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Patients dying waiting for treatment - cancer specialist
Blood cancer patients waiting for stem cell treatments are being given extra chemotherapy and some are dying when that no longer works, a specialist says. Audio
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'It was fantastic': Outward Bound introduces 60-plus course
It's the first time the not-for-profit has run an eight-day course for people aged 60 and over.
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How can this woman 'sniff out' Parkinson's?
Retired Scottish nurse Joy Milne was asked to smell 12 shirts - half of which were from people with diagnosed Parkinson's. She stunned the scientists.
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Part-time retail worker on sick leave law changes
The government's ditching the Holidays act and replacing it with the Employment Leave Act. After 6 months on the job all workers generally qualify for ten sick days a year .. regardless of whether… Audio
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Thousands of doctors walk off the job in 48 hour strike
6000 senior doctors and dentists have today walked off the job, in a 48-hour strike that began at midnight. Union members are taking part in protests across the motu as drawn-out collective agreement… Audio
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Cancer patients waiting too long for stem cell transplants
Some blood cancer patients are a facing a terminal disease prognisis after waiting so long for stem cell transplants their cancer is no longer curable. Piece meal funding and a lack of committment… Audio
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Doctors block out Health Minister's message
A pointed message in Simeon Brown's electorate office window has been covered with placards, as senior doctors lament the lack of New Zealand-trained doctors opting to stay here. Audio
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Coroner apologises to family over delays in 2021 hospital death case
Health NZ has been ordered to rewrite a report into the death, outlining what happened and what changes have resulted.
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More details of visa waiver trial for Chinese visitors from Australia unveiled
From November, Chinese people travelling from across the Tasman with an eligible Australian visa need to obtain a New Zealand Electronic Travel Authority.
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Is paracetamol safe? What New Zealand says about Trump's claims
Explainer - Donald Trump claims paracetamol causes autism, while the US has also made cuts to vaccine access and research. What could it all mean for NZ? Audio
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Watch: Part-time workers to get less sick leave as law changed
The Workplace Relations Minister says sweeping changes to the Holidays Act make the system fairer.
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Health NZ checking credentials of staff working with children after whistle-blower case
A hospital staff member told the Ombudsman child safety checks for contractors had not been carried out for some years at the hospital where they worked.
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Firearms deaths cost NZ up to $321 million a year - study
The Otago University study was instigated after the Christchurch mosque shootings in 2019.
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Midday Report Essentials for Tuesday 23 September 2025
In today's episode, The government is loosening work-to-residency visa settings, creating two pathways to residence for skilled migrants that will start next year, Six thousand doctors and dentists… Audio
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Experts reject paracetamol risk for pregnant women
In a public announcement this morning, US President Donald Trump claimed there is a link between paracetamol use during pregnancy and increased autism risk. Associate Professor, Dr Scott White… Audio
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Pacific news in brief for 23 September
A round-up of news from around the region, including enforcement of new minimum wage in Papua New Guinea.
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Doctors strike as Health NZ pushes binding deal
Six thousand doctors and dentists are on strike until midnight Wednesday, in the hope of better pay and conditions from Health New Zealand. Wairarapa doctor Niels Dugan spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio
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Trump links autism to paracetamol, despite evidence it's safe
New Zealand health officials say it's the "safest medicine to take in pregnancy" for pain relief, despite what Trump claims.
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Jury begins deliberations in suitcase murders trial
The defence argues Hakyung Lee suffered mental illness, when she killed her children four years ago.
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Doctors hit the picket line in 48-hour strike
But the Health Minister has criticised striking doctors and left a message at this office. Audio
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What we've learnt since the big Mt Ruapehu eruption
Scientists who were there say it was good luck - not good management - that no one was killed during the eruption on 23 September 1995. Audio
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Thousands of senior hospital doctors walk off the job in 48-hour strike
The Health Minister has criticised striking doctors but a cancer patient who previously had surgery delayed says they have her "full support".
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'Overstayers not a problem': Migrant advocates slam NZ's proposed deportation laws
They say the tougher deportation laws put Pacific people at risk and are hypocritical. Audio
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Chef Al Brown and his new book "Hooked - Learning to Fish"
Audio 23 Sep 2025Chef Al Brown's life long love of fishing and his new book for a novice fishers, children and adults alike. Audio
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Morning Report Essentials for Tuesday 23 September 2025
In today's episode, senior doctors and dentists have walked off the job in a 48-hour strike that began at midnight, we've been talking about the decline in people learning to drive manual cars, but in… Audio
