Rosie Gordon

A young woman claims a senior male gynaecologist asked if he "had a chance with her" as he carried out a vaginal examination.

She says a female nurse, who was also in the room, did not say anything… Audio

People living along Wellington's exposed South Coast are demanding faster action to protect them from the rising sea.

They know the reality of climate change better than most and more than a hundred… Audio

A nurse at Wellington Hospital is describing the pressure of work as relentless and desperate.

She knows nurses who have already left this year - and she's thinking of joining them.

This comes as… Audio

Midwives and expecting parents are stressed out by a lack of information about the future of maternity services in the Hutt Valley.

They say local DHB needs to tell them what will happen after the… Audio

Concerns are being raised that Labour's MP for Rongotai, Paul Eagle, is using his position to prepare for a new job - mayor of Wellington.

Paul Eagle is surveying his electorate, asking locals what… Audio

Wild weather continues to pummel districts north of Wellington in what's being described as an unprecedented storm on the Kāpiti Coast.

A neighborhood in Waikanae's been in clean-up mode today after… Video, Audio

Voters have been quick to deliver their verdict on Grant Robertson's fourth wellbeing Budget.

He's splashing the cash - including a record investment in health of $11.1 billion.

Rosie Gordon has… Audio

Huge uncertainty hangs over health services in Wellington with the shock announcement Hutt Hospital's main building is an earthquake risk and must close.

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A North Island resthome has sent a begging letter to its residents and their families offering a 500 dollar reward to anyone who can find a nurse to work there.

One family says they were shocked to… Audio

Rest homes have joined the avalanche of disapproval over the Government's decision to leave immigrant nurses off the new fast-tracked pathway to residence.

Unlike doctors they have to work here for… Audio

A new immigration Green List to help solve the country's skilled worker crisis has outraged nurses who say it won't help hospitals fix their chronic shortage of frontline staff.

The border will be… Audio

There has been another sharp drop in house prices and regions that saw the sharpest growth in recent years are now seeing the biggest falls.

That's according to latest QV figures out this morning… Audio

Cancer patients want the government to step up as many struggle to fund their own treatment.

A report by the Cancer Control Agency has found 18 gold-standard cancer medicines are funded by Australia… Audio

Diabetes experts have dismissed health officials' draft Diabetes Action Plan as all talk and no action.

Roughly 280,000 New Zealanders have diabetes now - the number of those with type 2 is expected… Audio

Towns north of Wellington that were once thoroughfares for State Highway 1 are now quiet seaside settlements.

It's been just over three weeks since Transmission Gully opened - diverting traffic away… Audio

With the borders finally open, a brain drain of skilled young workers is now underway. Young people are booking flights, quitting their jobs and moving overseas.

Last week, the Ministry of Business… Audio

Tertiary students are more than twice as likely as the rest of us to be living in damp and mouldy homes.

That's the finding of a survey of 522 students by researchers at the University of Otago.

And… Video, Audio

It's local elections year - which means politicians up and down the country are strutting their wares hoping to be re-elected - or pick up a seat for the first time on the powerful local bodies.

And… Audio

Younger Kiwis have been turning away from traditional news media outlets and bulletins for years, and the media they’re using most heavily have little news. But podcast listening is growing fast among… Audio