead to asthma flare-ups

With the wet weather in full force, Sensitive Choice's Program Manager Adele Taylor says winter is a key time when mould creeps in, releasing tiny spores into... Read More