Stories by Ruth Hill

Health Minister Simeon Brown says about 4300 procedures were delayed as a result of the strike.

Medical staff are picketing hospitals all around the country, as talks grind to a halt.

Health NZ insists its offer is fair and reasonable, and expressed disappointment. Audio

Health NZ admits there is still some work to do, as Māori and Pacific immunisation providers say funding is too low to cover services.

Whānau Āwhina Plunket a million-dollar contract to set up its own childhood immunisation service five months ago and says progress will "speed up" Audio

The industry body says patients are waiting too long to be certified as able to return to work, due to long GP wait times.

The reduction in the number of colonoscopies outsourced to the private sector last year was due to a temporary "surge" the year before - paid for by leftover Covid funding, Health NZ says.

Health New Zealand data shows the number of publicly-funded colonoscopies dropped by more than 7 percent. Audio

Blake Forbes, 26, is battling at-times severe pain that is threatening to make him bed-bound. Audio

With 30-40 percent of senior doctor positions unfilled, the hospital is facing critical staff shortages.

More than one in six people wait three or four weeks, or even longer, according to the first RNZ-Reid Research poll.

Health NZ said it had agreed with the Public Service Association to stop planned "change proposals" in public health.

Health NZ is refusing to confirm whether the "malicious actor" behind the breach was an external hacker or an inside job.

Frustrated senior doctors say millions of dollars of taxpayer money going to private hospitals to do elective operations could help many more patients, if it was invested in the ailing public system. Audio

Marley Joseph was awarded the top GP prize at graduation but still needs at least two years on-the job training. Audio

Age restrictions mean some people are ineligible for help.

Doctors are warning that giving GPs the task of doing more on-the-job training for new graduates and foreign-trained medics will load more pressure on primary care. Audio

Workers threatened with large-scale job cuts are hoping for a change of heart, after the minister revealed he had asked officials to think again.

The agency has come under mounting scrutiny in the the last year.

The Health Commissioner's reset plan for Health NZ will still go on under new Board. Audio

本次调整包括与私营部门开展"合作"以及恢复新西兰卫生局董事会。

Changes include "partnering" with the private sector and reinstating a board.

It comes as New Zealanders feel the impact of global supply problems.

The burgeoning private healthcare industry claims its current building boom will "take pressure off the public system". Audio

But Keith Blayney says it's better than relying on the government's "flawed" funding system.