Andrew Little

Health Minister Andrew Little admits some people are slipping through the cracks, but says he hasn't had any indication public health officials are falling behind with cases isolating at home with… Audio

Whangārei's dilapidated, decaying hospital is preparing for an influx of Covid-19 cases, and staff say it's only a matter of time before bed space runs out.

The Northland DHB has been trying to get… Audio

Parliament is considering a major health reform. We outline the symptoms, diagnoses and the treatment plans proposed by the different parties. Audio

The Health Minister is assuring health workers the government is doing what it can to prepare for a rise in Covid-19 patients in hospitals.

An emergency nurse and NZ Nurses Organisation delegate in… Audio

The Government has laid out its plans for how the hospital system will cope with a growing number of Covid-19 cases.

The short answer is: the hospital system won't need to, because the vast majority… Audio

The Health Minister, Andrew Little, says there's surge capacity to fill crucial nursing gaps on short notice if the delta outbreak escalates.

Specialists say nurses are already stretched and there is… Audio

Importers of medicinal cannabis products say they've been left in the ridiculous position of having to destroy perfectly good stock, while patients needing their usual medicine will - from today -… Audio

Pacific organisation is one of twelve benefitting from a government funding boost for rainbow young people. Audio

The government has been handed a good report card for its work in the mental health system but has been criticised by the opposition for reviewing itself.

The Implementation Unit is housed in the… Audio

The government's barrelling on with its reform of the health sector; announcing separate eight-member boards for both the Maori Health Authority and Health New Zealand this morning.

The country's 20… Audio

After a month without progress on debating bills Parliament returned to the debating chamber this week for some full throttle law-making, making up for lost time. Audio

The government is being asked to hurry up and buy a type of drug that can fire up the immune system of people already sick from Covid-19.

Different from vaccines, Monoclonal antibodies boost immunity… Audio

Thursday will see the launch of the first vaccination buses, which will target areas of Auckland where vaccination numbers are low.

This comes as Auckland pulls out all the stops - 220,000… Audio

The House reviews the week in Parliament with praise for paralympians and more than usual unity when the subject is security. Audio

The terrorist who stabbed shoppers at an Auckland supermarket tried to give up his New Zealand residence three years ago.

Former immigration minister Michael Woodhouse says it was another missed… Audio

In a parliamentary week that was all about passing the budget, Question Time did not get the memo - it was all about Covid-19. Audio