The legislation is expected to be passed through the House under urgency.
The Government was warned New Zealand can't build everything it wants.
One dental clinic has increased private prices to subsidise treatment for teens.
OPINION: Supervisors say applicants must exhaust savings and loans before withdrawals.
Her petition has passed 66,000 signatures, which will trigger a UK Government reply.
At Paris 2024, athletes received 300,000 condoms or about 30 each.
Women following the Mediterranean-style AMED diet gained 2.3 extra years of life.
'It was like being picked up and put in a brand new shiny body where everything worked...'
Long-term use of common anticholinergic drugs may raise dementia risk.
New York Times: There's good news for tea-drinkers too.
What can we learn from the Winter Olympian who aired his dirty laundry live on TV?
'Without the operation, he definitely would have died,' says mum Tearren Nanjan.
We've all been conditioned to focus on the wrong number, writes Dr Jordan Metzl.
An excess of Testogel damaged her patient's vocal cords, a doctor told the Herald.
Vaping is often marketed as a safer alternative to smoking but its addictive nature and health risks tell a different story. Video / NZ Herald
Health NZ was looking for feedback on a nationwide hospital carpark policy.
Rotary club volunteers sowed 60,000 sunflower seeds on land in Ōwhata in December.
Telegraph: 'I had no symptoms and thought syphilis was a Victorian disease.'
A mild infection spiralled into a life-threatening condition.
Falls, chest pain and loneliness fuel record ambulance demand in Northland.
A 13-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
A coroner found the Canadian comedy great died from a pulmonary embolism.
Neurologist and heart health researcher Dr Siobhan Mitchell explains how women can look after their heart health.Video / NZ Herald
Your risk of heart disease increases after menopause.
The 4-year-old has cystic fibrosis and has been hospitalised several times.
Ruby Smith donated her cancer journey song to the Ovarian Cancer Foundation NZ.