Health
Florida plans to end all state vaccine mandates, including for schools
The state's surgeon general is comparing vaccine requirements to "slavery".
Health NZ apologises to nurses' union after Ombudsman's scolding
"We acknowledge that refusing this request was not appropriate and may have contributed to delays in the important work you are undertaking on behalf of our kaimahi."
Doctors concerned about overhaul of Healthy Futures Act
Doctors have made impassioned pleas to the government to step back from a law change they say will stop them from speaking out, and cost patient lives. Ruth Hill reports. Audio
You can't just set and forget The Pill
The pill can be used safely by most women for decades, but regular check-ins with your prescriber are essential, warn health experts.
Senior doctor strike vote results expected next week
The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists has confirmed its members have been voting since Monday on whether they will strike later this month.
Nurses strike for second day
More than 36,000 workers are walking off the job again today, demanding better pay and increased staffing.
Changes announced for disability support system
A controversial cost-saving policy for carers for the disabled is being abandoned as part of changes to the disability support system. From next April, the government will remove purchasing guidelines… Audio
Senior Doctors to vote on strike action
Senior doctors could soon be following nurses, who will walk off the job again tomorrow. The doctors are currently voting on whether to take strike action later this month according to the Association… Audio
Eating disorders peer support 'silent revolution' - Minister
The Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey is heralding a new strategy for the country's eating disorder services as revolutionary. The reset, marking the first Eating Disorder and Body Image Awareness… Audio
Peer support for eating disorders 'the silent revolution' - Minister
The Mental Health has labelled the new strategy as the silent revolution. Audio
Social media inundated with positive alcohol messages
Australian researchers analysed more than 1800 posts that used popular alcohol tags over seven years, and found only two percent of them contained anti-brand sentiments, or showed negative… Audio
NZ's most common poisoning scenarios (+ how to handle them)
Roughly 20 percent of families with kids under five experience an accidental poisoning every year. More than half the calls to the National Poisons Centre are about this. Audio
New approach and funding for eating disorder services
The government is promising to invest an extra $4 million in support services each year.
Calls for stricter laws to stop alcohol sales to minors
The parents of a 16-year-old boy who died while driving drunk want tougher laws to stop sales to minors, after learning he was served alcohol multiple times including when visibly drunk. Lawyer and… Audio
Health minister's note to nurses striking outside his office
More than 36,000 nurses are walking off the job in a pay dispute, and Simeon Brown had a message for them. Audio
Striking nurses 'sick of system not allowing us to do our jobs'
"Tired, sick and absolutely devastated by a system that is not allowing us to do our jobs." That from one of the 36,000 nurses on strike today - as the lengthy negotiations between Health NZ and the… Audio
'My bra supports me more than you' - nurses strike
More than 35,000 nurses walked off the job following nearly a year of deadlocked negotiations between Health New Zealand and the union over pay and working conditions. The Nurses Organisation says the… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Tuesday 2nd September 2025
In today's episode, the global tech giant Amazon says it is finally launching its much-hyped Auckland data centres, four years after first announcing the plan; The New Zealand First leader, Winston… Audio
New research into blood pressure
At least one in five of us have high blood pressure but most of us don't know we have it. Untreated, it can lead to serious problems like stroke, heart attack and kidney failure. Which makes a new… Audio
More than 30,000 nurses, midwives and healthcare assistants strike
More than 30,000 midwives, nurses and healthcare assistants have walked off the job on Tuesday, in what is the first of two full-day strikes happening right around Aotearoa this week. Reporter Bill… Audio
