Andrew Little

The government's introducing a 'high-powered task force' to tackle the issue of ballooning waitlists for hospital operations and appointments.

There are 27,000 people who've been waiting four months… Video, Audio

The Health Minister says emergency cancer drug approvals overseas are making it difficult to identify which medicines New Zealand should fund.

The Cancer Control Agency released a report today, which… Audio

The government has revealed more details on its major shake up of health services.

Minister Andrew Little has announced plans to create up to 80 local offices - the first nine in Otara, Hauraki… Audio

An overseas recruitment campaign targeting intensive care nurses has lured just three people into jobs here since it launched two months ago.

The $300,000 campaign was set up to entice New… Audio

The country's three top health directors have resigned - including Dr Ashley Bloomfield.

The triple exodus from the Ministry of Health comes as the Omicron outbreak peaks in some regions, and… Audio

The Health Minister has presented a new plan today to bolster the mental health nursing workforce - by doubling the number of funded training spaces available.

The $77 million initiative comes from a… Audio

The Government is preparing for a more hands-off approach once Omicron cases in the community grow to their thousands.

A three phase plan has been announced.

In phase one, which we're in now… Audio

Twenty-four hospitals from Kaitaia to Invercargill will have pandemic improvements made.

Health Minister Andrew Little has announced the upgrades to 350 hospital beds around the country to better… Audio

North Shore, Tauranga and Christchurch hospitals are the first to receive a boost from a $100 million fund to expand intensive care facilities.

The Government has earmarked the capital spend from the… Audio

Health Minister Andrew Little says officials will make a 'human judgement' rather than set specific criteria for regions to shift down in the traffic light system.  

However he says any shifts… Audio

A woman whose husband was killed in the Pike River mine explosion hopes footage showing the remains of up to three men will bring them another step closer to justice.

Anna Osborne was among the… Audio

Footage showing up to three bodies inside the Pike River mine is being described as cold comfort by some of the families.

Relatives of the 29 men have been waiting for more than a decade for such… Audio

Health Minister Andrew Little admits some people are slipping through the cracks, but says he hasn't had any indication public health officials are falling behind with cases isolating at home with… Audio

Whangārei's dilapidated, decaying hospital is preparing for an influx of Covid-19 cases, and staff say it's only a matter of time before bed space runs out.

The Northland DHB has been trying to get… Audio

Parliament is considering a major health reform. We outline the symptoms, diagnoses and the treatment plans proposed by the different parties. Audio

The Health Minister is assuring health workers the government is doing what it can to prepare for a rise in Covid-19 patients in hospitals.

An emergency nurse and NZ Nurses Organisation delegate in… Audio

The Government has laid out its plans for how the hospital system will cope with a growing number of Covid-19 cases.

The short answer is: the hospital system won't need to, because the vast majority… Audio

The Health Minister, Andrew Little, says there's surge capacity to fill crucial nursing gaps on short notice if the delta outbreak escalates.

Specialists say nurses are already stretched and there is… Audio