Stories by Ruth Hill

Ophthalmologists say work on national treatment guidelines has been caught up in red tape. Audio

It may take a village to raise a child - but it needs a whole lot of "aunties" to grow a new generation of midwives.

Some midwifery students have told RNZ the workload and conditions have caused them to rethink their career choice.

But GPs warn many others are not even counted in the official figures from Te Whatu Ora.

The head of the government agency taking over monitoring of Oranga Tamariki from the Children's Commissioner insists it will do a thorough and transparent job.

From next month, oversight of Oranga Tamariki shifts from the Office of the Children's Commissioner to a government monitor.

The sheer scale of the problem might only be solved by joining up with Australia, Martin Brook fears.

Some cancer patients struggling with the cost of travel are making the difficult decision not to have treatment. Audio

Publicly available health data on wait times for emergency departments, operations and cancer treatment are now six months out of date.

Spinal muscular atrophy is the most common genetic cause of death in babies without treatment - but it is not included in the newborn screening programme.

The equivalent of nine ambulances a day are unable to respond to callouts because they are stuck outside emergency departments, waiting to drop off patients. Audio

Nearly 30,000 patients waiting for elective operations are about to receive letters from Te Whatu Ora asking if they still need surgery.

Some of the country's biggest hospices are warning they will have to cut some services, if they do not get an urgent cash injection from the government.

Ethan Hallett was reduced to being a "dead-eyed zombie" during his three-and-a-half month "incarceration" in Waitakere Hospital, his mother says.

Two severely disabled people in residential care were sent home from hospital still seriously ill, with one readmitted within 24 hours, later dying in hospital.

Aged care providers warn the shortage of rest home beds is leading to longer wait times for elective surgery, over-crowded emergency departments and other pressures on the health system.

Fire and Emergency knew for two years about asbestos in its Auckland Central Fire Station, which had to be evacuated after dust during renovation tested positive.

How many billions will it cost to protect New Zealand against future weather disasters? The government is allocating extra science funds to find out.

Privacy experts and analysts warn government departments' use of Google Analytics may be allowing the world's biggest marketing company to harvest New Zealanders' private data for its own purposes.

Nurses Organisation kaiwhakahaere Kerri Nuku says the difference between hospital pay rates and GPs was about 10 to 15 percent, with some Māori and Pasifika services languishing 25 to 30 percent…

A group of people who have escaped cult-like groups have set up a support network to help others like themselves build new lives.

In one phone call on 21 June 2021, Megan found out her aunt Jasmine Cotter had gone to prison on drugs charges and that no-one in the family knew who had her son.

There is a 16 percent shortage of anaesthetic technicians nationwide. Audio

The council lifted the dangerous building notice this week, but an expert pointed to its stormwater system as contributing to the slip, while the family's laywer claims the authority abused its power.

The health minister says the incorrect data was not used to make decisions, and media reports that quoted her referring to it were false. Audio