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GPs to get $175m extra funding
Health Minister Simeon Brown the increase this year was the biggest - by more than double - since the current funding system began. Audio
Du Val case a complex one that will take time, claims FMA
The Financial Markets Authority says the Clarkes do not have "straightforward accounting arrangements".
Du Val property group collapse goes to the High Court
The collapsed Du Val property group is in the High Court today in a bid to fight the moves that ultimately led to it being put in statutory management. Audio
Du Val property group heads to court to fight decision to put it into receivership
Some subbies still owed money in the Du Val collapse say their companies have barely survived and they doubt they will ever see a cent.
25 patients wrongly told they had sexually transmitted infections
At least six still don't know it was a mistake.
Ladder firetruck for Auckland fire had to respond from Hamilton
One of two heavy aerial firetrucks needed at a central skyscraper fire was stalled at a road closure en route from Hamilton.
Nationwide protests erupt over pay equity law change
"I think they thought it would sneak through and no one would bat an eyelid but they were so wrong."
Du Val owners push back against order to meet receivers
Earlier this month the High Court ruled the couple must submit to an interview by the receivers under oath.
Du Val owners ordered to meet receivers, answer questions under oath
The receivers want to understand which of the assets are theirs and which belong to Du Val entities, but the owners have been refusing to talk.
Failed lip flip leaves woman with smile she hates
The Health and Disability Commissioner says a doctor and nurse at a beauty clinic didn't act quickly enough when symptoms arose indicating blood supply was cut off.
Rest home gives woman suffering stroke anti-depressants
Her family raised concerns, but staff said she was depressed.
Du Val debt grows to $306m, new report says
The money owed by the controversial Du Val Property Group has grown from $238m to $306m, a new report says. Audio
Te Whatu Ora can't confirm which hospital departments are safely staffed
Te Whatu Ora has been unable to say which parts of the hospital system are safely staffed, despite saying that was a critical factor in its decision to cut costs.
Frontline hospital roles unfilled amid Health NZ hiring crackdown
While Health NZ says the freeze doesn't apply to clinical roles, some staff are reporting jobs going vacant for months at a time. Audio
Record number of patients at Middlemore ED as flu hits hard
Respiratory illnesses are making people sicker than in previous years and many are developing pneumonia, doctors say. Audio
Emergency patients sent out of region due to staff shortage
There are no interventional radiologists on-call at Waikato Hospital on weeknights, meaning patients must go elsewhere.
No extra surgeries as 150-bed building finally opens
The hospital building has been empty for months - but when it opens next month, effectively no extra patients will get operations. Audio
'National scandal': Nearly 100,000 people missing specialist care, some dying as result
One general practitioner said they'd managed a heart patient "into the grave" because she could not get the care she needed. Audio
Patients miss out on surgery as Blood Service lab workers strike
Heart and cancer patients are likely to miss out on surgery because the operations aren't classed as a "life-preserving service".
Cancer patient devastated government won't fund new drugs
Vickie Hudson-Craig pays $5500 a month for the drugs that keep her alive. Now her hope is "wiped away".
Whooping cough spike concerns authorities
New Zealand last whooping cough outbreak was in 2017 and 2018. It's due for another one, Te Whatu Ora warns.
Cancer service 'on the brink of collapse'
Not one senior doctor has been hired since an internal report calling for more.
Hospitals warn of more delayed surgery over winter flu season
Te Whatu Ora says it has a plan to prevent hospitals getting clogged during flu season - it just hasn't released it in a single document yet.
200 operations missed, hundreds of appointments cancelled as doctors strike
Much more disruption is expected this week as half the country's doctors - about 2500 - walk off the job from 16 to 18 May.
'Frantically busy' junior doctor on duty when elderly patient died
The doctor said he was the only one on duty for "more than 50" patients the night an elderly man died, in a case criticised by the Health and Disability Commission.