NZ’s right-wing government is exploiting the crisis of unmet need, caused by decades of underfunding of public healthcare, to divert tens of millions of dollars to private hospitals.

A crisis in primary health care is worsening and calls are increasing for some hospital funding to be diverted to GPs.

New Zealand has eased its lockdown after a month of stringent measures leading to low daily cases and few deaths from COVID-19. But one healthcare worker says the waiting game has taken its toll.

The Children's Commissioner has called the situation "untenable, inequitable and inadequate".

An acute shortage of radiography staff at Taranaki Base Hospital means patients are waiting months longer than they should be ...

Whakatāne Hospital's Maternity Unit services were downgraded in January this year due to a lack of specialist doctors, prompting a public outcry. Whakatāne District Council voted on Thursday to ...

ByMikka Pineda In some respects, New Zealand looks more vulnerable to a housing-led financial crisis than the U.S.: New Zealand (NZ) exhibits higher household indebtedness (debt to disposable ...

Lance Burdett is one of the most recognisable names from the New Zealand Police this century. During his 22 years on the ...