Health NZ criticised after three-year-old boy dies in Greymouth hospital

Monday 6 October 2025 · 6 outlets · 3 reports · updated Mon 6 Oct 2025, 2:42pm

In this story Health and Disability Commissioner, Rose Wall

A three-year-old boy died of septic shock at a West Coast hospital after medical errors occurred. An investigation found that an on-call doctor and a nurse in charge of the children's ward missed critical opportunities to save his life. The Health and Disability Commissioner has since written to Health NZ regarding the incident.

How they headlined it

2:25pm

1. Otago Daily TimesMon 6 Oct 2025, 2:25pm

   HNZ criticised after 3-year-old dies in Greymouth hospital (opens in new tab)

2. Waikato Times via RNZMon 6 Oct 2025, 2:26pm

   Three-year-old West Coast boy dies of sepsis after several mistakes at hospital (opens in new tab)

   Also on The Post (opens in new tab), The Press (opens in new tab)

3. RNZMon 6 Oct 2025, 2:42pm

   Three-year-old dies of sepsis after several mistakes at hospital (opens in new tab)

   Also on 1News (opens in new tab)