Rowan Quinn

An Auckland doctor says patients are the ones that bear the ultimate brunt of a shortage of senior doctors - with long waiting lists and worsening health.

New research from the senior doctors union… Audio

Thousands of Auckland children, many in serious pain, are having to wait up to eight months for dental treatment and the list is growing.

A new report shows the city's dental services are struggling… Audio

A new report has revealed the dire state of children's dentistry in Auckland.

It shows thousands of children are on the waiting list for serious dental work - with many are waiting for eight months… Audio

A family at the heart of the country's biggest Covid-19 cluster has described the fear and shock of coming face to face with the virus.

Auckland's August outbreak infected 179 people, sending the… Audio

A family with five people who caught Covid-19 has described their shock and fear as they dropped everything to rush into quarantine.

They were part of Auckland's August cluster where most of those… Audio

The 100,000 Aucklanders who work in the central business district are being told to work from home tomorrow if possible, as officials race to contain a mystery case of Covid-19.

The latest community… Video, Audio

The government is getting prepared for the prospect of a Covid-19 vaccine being ready next year, purchasing several bulk freezers for storage. Planning is also underway for the roll out of a… Audio

Workers in managed isolation and quarantine hotels here have been called some of the worst protected in the developed world by a PPE expert staying in one.

Tim Jones works for a company that's been… Audio

A New Zealand PPE expert staying in managed isolation says he's been shocked to see the low level of protection for workers - which is the worst he's seen in the developed world.

Tim Jones works for… Audio

Anti-smoking, obesity and alcohol work in Auckland have been dealt a serious blow by Covid-19.

An Auckland Regional Public Health Service report covering July to September shows the huge pressure… Audio

Former Auckland Blues player Matt Johnson had his career cut drastically short after he nearly died from the complications of rheumatic fever.

Now he's fighting to stop others from getting disease… Video, Audio

A leading health economist says the Government is again failing to convey the sense of urgency required to keep the country Covid-free. The comments follow news that an infectious person visited an… Audio

Two crew of the Sofrana Surville anchored off the Sunshine Coast have tested positive for Covid-19.

The Ministry of Health says the ship is the most likely source of infection of two New Zealand port… Video, Audio

Two new community testing centres have opened on Auckland's North Shore, after someone who later tested positive for Covid-19 visited a pub in Greenhithe.

Everyone who was at The Malt between 7.30pm… Audio

There are 18 crew members infected with Covid-19, out of the 235 who have come to the country for work.

The scale of the outbreak has prompted health authorities to bring in extra measures to curb… Audio

An update on whether more Russian and Ukranian fishers, who are isolating in Christchurch, have covid 19 is expected within the hour.

Eleven of the 237 fishing crew here to work on boats have already… Audio

There are no Covid-19 community testing centres open on the weekends in Auckland, and just six are still operating during the week.

People who want to get tested on the weekends will have to go to an… Audio

More than 2500 Auckland children have not had a dental check up for four years.

Dentists worry many could be in pain, while others could be on track for a lifetime of problems with their teeth.

The… Audio

Labour has failed to get DHB deficits under control this term despite going hard on underfunding when in opposition.

At the moment 19 of the 20 DHBs are in the red but the problem of health boards… Audio