PM backs plane flu scare response

LATEST: John Key says officials did not overreact to a health scare on board an Air New Zealand flight from Japan yesterday.

Whooping cough strikes baby

A baby is in hospital as a whooping cough outbreak continues to spread across the Wellington region.

Medical errors cost ACC $7.6m

Two people who ended up as paraplegics after medical treatment have received more than $200,000 each in compensation.

Teens mimic depression

Teenagers feigning depression in order to be prescribed antidepressants in the false belief the drugs will cause weight loss or speed up alcohol intoxication.