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Judith Collins wants an investigation into what she calls the 'strange and unusual behaviour' displayed by health officials compiling a report on the mental health system.

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On Wednesday women took to Parliament's steps to call out sexism in health, demanding a women's health strategy.

The Gender Justice Collective handed over a petition on to MPs from across the… Read more Audio

Funding for a self-screening programme for cervical cancer probably would not be up for debate if it was about men's bodies - that's the view of Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer.

The… Read more Video, Audio

The Health Minister has lent his support to self swabbing smear tests - as has Director General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield, but the programme's still not getting off the ground.

Minister Kiri… Read more Audio

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A woman who lost her job after her epilepsy drugs were changed without her knowledge has forced a top level health review.

Twenty-eight-year-old Laura Hume says it was only after her health began… Read more Audio

Health Minister Andrew Little says he wants to see vaccination numbers increase to about 10,000 a day by the end of the month.

To make that happen, more centres are opening up, where people will go… Read more Video, Audio

The National Party's Covid-19 Response spokesperson is Chris Bishop. He talks to Lisa Owen about delays in the vaccine rollout. Read more Video, Audio

New Zealand is not only well behind most other countries when it comes to its Covid-19 vaccine rollout, it has also failed to meet its own targets so far.

Opposition parties say the government needs… Read more Audio

The chair of Auckland District Health Board and other board members managed to get early Covid-19 vaccinations, even though about 50 percent of its frontline staff are yet to get the jab.

At a… Read more Video, Audio

While the trans Tasman bubble has been good news for many.. group of migrants took to the steps of Parliament today - calling on the government to allow their families into the country.

Many have had… Read more Audio

The much anticipated trans-Tasman bubble will soon be a reality - with the government announcing quarantine-free travel will begin in just under two weeks time.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern… Read more Audio