Post-traumatic stress sufferers embark on gruelling trek to raise awareness of the condition

Thousands of senior hospital doctors on 48-hour strike

Six thousand senior hospital doctors and dentists began a 48-hour strike just after midnight Monday, as the battlelines hardened in their long-running pay dispute with Health NZ.

'Heartbreaking': Two die of meningococcal meningitis in five weeks

The most recent death occurred over the weekend.

Attacks on hospital workers up 30% in two years

Health NZ blames "complex societal factors" for the rise and has spent $31m on extra security over the past two years.

Woman gives birth without pain relief as epidural comes out

Midwives told a junior midwife looking for advice that the woman "just needs to push her baby out".