Stories by Stephen Forbes

Māori, Pasifika and lower socioeconomic communities like South Auckland should be prioritised in the Covid-19 vaccination roll-out for children, says an epidemiologist.

Auckland Transport has been hit hard by the latest Covid-19 lockdown, with a projected shortfall in public transport revenue of about $64 million for this financial year.

Pharmac's delay funding new diabetes drugs has led to many deaths in Māori and Pasifika, says Diabetes Foundation Aotearoa.

South Auckland GPs say burnout is a growing problem for the profession as doctors struggle to cope with increased workloads monitoring Covid-19 positive patients self-isolating at home.

Auckland Transport (AT) is seeking support from the government to help it turn around the $64 million hit it expects to take to its finances following a fall in public transport due to Covid-19.

The Mental Health Foundation says reports the police are cancelling, or not responding to, half of all mental health callouts is disturbing.

The release of Māori vaccination data to the Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency has been delayed, Health Minister Andrew Little says, contradicting his earlier statement.

Agency taking legal action against the Ministry of Health for refusing to release details of people who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19.

The Counties Manukau DHB estimates the Ministry of Health has underfunded it by $300 million over the past decade due to inaccurate data about its population base.

With growing numbers of Covid-19 positive people self-isolating at home, GPs say they are facing increased workloads and need more clarity over how they get paid for monitoring them.

Two of Auckland's biggest infrastructure projects are facing major cost increases and delays due to global skills shortages and the impact of Covid-19.

The Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency says the Ministry of Health has asked for a 24-hour extension to release Māori vaccination data after losing a landmark decision in the High Court on Monday.

A Māori health provider says Whānau Ora's legal victory over the Ministry of Health will mean it will be able to better target the unvaccinated.

Changes to MIQ to bring in more healthcare workers from overseas do not address skills shortages in understaffed areas like South Auckland, a nurses' union says.

Independent midwife Sarai Tepou says the government's mandatory vaccination order for those in the profession is a step too far.

Auckland's district health boards (DHBs) must take a harder line to ensure all staff are vaccinated, an expert in public health says.

Counties Manukau DHB has experienced a surge in mental health and addiction services admissions since last month as it battles the latest Covid-19 outbreak.

Mayor Phil Goff says the leaky building crisis has cost council hundreds of millions over the last 10 years and resulted in the construction of thousands of unsafe, damp and mouldy homes.

A frustrated Clover Park resident says locals are continually breaching lockdown, but the police are not enforcing alert level 3 restrictions after multiple complaints.

A major South Auckland healthcare provider says door-to-door Covid-19 testing needs to be ramped up in the area.

After being highlighted as known Covid-19 hotspots with known clusters and unlinked cases, how many people are actually getting tested in Auckland's seven "suburbs of interest?"

It it is vital Aucklanders have their say on the government's Three Waters reforms before any final vote by the council, a councillor says.

Claims of lockdown breaches are emerging from locals in the small south Auckland suburb of interest, Clover Park.

A Mental Health Foundation CEO is predicting a growth in demand as people grapple with the pressures of the latest Covid-19 lockdown.

The extended alert level 4 lockdown will be a struggle for many South Auckland businesses which have been hit hard by Covid-19, an advocate says.