Investigations continue into the death of a woman who left Middlemore Hospital's Emergency Department because of long wait times - only to return hours later, critically ill.
Counties Manukau District Health Board says patient presentations are up 17 percent on pre-Covid levels, an extra 400 patients a week and rising.
And doctors and nurses say they've been warning for some time that massive workloads could lead to a disaster.
Association of Salaried Medical Specialists executive director Sarah Dalton tells Lisa Owen the situation is "beyond distressing" for staff.
