ManageMyHealth believed between 6% and 7% of the approximately 1.8 million registered users may have been impacted.
Health
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In an "unbelievable turn of events" the former Australian cricketer was awake one week after being placed into an induced coma in a Gold Coast hospital.
10:30am
"I was in pain," she says, after being left afraid, upset and frustrated by a lengthy wait at Wellington Hospital.
8:38am
In a world where food is everywhere and movement is optional, the same systems that once helped us survive uncertainty now make it difficult to lose weight.
Life
6:00am
Claire Turnbull outlines five simple steps to eating and living more healthily in 2026, zero steel willpower required.
Research shows your mobile phone is 10 times dirtier than a toilet seat. Here's what you can do about it.
Sunday 6:00am
The country's largest patient information portal, ManageMyHealth, says it has identified and fixed the security gaps that allowed "unauthorised access" to user information.
Sat, Jan 3
Health NZ is monitoring progress closely and speaking with GP practices and others who use the app.
Fri, Jan 2
An Auckland woman who is self-funding treatment for her rare, aggressive breast cancer is fed up after years of asking the government to fund a "life-saving" medicine for more patients.
Poutasi was made a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2020 for her services to education and the state.
Health Minister Simeon Brown described the breach as "concerning" and said Health NZ was working closely with ManageMyHealth to ensure it was being appropriately addressed.
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As 2026 arrives, here's what you can skip, what you should pay attention to and how to get credible information.
December 30, 2025
Experts reveal the four common holiday hotspots brimming with germs and explain why hacks to strengthen your immune system don't work.
December 27, 2025
Despite social media hype, there's no credible evidence water fasting can eliminate tumours, and instead may actually cause more health risks.
December 26, 2025
Residents at Selwyn Village, many of whom are living with dementia and other health conditions, have recorded their second album.
December 25, 2025
Residents of Kāeo have lived under a boil-water notice for more than a decade, but in October the town water supply stopped completely.
Drug watchdog High Alert said the sudden spike in harm was "of serious concern".
December 24, 2025
The eastern brown snake – one of the world’s deadliest – tangled itself in the woman’s sneaker as she froze to survive.
As Paulette Crowley prepares to celebrate her tenth Christmas without alcohol, she remembers the agony of the very first one and reflects on lessons from the past decade.
Botox injections and vitamin drips are now among the medical treatments now blurring the line between health care and the wellness trend.
The identification of two new cases in Auckland and one in Wellington brought the nationwide total to 35.
December 23, 2025
Police are investigating after previously dumped Over The Moon-branded cheese has reportedly been resold by two people in Putāruru at a local market and on Facebook Marketplace.
The singer said his doctors didn't believe the cancer had spread, so for now he expects "No chemo. No radiation. Just chicken soup and I Love Lucy reruns".
Marcel Nelson collapsed just as he was about to lead a first aid class in October, with quick-thinking students, paramedics and 14 shocks keeping him alive.
December 22, 2025
The "Scandinavian sleep method" is having a moment on social media. But what is it? And will it stop you fighting over the blanket?
