Medical jobs are going unfilled as part of a crackdown on hospital recruitment, despite Te Whatu Ora Health NZ saying otherwise. RNZ has heard from multiple... Read More

A father says his three-year-old daughter is lucky to be alive after nearly being electrocuted by an extension cable. Following Herald inquiries, the product... Read More

A significant research project by Eastern Institute of Technology addressing the youth vaping epidemic has expanded beyond its initial Hawke's Bay focus. Following... Read More

In a first for the country, Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora has worked collaboratively to develop fire engineering design guidelines specifically for public... Read More

Health NZ Te Whatu Ora has missed a self-imposed deadline it gave for placing graduate nurses into the hospital system. In June, nursing union The New Zealand... Read More

Visits from a four-legged friend can make a big difference to the wellbeing of those in need. Pets Aid Therapy BOP is a registered charitable foundation dedicated... Read More

Funding cuts for disability support will stop children attending support programmes, says Teacher in the Paddock founder Kevin Powell. 'What it means is that... Read More

The New Zealand Aviation Security Service has joined forces with Diabetes New Zealand to produce guidance on what to expect at airport security for people living... Read More

Some 300 workers at the New Zealand Blood Service are celebrating a pay parity settlement that puts them on par with workers employed by Te Whatu Ora who do... Read More

Helena Paul and her partner have spent most of their daughter's three years of life trying to soothe her itchy atopic dermatitis - better known as eczema. Little... Read More

Underpaid, understaffed and underappreciated - that's how paramedics describe New Zealand's "dysfunctional" ambulance service. A former St John paramedic... Read More

New Zealand's drug early warning system is celebrating four years of reducing harm from dangerous drugs. Since its public launch on June 26, 2020, more than... Read More