Health New Zealand said 48 Southland patients had been transferred to other regions and 13 operations had been cancelled by June 21.
Health
2:40pm
A coroner has found that a rare pregnancy complication was missed on successive occasions.
10:19am
Pacific Correspondent Barbara Dreaver reports from Fiji on the devastating HIV crisis in the Pacific nation.
6:00am
5:59
The 39 cocaine bars, worth millions of dollars in street value, were stored in the Suva High Court exhibit room.
Wednesday 4:28pm
The report found EDs across the country were dealing with soaring patient numbers, more seriously unwell people needing hospital care, and a "chronic shortage" of beds.
Wednesday 3:30pm
The Southern California theme park said it is permanently shuttering the ride after nearly 20 years.
Wednesday 12:00pm
1:26
Phoenix Crossland's tearful apology wasn't enough to avoid a four-match ban, ruling him out of the NRL grand final.
Wednesday 10:37am
Tobacco smugglers could face up to seven years in prison, as the Government announces a series of new fines and offences in its effort to stub out the tobacco black market.
Tue, Sep 29
How can we take the edge off the daylight savings transition?
Mon, Sep 28
Residents of the glut of townhouses and apartments built in the last few years have repeatedly raised concerns about dangerous heat in their homes during summer, because of common design flaws.
The changes come after Parliament wrapped up for the term, and range from how drivers pass cyclists to who must wear a lifejacket on the water.
Prostate cancer is common. But the chance of dying from it is much lower: around 18 in 1,000 cases.
Life
Sun, Sep 27
There's some wildly varied advice out there about breakfast. Claire Turnbull cuts through the hype and shares some basic advice about the first meal of the day.
People looking to stay healthy and tone up instead find themselves heading down a path of food restriction and guilt.
There’s no shortage of influencers listing all the benefits that different types of magnesium supplements have – from boosting brain function to helping ease anxiety and improving sleep.
Sat, Sep 26
It's that time of the year again where the country changes its clocks as daylight saving kicks in.
Health NZ is developing a business case on staffing ratios after an independent review raised concerns about the current system used to determine nursing numbers.
Fri, Sep 25
Six Flags Magic Mountain's X2 roller coaster reaches a top speed of 122km/h, and the seats rotate 360 degrees "so your body will be flipping around the entire time".
Thu, Sep 24
The party's plan would fund at least 6000 new social housing places, repairs at more than 2000 schools, and hospital fixes.
For more than a decade the Tapanui community has rallied around the Davies family and their son Jock, who was diagnosed with leukaemia at nine years old.
The All Blacks captain will miss the Bledisloe Cup series against Australia, joining Luke Jacobson and Caleb Clarke on an ever-growing injury list.
Wed, Sep 23
Panettiere, 36, was found unresponsive in an apartment in Greenville, South Carolina, on Aug. 16.
Experts say adopting a Nordic diet could cut your risk of heart disease and diabetes.
Almost 5000 patients depend on the clinic, but over the past two years, 81 staff have resigned.
Tue, Sep 22
Coffee is a chemically complicated plant extract containing hundreds of bioactive compounds that can have all kinds of weird and wonderful effects in your body.
