Health

[ad_1] Three residents of the fire-ravaged village of Lake Ōhau became the first to return to their homes on Monday, while seven others await a response to their requests for early entry. A cordon that blocks the public’s entrance to the alpine village in Waitaki district is expected to be …

[ad_1] RICKY WILSON / Stuff Guests at a managed isolation hotel in Auckland were evacuated after a fire alarm went off on the premises. Police are diverting motorists on a busy Auckland street after guests of a managed isolation hotel had to be evacuated following a fire alarm. Guests at …

[ad_1] A local state of emergency has been declared in Napier as widespread flooding leads to landslides, power outages and evacuations. It came as emergency services were flooded with calls for help and heavy rains continued to hit the region. More than 3,300 homes faced a night without power as …

[ad_1] An investigation into the care of a woman and her identical twin babies found that there were systemic problems within a district health board. Photo: 123RF The woman underwent an ultrasound when she was 28 weeks pregnant. While the sonographer noted the problems, the radiologist did not document them …

[ad_1] RICKY WILSON / Stuff Guests at a managed isolation hotel in Auckland were evacuated after a fire alarm went off on the premises. Police are diverting motorists on a busy Auckland street after guests of a managed isolation hotel had to be evacuated following a fire alarm. Guests at …

[ad_1] New Zealand is slowly getting closer to establishing its first travel bubble, with the prime minister announcing that a reconnaissance team will head to the Cook Islands on Saturday. If the trip goes smoothly, a travel bubble could be established within fifteen days, the prime minister said. The news …

[ad_1] Hutt Valley Nurse Karen McMahon never thought it would come to this. With the sign in hand, McMahon, who has been a primary care nurse for 35 years, joined 32,000 general practitioner nurses and clerical staff in 500 practices in a 24-hour strike for equal pay with nurses from …

[ad_1] RICKY WILSON / Stuff Guests at a managed isolation hotel in Auckland were evacuated after a fire alarm went off on the premises. Police are diverting motorists on a busy Auckland street after guests of a managed isolation hotel had to be evacuated following a fire alarm. Guests at …

[ad_1] Hutt Valley DHB has apologized for a series of problems that led to a premature twin suffering brain damage at birth. At one point, doctors trying to save the baby’s life realized that the oxygen tank was not on. A report from the Health and Disability Commission on the …

[ad_1] Napier Mayor Kirsten Wise has declared a local state of emergency as widespread flooding leads to landslides, power outages and evacuations. This came after emergency services received more than 150 calls for help as heavy rains continued to hit the region. Hawke’s Bay Civil Defense made the announcement just …