Health
Heart attack patient waits more than a month for surgery
Norm Davies needs a triple bypass - but five weeks on, when he will get one is still unclear.
Outcry after hospitals denies new mums toast and tea after labour
Hundreds of Wellington residents have piled on to social media to call for tea and toast to be put back on the menu of the city's maternity wards.
The highest senior medical officer vacancy rate in New Zealand
Doctors say it is the result of years of under-investment, and now exacerbated by recent hiring restrictions and budget cuts.
Three people die each week from preventable overdoses - report
Three New Zealanders die from accidental drug overdoses every week, with the number continuing to rise, new research shows.
'Budding' venture demystifies medicinal cannabis
What started as a museum has bloomed into New Zealand's only comprehensive cannabis prescription service - but not everyone is supportive.
Health staff walk off the job amid recruitment concerns
Hundreds of nurses, midwives, healthcare assistants, students and administration staff walked off the job on Friday.
26 year old on waiting list for residential care for 5 years
The financial shake up at Whaikaha has also left families of those with disabilites desperately seeking residential care, feeling hopeless. Spending on residential care has been frozen while a rapid… Audio
Family of man with severe disabilities lost ability to plan future
The parents of a man with severe disabilities said they've lost the ability to plan for his future thanks to changes in the way his care is funded. Their advocate said the situation is cruel and… Audio
Gisborne has highest senior doctor vacancy rate in NZ
Over 30 senior doctors have written to MPs and Te Whatu Ora calling for urgent action over staff vacancies in Gisborne with claims some patients are going blind waiting to see the hospital's only… Audio
The final word on how to pop a pimple
A dermatologist lays down the law on how to deal with pimples. Audio
Half of people tasered suicidal or mentally ill: Research
Mental health advocates say the use of tasers on people in crisis is an indictment on a health system which has left police as the default emergency responder. Ruth Hill reports. Audio
Stores fear loss of business under Auckland's new liquor curfew
Some South and West Auckland liquor stores fear they could lose up to 40 percent of their business under new liquor sale rules. Audio
Australia is rethinking health star ratings, is it time NZ did the same?
Have you even noticed the health star ratings on your food? And what do they mean?
Taser use on mentally ill people doubles
Mental health advocates are slamming the police's high use of tasers, saying "violence is being done to people who are not well".
'Nothing good happens after nine o'clock when you're out buying grog' - Chch mayor
Christchurch mayor Phil Mauger has added his voice to the call for the city to investigate 9pm closing for off-licence liquor outlets. Audio
Can New Zealand deal with the bird flu?
As cases mount overseas, NZ officials are bolstering their avian influenza plan. Here's what you need to know.
Thousands of diabetics to benefit from new funded devices
Advocates for people with type 1 diabetes say broader Pharmac funding will be a gamechanger.
Junior doctors warn losing admin staff will hurt patients
Junior doctors say losing more admin support will hurt patients as they will have less time to care for them.
Midday Report Essentials for Thursday 29 August 2024
On today's episode, the Green Party has agreed to delay its meeting on whether to invoke the waka-jumping law to remove former MP Darleen Tana from Parliament, the drivers of petrol cars could start… Audio
