Home / New ZealandTom Rose & Lochlan LinehamNZ Herald·4 Sep, 2026 01:30 AM3 mins to readNZ Herald Morning Headlines | Friday, September 4, 2026. The 55th Pacific Islands Forum has ended and Gloria Steinem has died at 92. Video / NZ HeraldA spike in Influenza A and other respiratory illnesses is forcing hospitals across New Zealand to cancel patients’ elective surgeries. Middlemore Hospital has been forced to place beds in corridors to meet demand from flu patients with schools have reported more than 100 absent students daily in recent weeks. AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
Hospitals cancels elective surgeries amid spike in winter illness
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