The two mental health patients appealing against a hospital-wide smoking ban had significant disorders which would make them irritable whether they were allowed to smoke or not, the High Court at Auckland has heard.

New survey finds 1 in 7 products still claim an 'SPF' rating of 50 or higher

Autistic boy Cameron Voice gets rattled by noisy classrooms and crowds.

A legal-high advocacy group says it empathises with Southland parents concerned about their children using synthetic cannabis.

Staff at Tauranga Hospital missed a diagnosis of hernia and bowel obstruction in a 78-year-old woman for three days, the Health and Disability Commissioner (HDC) said.

An increasing number of female medical specialists is putting district health boards under growing pressure because women work less than men, a senior doctors' advocate says.

Powerhoop class What is it? A workout with a hoop-like device. Kids can join in, too, using smaller hoops. What's needed? Your own powerhoop (or hire one), gym gear, water. The experience:

Sunlight beams through the lounge window at the Katoas' house creating warmth and comfort. The house is matchbox-size, immaculate and homely.Family photos from their life in Tonga and New Zealand clutter the cabinets, and at least...

A young father-of-three is learning to walk again after a terrifying battle with the deadly flesh-eating disease necrotising fasciitis.

A young father-of-three is learning to walk again after a terrifying battle with the deadly flesh-eating disease necrotising fasciitis.

New technology could hold the key for battling diabetes and heart disease.

Authors say it defines disorders more concisely; critics say it will lead to over-diagnosis and unnecessary treatments

It's Christmas, my birthday, and the day I won 50 bucks on a scratchy all rolled into one. And there isn't a bow in the world big enough to wrap it.I'm going to have three-and-a-half days all to myself.Yeah, I know. I'd squeal,...

Procedure recommended to treat aggressive liver cancer

A Southland father of three, who lost his wife to bowel cancer following a shock diagnosis the day after the birth of their third daughter, has been overwhelmed by the level of support from wellwishers throughout New Zealand.