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'Impasse': Doctors vote to strike after pay offer rejected

Union members rejected the offers and voted to strike for 25 hours from May 7.

Diabetes: Pharmac’s funding of glucose monitors a major step - with a few catches

Up to 18,000 people with diabetes will soon get free access to life-saving technology.

Four effective ways to reduce food waste at home

Wasting food is a serious emergency around the world.

What food should you be eating every decade?

A nutritionist advises on how to thrive at each new stage of your life.

Health NZ denies it’s ordered a hiring freeze

The agency has written to health unions outlining guidance it has given to hospitals.

Never eat berries and bananas together - and other tweaks to supercharge your food

These simple tips can boost the nutritional profile of your favourite foods.

‘Put on your big girl pants’: Judy Bailey on overcoming loneliness as we get older

'I hope I've got three or four good decades left in me!'

Govt promises to reinvest public sector cost savings in ‘critical front-line services'

It comes as a number of agencies are cutting jobs in their search for savings.

NZ virologist says spread of bird flu across globe is ‘definitely cause for concern’

NZ needs to be prepared for H5N1 bird flu, which is evolving surprisingly quickly.

Lots of gain with latest skincare treatment at Hawke’s Bay clinic

The new MP mode stimulates more collagen, giving better results.

'I've never felt so good about myself': Meet the 70-year-old women pumping iron

Two 70-year-old Northland women reveal their strength training tips.

'Menowashing': Expert concerned about rise of 'garbage' alternative menopause treatments

Dr Ginni Mansberg is a leading expert on menopause, and what treatments actually work

How migraines, flu and heart attacks affect women and men differently

You can blame your hormones for how your body reacts to and fights certain infections.

Dengue fever outbreak to be declared in Samoa

More than 250 cases have now been reported.

Autistic man cleared to take case to Supreme Court

The man has been detained for 18 years because he is considered too dangerous to release.

'Our little princess': All Black's touching social media post after daughter born 13 weeks early

'We have a long road ahead,' the rugby star says in a heartfelt post.

Mental Health Foundation looks to cut jobs

Around half of the foundation's income is from Government contracts.

Father of two needs financial help in stage 4 bowel cancer battle

Central Hawke's Bay man needs more than $50,000 for additional life-saving medications.