Health
Warning NZ is unprepared for doubling of dementia patients
About 83,000 people live with dementia and that is estimated to double in the next 25 years.
ERA intervention could break doctors' pay deadlock, legal expert says
With doctors poised to strike, arbitration could be the circuit-breaker needed to end the impasse. Audio
Continued delays in children’s dental care
The New Zealand Dental Association says that while there is a decrease in the number of children who are overdue for their annual check-up, the numbers are still far higher than before covid. Audio
KiwiSaver less of a retirement fund, more of a 'life saver' for cancer patients
Robert Moffitt was forced to cash up his KiwiSaver to fund $220,000 treatment for his blood cancer. Audio
NZ research institute in final stage of cutting edge
A leading New Zealand research institute is passing the hat to fund the final stages of a clinical trial into a cutting edge treatment for blood cancers. The Malaghan Institute is currently doing… Audio
Cancer patients forced to cash in KiwiSaver to fund treatments
KiwiSaver is becoming less of a retirement fund, and more of a life saver for some cancer patients forced to use it to pay for treatments not funded or not available here. Robert Moffitt was diagnosed… Audio
Health Minister confident Dunedin Hospital rebuild is back on track
CPB Contractors will lead the $1.6b project, with measures to ensure deadlines and budgets are met.
More Māori nurses are needed, NZ Nurses Organisation says
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation said the number of nurses working for iwi and Māori providers would need to rise to keep up with the projected Māori population growth.
Does ASMR really help with anxiety?
Experiencing an involuntary physiological response to a sound helps some people feel a sense of "psychological stability".
Senior doctors shrug off Health NZ's bid to force settlement
The union says a forced settlement will only make doctors "more angry" ahead of the planned 48-hour strike. Audio
Health NZ ups the ante on stoush with senior doctors
Health NZ will have to prove the senior doctors' union has "breached good faith" in order for the ERA to overrule the bargaining process. Audio
Contractors announced for Dunedin Hospital's new inpatient building
The much-delayed and costly rebuild has been debated since John Key was Prime Minister.
Morning Report Essentials for Friday 19 September 2025
In today's episode, in a blow for the Government, the economy has had a much larger slump than expected which the Finance Minister's blaming in part on Donald Trump's trade tariffs, negotiations… Audio
New ADHD medication soon available
Pharmac is planning to fund a new brand of ADHD medication from the first of December. Audio
Health workforce regulation changes progressing
The Health Minister is pushing ahead with changes to the health workforce after consultation that sparked worries in the health sector. Audio
What owning a cat does to your brain (and theirs)
Snuggling with a cat can help suppress the stress hormone cortisol.
Health NZ and doctors in deadlock ahead of strike
Negotiations between Health New Zealand and senior hospital doctors have hit a wall - Health NZ has asked the Employment Relations Authority to come up with a settlement. Health NZ's acting chief… Audio
The club of boxers fighting off Parkinson's
On a bitterly cold winter's afternoon, five hardy characters gather in a gym.
Mushrooms may not be magic treatment for depression
Earlier this year, Medsafe gave a New Zealand psychiatrist permission to give it to people with depression when other treatments didn't work.
The 'fly in, fly out' cancer patients spending hundreds of thousands for help
A former top cop says he travelled to China for cutting-edge therapy after his cancer returned earlier this year. Audio
