6+ hour, 26+ min ago   (1083+ words) Influenza A virus (h3n2) under a microscope. (Source: rnz.co.nz) A sharp spike in flu cases has come late in the season this year, adding to the pressure the health system is under already. By Kate Green for RNZ Dr…...

15+ hour, 23+ min ago   (1148+ words) Toddler Phoenix with shots of his whānau. (Source: 1News) A whānau devastated by their baby’s rare albinism disorder diagnosis has found comfort from the way he has embraced life and by taking on positive hopes for his future. For mum Alex…...

6+ hour, 12+ min ago   (712+ words) A packet of Pseudoephedrine (Source: rnz.co.nz) A pharmaceutical company wants the cold and flu drug pseudoephedrine out from behind the counter and back on pharmacy shelves. By Rowan Quinn for RNZ Reckitt Benckiser has put in an application…...

11+ hour, 21+ min ago   (772+ words) A fire truck responded to the scene in Mt Albert on Thursday afternoon. (Source: rnz.co.nz) A woman who helped give a man dying on an Auckland footpath CPR says she is reluctantly speaking out after she claims a…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (868+ words) Lindsay Clancy and her attorney, Kevin Reddington, listen to testimony from Rebecca Jollotta during Clancy's murder trial in Plymouth, Massachusetts. (Source: Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe via AP, Pool) (Source: Supplied) Lindsay Clancy shouldn’t be tried a second time for…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1201+ words) Frances Hughes arrived in NYC on September 10, 2001. (Composite image: Callum Lloyd) (Source: istock.com) In 2001, New Zealand nurse Frances Hughes arrived in New York to take up the prestigious Harkness Fellowship in Health Care Policy. The next morning at 8:46am, a…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (591+ words) Health Minister Simeon Brown (Source: Getty) The Health Minister has been briefed after an organisation that runs clinical trial work for the sector was hit by a cyber incident. Health New Zealand said it was helping Zenith Technology, or ZenTech,…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (981+ words) New figures show almost 12 million cigarettes and cigars have been stopped at the border in 2026. (Source: Breakfast) Organised criminal networks are seeing an opportunity in New Zealand's "attractive" illicit tobacco market, with new figures showing that almost 12 million cigarettes and…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (995+ words) Cleaner engine standards and a gradual uptake of electric vehicles have been credited with helping improve Auckland’s air quality over recent years. By Mingyue Selena Sheng and Le Wen for The Conversation But for policymakers working to tackle city traffic…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1142+ words) Lindsay Clancy listens to a witness on video during her murder trial at Plymouth Superior Court in Plymouth, Mass. (Source: Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger via AP, Pool) (Source: Supplied) A lone juror blocked Lindsay Clancy from being acquitted, insisting…...