Andrew Little

The World Health Assembly has convened in Switzerland - the organisation is marking its 75th anniversary in Geneva. And there, representing New Zealand is our Minister of Health Andrew Little - and he… Audio

Health was a centre piece of the budget - capturing more than eleven billion dollars in funding as the Government presses ahead with its plan to replace DHBs with a centralised health service.

Health… Audio

Uncertainty continues to surround the future of the main building at Hutt Hospital near Wellington, and the services it provides.

The seismic rating of the Heretaunga Block is 15 per cent of the new… Audio

The government's promising to take some of the pressure off child and adolescent mental health services as part of a $100m Budget 2022 spend over four years.

It includes $27m for community-based… Video, Audio

Nurses are flabbergasted they are excluded from a new fast track pathway for residency.

Highly skilled workers including doctors, scientists and engineers will be able to apply for residency within… Audio

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