Health

"We're talking 630 real people who lost their lives ... and hundreds of thousands of people ... impacted by these deaths. Looking at the numbers, we're not shifting the dial here."

There have been multiple allegations of bullying and harassment of staff at a unit which treats abused children.

A Māori health coalition is asking those attending the National Primary Schools Kapa Haka competition to take precautions to prevent measles from spreading.

So far, 13 cases and 2142 close contacts have been identified in the current outbreak.

There was no statistically significant changes in the rate between 2024 and 2025, the Coroner's Court and Health NZ say.

Two more cases have been confirmed as Health NZ says it's already "pretty pressed".

A nurse said it was an anxious time for many families, especially those with babies under one who were too young to be vaccinated.

Women aren't being taken seriously and want independent testing of the patches that have coincided with the return of their symptoms, an advocate says. Audio

Health New Zealand says the outbreak has not yet reached the point where babies under the age of one need to be immunised early but worried parents feel it should be free. Audio

Most chest enlargement in men, often jokingly called 'man boobs', is harmless. Still, certain warning signs should never be ignored.

William MacKenzie arranged for his company to make 28 payments totalling more than $170,000 to the manager.

Measles is so infectious, it requires an immunity rate of at least 95 percent in the community to prevent spread.