More Hutt Valley patients were assessed by surgical specialists in the past year than ever before, according new figures released by the Ministry of Health.

More Bay of Plenty patients were assessed by surgical specialists in the past year than ever before, according new figures released by the Ministry of Health.

More Capital and Coast District Health Board patients were assessed by surgical specialists in the past year than ever before, according new figures released by the Ministry of Health.

Wellington, Oct 1 NZPA - New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori has identified Bangladesh allrounder Shakib Al Hasan as his team's biggest threat in the one-day series starting next week in Dhaka.

Greater access to innovative medicines could improve the quality of life for thousands of New Zealanders with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA).

 The Medical Council expected District Health Board (DHB) bosses to regularly check its website to determine whether the doctors they employed held a practising certificate, the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal was told today.

Wellington, Sept 23 NZPA - A-League soccer club Wellington Phoenix will be without first-team regular Tony Lochhead for at least eight weeks after it was today confirmed the New Zealand international would require surgery on his injured groin.

By Fred Woodcock of NZPA

Wellington, NZPA - A groin injury has ruled defender Tony Lochhead out of New Zealand's two home international soccer friendlies against Honduras and Paraguay next month.

Wellington, Sept 19 NZPA - Taranaki and Southland remain surprise pacesetters after a wild and woolly weekend of national provincial championship rugby.