Wellington, March 2 NZPA - A 59-year-old woman whose surgery for acute appendicitis was delayed for two days had to wait too long and was kept inadequately informed, the Health and Disability Commissioner has found.

Wellington, Feb 9 NZPA - An elderly man suffering from a advanced renal failure and sepsis died at an Auckland hospital after a delay in staff receiving his blood test results, the Health and Disability Commissioner says.

Wellington, Jan 19 NZPA - Five New Zealanders are taking a course of antibiotics after being exposed to an Australian woman who died from meningococcal meningitis.

The woman died in Sydney's Royal Prince Alfred Hospital after recently returning from New Zealand.

By Tim Pankhurst of NZPA

Wellington, Dec 26 NZPA - If Hemingway were titling this story, he would call it the Careless Man and the Sea.

It is the tale of my biggest catch, 82kg of cursing stupidity.

Screening for MRSA of patients and staff in Christchurch Hospital's surgical ward has shown no new cases of patient infection.

Wellington, Dec 17 NZPA - Health authorities are trying to contact 84 people exposed to measles by a baby who flew from London to Christchurch via Auckland.

Canterbury District Health Board is reminding Cantabrians to have safe sex as the highest number of HIV cases ever was diagnosed nationally last year.

Speech by Tim Groser, 4 Nov 2009:

The first group of kiwi medical and support staff in Samoa are expected to return home this weekend.

The New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) has embarked on a new project as part of efforts to keep down levels of antibiotic resistant bacteria in the human food chain.