Wellington, Aug 19 NZPA - A Wellington surgeon who has been the subject of numerous complaints about failing to properly inform patients has been ordered to pay more than $100,000 in fines and costs after the death of a patient.

The Dean of the University of Otago Wellington, Professor Peter Crampton and the Director of the Wakefield Biomedical Research Unit, Professor Richard Stubbs have welcomed its relocation to the Wellington campus of the Medical School.

Wellington, April 17 NZPA - A MP is pleading for public funding for a an obese woman constituent to have a stomach stapling operation.

The efficiency of influenza virus drugs, such as Tamiflu, can now be tested thanks to equipment at the University of Canterbury.

NorthTec fielded a strong team in the recent Kerikeri half marathon (subs Saturday 21st November) including international athlete and NorthTec tutor Ady Ngawati.

Sex starved parrots, 45 Stone Virgins and Half Ton Son have proven to be popular with New Zealand and Australian television broadcasters.

At a hui I attended over the weekend, one of the speakers on the paepae traced the influence of wahine Maori right across the motu - connecting them all by whakapapa and by deed.

Some of the most innovative health researchers in the country will be showcasing their ground-breaking work at the University of Otago, Wellington on Tuesday 15 September in a special Health Sciences Research Forum; "The Human Hive".