Health
Te Whatu Ora boss Margie Apa resigns
Minister Simeon Brown says Health New Zealand's chief is leaving early in a "mutual agreement".
Midday Report Essentials for Friday 7 February 2025
In today's episode, locals are concerned about a meeting the Cook Islands Prime Minister is holding with China, and there are wider geopolitical concerns too; the founding chief executive of Health… Audio
How AI could transform healthcare
This week the University of Otago is hosting a visit from Distinguished Professor John Hirdes, whose work has led to significant improvements in the lives of older people in Canada. Audio
Health NZ leader resigns early
Health New Zealand's founding chief executive Fepulea'i Margie Apa has resigned - four months before her contract ends - with the blessing of the Health Commissioner. Charlotte gets the latest from… Audio
Health conference aimed at ‘lighting a fire’ for public services
Mayor Victor Luca says the downgrade of specialist services at Whakatāne Hospital's gynaecology and obstetrics department is only the tip of the iceberg.
NZNO calls on Health NZ for culturally safe staffing levels
A new report from the Nurses Organisation is calling on Te Whatu Ora to support culturally safe staffing ratios. NZ Nurses Organisation Kaiwhakahaere Kerri Nuku spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
More Māori nurses urgently needed - NSO kaiwhakahaere
Kerri Nuku also called for the embracing of tikanga to make Māori patients and nurses more comfortable.
New bird flu strain found in US dairy cattle
US dairy cattle have tested positive for a strain of bird flu not previously seen in cows, ramping up concerns about the persistent spread of the virus.
People placed in state care died earlier, more violent deaths, study finds
The new study used a substantial sample of approximately 20,000 children placed in care between 1950-1999.
This household item that sparks the most calls to National Poison Centre
The National Poison Centre staff were often able to help callers without them having to call an ambulance or rush off to the emergency department.
Warning issued: Professional body for eye specialists attempts to stop surgical procedures by optometrists
The warning was issued by the Commerce Commission to the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists.
Rotorua to host major indigenous health conference
Rotorua and Hei Āhuru Mōwai Māori will host the World Indigenous Cancer Conference.
Surgery delays as lab workers strike for pay parity
Major surgical cases have been delayed in some places because of a strike by lab workers at public hospitals in Wellington, Palmerston North, Tauranga, Rotorua, Whakatāne, Nelson and Dunedin.
Relationships: when sex is painful
Jo Robertson talks with Kathryn about painful sex in a relationship - the causes, the impact, when to seek help and what treatment looks like. Audio
The school where students still love their free lunches
A high school that makes its own healthy lunches says they hardly have any leftovers at the end of the day. Audio
How Lotta Dann saved herself from a rabbit hole of diet culture
When the author quit alcohol, she started to gain weight. What followed was two years of extreme dieting, cutting out entire food groups, and obsessively weighing portions. Audio
Doctors union on govt plans for new Dunedin hospital
The senior doctors' union is frustrated the government won't say which departments at Dunedin Hospital will have fewer beds under the new plan, unveiled last week. Association of Salaried Medical… Audio
Marama Davidson returns to politics after cancer diagnosis
Eight months after being diagnosed with breast cancer, Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson has returned to politics. Davidson spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
How the brain experiences dementia
Professor Lynette Tippett, a professor of psychology at the University of Auckland and the National Director of the Dementia Prevention Research Clinics joins Emile Donovan to explore the science of… Audio
Health NZ, GP asked to apologise after man's 'wart' was cancer, finger amputuated
The man complained to the Health and Disability Commission about the care provided to him when going through skin cancer.
