Health
Deadline for health data ransom reportedly moves to Friday
It had been set for about 5am on Tuesday, but the hackers have not released any further data.
Fears health data hack could reveal details of sexual violence
Victims will be living in terror that their private details could be among a cache of hacked medical information, advocate Claire Buckley says.
Government boosts mental health funding to support prevention, early intervention
The initiative was funded $10 million over two years to support non-government organisations or community providers.
'A lot of queries' as anxiety about stolen health data grows
GPs are being inundated with questions from patients about the Manage My Health hack - but they don't have the answers. Audio
US cuts broad recommendation for four childhood vaccines including flu
Public health experts warn the latest rollback could lead to preventable hospitalisations and deaths.
Urgent care clinic short-staffing unfair on community - union
Health NZ said the accident and medical clinic was without a doctor on Monday morning because the rostered staffer was sick.
Manage My Health data hackers ransom deadline expires today
The ransom threat from hackers who have stolen 400,000 patient files from Manage My Health is set to expire. Chair of the General Practice Owners Association, Angus Chambers, who is also a GP spoke to… Audio
Health Minister says ManageMyHealth hack is 'pretty unacceptable'
Hackers say they will release up to 400,000 stolen patient documents if ManageMyHealth doesn't pay. Audio
Patients at risk of theft and extortion after hack
The hackers say they will leak more than 400,000 files if a ransom isn't paid, in what an expert says is "the worst data breach that I recall seeing in New Zealand". Audio
Living with the invisible disability, aphasia
30,000 people across the country suffer from a condition you may have never heard of.
Morning Report Essentials for Monday 5 January
Health Minister Simeon Brown provides an update on Manage My Health data hack; Manage My Health and Neighbourly have both been hit by data breaches; Former New Zealand Prime Minister and UN leader… Audio
Woman not seen by doctor after 11 hours in emergency department
"I was in pain," she says, after being left afraid, upset and frustrated by a lengthy wait at Wellington Hospital.
How significant are latest data breaches?
Manage My Health and Neighbourly have both been hit by data breaches. Paul Spain, CEO of Gorilla Technology spoke to Melissa Chan-Green. Audio
Simeon Brown responds to Manage My Health data hack
Latest on information for patients, ransom and possible release of details on darkweb, government action - Health NZ, police, GCSB. Audio
Cybersecurity hack: GPs whose patients' data was stolen identified
It is still not yet clear when all those patients will be told.
Blood donation rules are changing in 2026 - but why has it taken so long?
It has been almost two years since the first steps were taken toward new rules to allow men who have sex with men to donate blood.
If you get lost, can you really survive by drinking your own pee?
Was Bear Grylls right? Can you really rehydrate by drinking your own pee? Two experts separate the fact from the fiction.
'We are getting the abortion numbers correct for the country's need' - specialist
There has been a 37 percent increase since abortion was decriminalised in New Zealand - from 12,948 in 2019 to 17,785 in 2024.
World-first as Australian donates organs after self-administering assisted dying medication
Karen Duncan was determined to donate her organs after ending her life via voluntary assisted dying.
