Annette King
Research shows wait times for elective surgery is on the rise
New research shows 280,000 New Zealanders are waiting for surgery, and wait times are on the rise. The survey shows 60% of those requiring elective surgery aren't put on a waiting list because they… Audio
Health Minister challenged to eat hospital "slops"
Labour's Health spokesperson, Annette King, has challenged the Health Minister Jonathan Coleman to eat what she describes as the "slops" at Dunedin Hospital. Video, Audio
Annette King says Canterbury mental health cuts 'premature'
The Labour Party says the Ministry of Social Development should not be reducing mental health funding in Canterbury. Audio
Strugging to Stay Alive with Melanoma
Karen Brown investigates how good the new-generation cancer drugs, such the melanoma treatment Keytruda, really are and if NZ should fund them. Audio
Govt still confident in PHARMAC's decision-making
The Government retains confidence in PHARMAC despite criticism of its decision not to fund a potentially life-saving cancer drug. Audio
labour conference this week
It's Labour's first conference since the party's crippling election defeat last year and with its fourth leader in as many years. Audio
Police mental health calls are a budget issue- Labour
The police are dealing with more than one-hundred cases every day involving what they call acutely distressed mentally ill people. Audio
How sexist is New Zealand politics?
New Zealand made history by becoming the first country to give women the vote - but is it still breaking new ground, asks Amelia Langford in Power Play.
Labour backing calls to investigate claims
Labour is backing calls to investigate claims of dodgy labour hire employment practices. Audio
Labour's Jacinda Ardern to focus on Auckland
Auckland-based Labour MP Jacinda Ardern says it was her choice not to seek the party's deputy leadership. Audio
Little to keep his deputy
Annette King is to remain deputy leader of the Labour Party after Jacinda Ardern decided not to seek the party's deputy leadership. Audio
Health Benefits Limited report
Labour says a Crown company set up to make health savings was just a vanity project for a previous Minister of Health. Audio
Labour's reaction to overnight TPP deal announcement
Listening to that is Annette King -- the Labour Party's acting leader. Audio
Health ministry's leak move unprecedented says Labour
Senior managers at the Ministry of Health have been required to sign statements saying they did not leak information to Radio New Zealand about radical reform proposals for district health boards… Audio
Fresh allegations of bad behaviour by health officials
The Ministry of Health is being accused of lying to doctors at the Canterbury District Health Board. Audio
Speaking of Evil - Cambodian women survive Pol Pot
Imagine having to beg for your child's life with nothing but a couple of cigarettes as a bribe. Thirty years after their trauma, a group of 10 Cambodian New Zealand women are only now able to tell… Audio
Labour says Trade Minister is arrogant
The acting Labour leader Annette King is accusing the trade minister of arrogance over his comments about opponents of the Trans Pacific Partnership. Audio
Tens of thousands of patients unable to see specialists
Tens of thousands of New Zealanders who were referred to a specialist by their GP over the past five years were turned away. Audio
Labour calls proposed DHB shake up "sneaky"
The Government appears to be planning to overhaul the way District Health Boards are governed. Health Minister Jonathan Coleman, and Labour's health spokesperson Annette King comment. Audio
Labour: More funding needed to make all visits free for U13's
Labour says thousands of children are still being charged to visit the doctor, despite a government promise to make all visits free for under 13s. Audio