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Loss of NZ Medical Journal could mean less coverage for Māori health issues - GP
A hunt is on for new publishers for the 135-year-old New Zealand Medical Journal, with warnings it would be a big loss if it folded.
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Wait for drop in bowel cancer screening age disappointing - widow
The widow of a man who died of bowel cancer aged 65 says he would still be alive today if the national screening age dropped a lot earlier.
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Māori health advocate to lead global body
A Māori public health advocate and researcher has become the first indigenous woman appointed to lead the World Federation of Public Health Associations.
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New offer could give health staff more pay than KFC worker
A new pay offer could see allied health professionals get paid more than a KFC worker, according to their union.
The workers are basically everyone outside of doctors and nurses. Last week about… Video, Audio
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Obesity rate among 4 year olds in NZ continues downward slide
However, one in three children in the age group are still considered overweight, a new University of Otago study shows. Audio
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Care, support workers protest govt's low pay rise offer
Care workers have been out in force today, protesting on streets across the motu over low pay rates.
The government has offered a 3 percent pay rise, but workers say that's a slap in the face.
They… Video, Audio
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What Kiwis in Australia want from new PM
Anthony Albanese says Australians will not be left behind or held back under his leadership - but does that include the 650,000 New Zealand citizens who live across the ditch? Our reporter Sam Olley… Audio
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Australian Greens on track for record Senate seats
The Greens and Tasmanian Jacqui Lambie could determine the future of Labor's parliamentary agenda, with the minor parties looking set to hold the balance of power in the Senate.
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'It's a cop-out' - MPs reject call to extend ACC cover to image-based online abuse
A woman who suffered PTSD after a sex video of her was uploaded to a porn site says it is "disheartening" a group of MPs have decided it is too complex and expensive to extend ACC cover to victims…
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Budget doesn't go far enough say Pacific community leaders
The New Zealand Government's budget is delivering more money for Pasifika health and education but leaders of Pacific communities say it doesn't go far enough. Audio
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Budget 2022: Housing investment 'a small, good thing that may help'
The Salvation Army says housing boosts in the Budget will help some people stuck in the 'catastrophe', but they do not stretch far enough to properly address housing inequality.
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'Disappointing' kapa haka funding fails to reflect cultural importance - Te Matatini
Te Matatini are welcoming a well overdue funding increase following this weeks Budget announcements, but say it falls short of providing equitable funding for kapa haka to flourish in Aotearoa.
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Pacific services receive $196m boost in NZ Budget
A total of $NZ196 million has been set aside for Pacific services in New Zealand in this year's Budget.
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Māori health and social workers say Budget funding won't ease burden much
Māori health and social workers say the funding announced in yesterday's budget will do little to help ease their burden, or close equity gaps.
The government is calling its spend on Māori health a… Audio
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Māori health workers unsure how far Budget funding will go
Māori health and social workers say the funding announced in yesterday's Budget will do little to help ease their burden, or close equity gaps.
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How Budget day 2022 played out
Inequality campaigners say the government's cost of living payment is a slap in the face to some of the country's most vulnerable.
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Budget 2022: Māori Health Authority funding 'pathetic' - Waititi
$188 million has been set aside for the Māori Health Authority - Te Mana Hauora.
The government says it's a significant step to addressing long-documented inequities.
But it's a sum that's unlikely… Audio
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Budget 22: Locals in Ōtara call for more education funding
It's the day before Budget 2022, a day of big numbers, big promises and politics.
Checkpoint visited Ōtara Town Centre to heard what is important to residents as they deal with the impact of an… Video, Audio
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Mental health advocate concerned funding will not reach young people
A mental health service is concerned those who experience the worst inequality will not benefit from more government funding.
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Pasifika health services in Waikato hope Budget can alleviate strain
Pasifika health providers are hoping tomorrow's Budget addresses urgent social and health needs exposed by Covid-19 over the last two years.
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Mental health advocate underwhelmed by pre-budget announcement
A mental health service says the government's pre-budget announcement doesn't go far enough to reach those who experience the worst inequality in New Zealand.
Thursday's Budget will include $100… Audio
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Hints at Budget spend on Māori health as inequities bite
Māori health workers and community leaders are hoping tomorrow's Budget will address urgent social and health needs, with hints at a significant spend for Māori health.
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Health administration pay equity deal helps lift 'poverty wages'
A pay equity settlement that will mean some health administration staff getting a $20,000 raise will be "life changing" for the mainly women workers, a union delegates says. Audio
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Māori health workers have high hopes for budget
Māori health workers and community leaders are hoping tomorrow's Budget addresses urgent social and health needs, with hints at a significant spend for Māori health.
Last year's Budget committed $1… Audio
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Equity settlement sees clerical health staff pay rise
Some clerical health staff will earn 20,000 dollars more a year to recitify years of being underpaid.
District health boards have reached a gender pay settlement with 10,000 administration staff, 90… Audio
