Health
Health NZ deputy commissioners being paid $200k a year in fees
The three deputy commissioners are trying to turn the public health system around.
What Australians plan to do about loo queues
Women are 34 times more likely to have to queue to use the bathroom, researchers say - and an Australia authority thinks it might have a potential help.
Call for wider access to meningococcal vaccines
Meningitis can kill in 24 hours, and "it's essential we have a vaccination programme, free to everyone, because treatment often comes too late", bereaved dad says.
Racism fallout at hospital after patient request to avoid Asian staff
A patient at a major hospital asked not to receive care from anyone of Asian ethnicity - a request that was initially granted, which distressed staff.
Lack of resources may frustrate new suicide prevention plan
The new plan is out for consultation but there are questions whether agencies will be able to support it.
Legionnaires' warning for spring gardeners
Warmer weather and longer days can mean more people are exposed to the deadly disease. Audio
Costello's advice on HTP's could expose NZ
An odd assemblage of papers that could expose Aotearoa to a radical and potentially harmful experiment. That's how one public health expert describes the five documents that make up minister Casey… Audio
The 'End of Sex' - how people could have kids with themselves
"I can't see a good reason to do that, but there are 8 billion people on this earth and some of them are crazy." Audio
Health system in crisis declaration being signed across NZ
A road test of how people feel about New Zealand's health system is about to get underway. Patient Voice Aotearoa chairman Malcolm Mulholland is driving around the country urging people to sign a… Audio
Costello's advice on tax cuts 'desperate collection of papers' say public health experts
Public health experts say the advice Associate Health Minister Casey Costello used to support a heated tobacco tax cut is a desperate collection of papers. Richard Edwards from the Department of… Audio
Health staff 'doubly punished' over botched holiday pay - union
The cost of Holidays Act breaches and untaken long service service has now hit $3.6b, with authorities making savage budget cuts to pay for them.
Family 'devastated' after human error ruled out in mum's death
Carmen Walker's sons, along with a surgeon who observed the procedure, say the blood loss that led to her death was preventable. Audio
Kiwi blackcurrant discovery shows promise for mood enhancement
Kiwi scientists say they've found a molecule in blackcurrants that inhibits an enzyme that breaks down chemicals like dopamine in the brain. Audio
Thousands of customers details lost after attack
Thousands of customers of a hearing clinic chain in New Zealand have been warned about a ransomware attack that has stolen masses of sensitive data. Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster spoke to… Audio
Bloom Hearing customers details lost to hackers
A major audiology chain of clinics has kept an Auckland man's personal details for over six years, then lost them to criminal hackers. Phil Pennington reports. Audio
Fears of privatisation by stealth as healthcare system struggles
As more and more healthcare becomes private, experts worry.
Family shocked after coroner releases findings into 2010 death
The family of a woman who died after a melanoma procedure in Waikato Hospital in 2010, is shocked by a coroner's finding into her cause of death. Natalie Akoorie reports. Audio
Report lays racism in psychology sector bare
The study highlights "psychology's failing to provide a culturally safe environment for its own", researchers say.
Explained: the numbers around new Dunedin Hospital
Explainer editor Katie Kenny crunches the numbers from the proposed Dunedin Hospital Audio
Fears of privatisation by stealth in overwhelmed healthcare
As more and more healthcare becomes private, experts worry about increasing inequality in New Zealand Audio
