New Zealand‘Need, not race’ directive unscientific and dangerous, researchers sayHealth professionals and scientists should reject the Government's directive, they said.26 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandFrom hopeless cases to recovery: New hope for chronic pain sufferersChronic pain now treatable, but many miss out due to lack of specialist knowledge.26 Sep 01:08 AM
PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: Health NZ v nurses – what's really up with staffing levels?OPINION: Also in today's letters – climate policy, speed limits and sentencing reforms.17 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandHealth NZ cut nursing costs, staff not back-filled as patients wait to be seenHealth New Zealand insists recruitment has continued in the nursing sector.16 Sep 07:35 PM
Banking and financeThe Kiwi millionaire couple giving wealth away'The more you give, the more will come back to you,' says Ranjna Patel.13 Sep 11:11 PM
New ZealandNon-acute patients choose urgent service as GPs juggle wait times'People will fall through the gaps and end up being sicker.'11 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandGP practices lay complaint with Commerce Commision over ‘unfair’ and ‘illegal’ contractsThe General Practice Owners Association says underfunding primary care is bad for all New Zealanders.Watch11 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandService cuts ‘would make a broken system very much worse’: Alzheimers NZHow will New Zealand handle the growing numbers of dementia cases?10 Sep 09:12 PM
PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: Seymour sowing discord and wasting money with Treaty billOPINION: 'The aim of the legislation appears to be to raise the public profile of Act.'10 Sep 05:00 PM
PoliticsPM defends Govt’s approach to health system in light of ED waiting room deathThe woman's death reportedly came after staff had expressed concern about long wait times.10 Sep 01:29 AM
New ZealandFamily 'robbed' of chance to help suicidal fatherThe DHB failed to tell Allan Peeperkoorn’s family about his deteriorating mental health.08 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandFive visits, no doctor in-person: Waiheke resident ‘anxious’ over healthcareIt comes as Waiheke Island's only after-hours clinic abruptly closed last Friday.07 Sep 01:38 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandFree visits to the doctor tightened for Hawke's Bay youth amid funding concernsThe programme had the potential to exacerbate the 'postcode lottery' of health care: GP.05 Sep 06:18 PM
New Zealand'Tragic': Gap in system causing suffering for Northland's dermatology patientsThere is currently no dermatologist in the Northland region.05 Sep 05:31 PM
New ZealandGPs warn of primary care collapse in New ZealandA group representing GPs has issued a bleak assessment of the state of primary care in New Zealand. Video | Corey Fleming | Ben DickensWatch03 Sep 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Concept of family doctors in NZ is dead': GPs warn of primary care collapseDoctors liken Herald footage of people queuing for care as 'Third World'.03 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: The GP crisis and the patients left out in the coldOPINION: 'The drip is turning to a trickle, which threatens to become a torrent.'03 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandHealth crisis: GPs set to increase patient feesGP clinics have raised fees to meet demand and it's putting pressure on those in need.01 Sep 11:24 PM
New ZealandDoctors’ wait times and coffee costs | Focus Morning Bulletin September 2, 2024In today’s headlines, desperate Ōtara patients queue in the cold for hours, housing market heats up and coffee costs spark debate.Watch01 Sep 07:30 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandRevealed: Why elective surgeries are cancelled at late noticeHealth Minister Shane Reti asked top-level officials to provide a briefing on the issue.01 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandNew Zealand's GP crisisPatients in Auckland's Ōtara are queuing in the cold from 6am to see a doctor. Video / Ben Dickens / Michael Morrah / Corey FlemingWatch01 Sep 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Heartbreaking': Patients queue in cold from 6am to see doctorPatients said they sometimes waited five hours to see a doctor.01 Sep 05:00 PM
PoliticsFormer Health Minister calls for ‘honest’ debate about health spendingAndrew Little said the country needs to be realistic about the system's limitations.01 Sep 05:56 AM
New ZealandGisborne GPs overwhelmed: Only telehealth available after hoursThree Rivers Medical warns of 'significant risk' to patient care due to shortages.28 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandHealth NZ calls for voluntary redundancies following overspendA commissioner replaced the Health New Zealand board in July.27 Aug 10:10 PM
New ZealandLocal pooch becomes latest addition to Te Whatu Ora's pet therapy teamBoots and his owner Phillipa Mentor are Health New Zealand's newest pet therapy team.26 Aug 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Nanny state nonsense': Tobacco policy document NZ First tried to hideCasey Costello originally denied such a document existed.25 Aug 08:17 PM
OpinionHealth NZ Commissioner: We are getting more health funding – now to ensure more valueOPINION: My focus is on making sure we get the best value for patients.25 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandHospitals, GP clinics still busy with flu: Why has it hit NZ so hard this year?One of the biggest flu seasons in years likely to drag on well into spring, doctors say.25 Aug 07:00 AM
New Zealand'We're almost there': The final push to hit 2025 smokefree goalThe minister says vapes have been instrumental in achieving smoking cessation targets.24 Aug 07:02 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandHalt on surgical mesh operations set to last until at least mid-2025Conditions for lifting the pause on mesh surgeries have not yet been met: Health Ministry.20 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: Reserve Bank boss isn't to blame for NZ's economic woesOPINION: 'Adrian Orr has been dealt a very bad hand.'19 Aug 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Our EDs don’t turn people away, or close': Minister defends hospital emergency departmentThe minister defends Whangārei Hospital after it went into code black last Friday.19 Aug 12:22 AM
New Zealand'Poor evidence': Health NZ reviewing diagnosis of Ehlers-Danlos SyndromeKiwis, many of whom are young women, are paying more than $100,000 for overseas surgery.18 Aug 05:00 PM
