Health
Flat out, burnt out: Kiwis grapple with cost-of-living crisis
Our producer Mahvash Ikram talks to a woman who kept working through chemotherapy, just so she could pay her mortgage. Audio
Patients queue before dawn to see low-cost GPs
Local Doctors Otara says the long lines each day are a "sign of desperate times" in primary healthcare. Audio
Nitpicking: Could a national index help stem the spread of lice?
Cases appear to be rising, with subsidised treatment prescriptions up 30 percent, but there's no real way to know how many cases there are - or where. Audio
Why we age in two rapid bursts
Stanford University researchers were also surprised to see some big bodily changes happening in people in their mid-40s. Audio
Woman died in hospital because cardiac alarm volume was turned down
It took staff several minutes to notice the woman's monitor alarm had been activated.
People queueing for hours outside Otara doctor's clinic
Dozens of unwell or injured people desperate to see a doctor are queueing for hours outside a south Auckland clinic before dawn. Local Doctors Otara said they've tried everything to keep their waiting… Audio
Covid 19 update: 1425 new cases, 19 further deaths
There were 92 people in hospital, with none in intensive care.
Is a national nit index is a good idea?
Visual journalist Marika Khabazi asks people in Auckland's Mission Bay if they they think introducing a national nit index is a good idea. Audio
Could a real-time register help prevent the spread of headlice?
Cases of the scalp-suckers appear to be rising- with subsidised prescriptions for treatments up 27% - but there's no real way to know how many cases there are or where they might be. Health… Audio
The Pre-Panel for 2nd September 2024
Today on the Pre-Panel, Wallace Chapman and producer Tom Riste-Smith join Jesse Mulligan to preview tonight's show and discuss the Paralympic phone scandal. Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Monday 2 September 2024
On today's episode, the King's Council - Tekau Ma Rua will meet tomorrow with iwi leaders to discuss the criteria for selecting the next Maori monarch, New Zealand's detention watchdogs have sounded… Audio
GPs warn business model is unsustainable
General practice doctors are warning its business model is unsustainable - as nine out of 10 clinics say they're having to increase their fees. Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners… Audio
Concerns over ongoing harm of mokopuna in youth justice system
New Zealand's detention watchdogs have sounded the alarm of the ongoing harm mokopuna are experiencing in the youth justice system. Chief Children's Commissioner Dr Claire Achmad spoke to Charlotte… Audio
GPs 'in crisis' - and patients paying the price
Nine out of 10 family doctors plan to increase their fees, if they have not already just done so.
Waikato Hospital patient waits over a month for cardiac surgery
A patient at Waikato Hospital says he has been waiting more than a month for cardiac surgery and has been told it might be at least another three weeks away. The Coromandel man spoke to Natalie… Audio
Majority of GPs increase patient fees
Nine out of 10 GPs plan to increase patients' fees if they haven't already. GenPro, which represents the owners of general practices says its survey of members highlights the crisis in primary care… Audio
Te Whatu Ora backtracks on toast ban
Te Whatu Ora seems to be backtracking on a move that would have seen new mothers in the capital miss out on toast post-labour. Community midwife in Wellington Suzi Hume spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Heart attack patient waits more than a month for surgery
Norm Davies needs a triple bypass - but five weeks on, when he will get one is still unclear.
Outcry after hospitals denies new mums toast and tea after labour
Hundreds of Wellington residents have piled on to social media to call for tea and toast to be put back on the menu of the city's maternity wards.
