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New Zealand Health News API

Get the live top health headlines from New Zealand with our JSON API.

Get API key for the New Zealand Health News API

API Demonstration

This example demonstrates the HTTP request to make and the JSON response you will receive when you use the news api to get the top headlines from New Zealand.

GET
https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?country=nz&category=health&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 3141,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "955abb447ae30bfee61477f63ebba171",
            "title": "Autoimmune diseases may start in the gut: Early signs your immune system is turning against you and what you can do to restore balance",
            "description": "Health News: A tired body gets blamed on stress. A bloated stomach gets dismissed as something eaten in a rush. Joint stiffness is brushed off as age or long work .",
            "content": "Your body often speaks in quiet tones—fatigue and bloating can hint at an underlying immune imbalance that starts in the gut. When the gut's defense system falters, it may mislead the immune response, paving the way for inflammation and even autoimmu... [5262 chars]",
            "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/health/autoimmune-diseases-may-start-in-the-gut-early-signs-your-immune-system-is-turning-against-you-and-what-you-can-do-to-restore-balance/articleshow/130195277.cms",
            "image": "https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-130195277,width-1280,height-720,imgsize-132272,resizemode-6,overlay-toi_sw,pt-32,y_pad-600/photo.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-12T03:30:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "9c931d3332c3a87c89b804230892aa64",
                "name": "The Times of India",
                "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "8c5b687fe7a2370779cc33d72ff0b705",
            "title": "One man’s crap is another man’s treasure",
            "description": "There is a real “ick factor” around the process.",
            "content": "Summarised by Centrist\nHealthy human stool is becoming a valuable medical resource as demand rises for faecal microbiota transplants, or FMT, which use screened donor samples to restore gut bacteria in very sick patients, especially those with recurr... [1504 chars]",
            "url": "https://centrist.nz/one-mans-crap-is-another-mans-treasure/",
            "image": "https://media.centrist.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/12100503/poop.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-11T23:12:58Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "d6331e8ba789c2843f10e8c0eccf45f4",
                "name": "centrist.nz",
                "url": "https://centrist.nz"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "c9f42f7687c00fdb7e9f1745b3de0956",
            "title": "How weight-loss injections are changing obesity treatment",
            "description": "Is modern obesity treatment driven by science or pharmaceutical marketing? Explore the rise of weight-loss injections and the need for patient-centered care. Learn more!",
            "content": "Is science shaping the future of obesity care, or is pharmaceutical marketing now in the driver’s seat? After 15 years in bariatric surgery, I am witnessing a shift that should make us all pause. From the gold standard of laparoscopic results to the ... [3923 chars]",
            "url": "https://kevinmd.com/2026/04/how-weight-loss-injections-are-changing-obesity-treatment.html",
            "image": "https://kevinmd.com/wp-content/uploads/f5f73dd1-2770-4deb-aa28-ccd740296a33.jpeg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-11T19:09:26Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "39ecb4d504868fdd16e6b500c7630980",
                "name": "KevinMD.com",
                "url": "https://kevinmd.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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