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Six properties, 22 high-end vehicles, eight boats and a vintage steam engine are among items convicted fraudster Michael Swann has been order to forfeit.

The South Island's first private cancer-treatment centre has been officially opened in Christchurch.

Canterbury laboratory workers and management see "no end in sight" to rolling strikes and suspensions.

Up to 500 elderly or disabled people who receive help around the house will have their assistance axed as Wellington's district health board tries to save money.

The children most likely to die from neglect and abuse are falling under the radar of the government agencies that should be protecting them, research shows.

Ticketek has been pressured to offer cheaper tickets to wheelchair users at November's U2 and Jay-Z concert after a warning from the Human Rights Commission.

Eleventh hour talks aimed at averting strikes by radiographers starting on Friday appear to have failed.

A doctor has been suspended from practising for nine months after pleading guilty to possessing images of child sex abuse.

Keeping your brain active into old age is one of the best things you can do to help reduce your risk of dementia, says Alzheimers New Zealand, who are encouraging people of all ages to try a new activity during Adult Learners’ Week, 6-12 September.

The largest gathering of Pacific health workers from the South Pacific region will meet in Auckland from the 8th to 10th of September.