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'Why don't we have one?': No voting booth at Middlemore for patients, staff
Middlemore is the only major hospital in Auckland to be without an on-site polling booth.
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Doctor's callback from retirement reveals depth of health crisis: Nurses union
A doctor was called out of retirement after a clinic's last GP resigned last month.
Act to spend $400m to retain more doctors, incentivise more appts
Act is promising to commit $400 million over four years to retain more doctors in New Zealand, attract them from overseas and incentivise them. Video / NZ Herald
NZ Herald Morning Headlines | Saturday, October 17, 2026
US President Donald Trump has told his new White House Press Secretary she should reconsider the role. Video / NZ Herald
'Never felt so unsafe': Starship staff describe cancer ward 'crisis'
Nurses say chemotherapy is delayed when qualified staff are unavailable at night.
Dad blasts Simeon Brown over response to Starship cancer treatment delays
Shaun Todd's daughter had brain tumour surgery and six chemotherapy rounds.
'No sense': Outrage over Government order to limit nurse enrolments
The Tertiary Education Commission asked providers to keep nurse enrolments at 2025 levels.
Should we lift the super age – and how can we tackle our health system and welfare pressures?
Cameron Bagrie, Moko Tepania, Dr Mataroria Lyndon and Kjesten Wiig join Ryan Bridge to talk about how we can lift our collective prosperity.
Debunking the great myths about NZ private hospitals
OPINION: NZ has always had a mixed health system. Public services have never been enough.
Editorial: Govt must fund more pathologists to meet screening demand
OPINION: This issue needs to be sorted out promptly.
Health NZ agrees to 24 new nurses for North Shore Hospital after 'nightmare' winter
Health NZ will hire 24 nurses for North Shore Hospital's emergency department.
The 'backlog pile': Cancer specialists warn of five-week delays for results
Pathologists are calling on the Health Minister to urgently boost its workforce. Video \ Jason Dorday
Telco out, hospital in: Six operating theatres for Smales Farm block
Where the telco One NZ once was at Smales Farm, a private hospital will soon open.
Crane count rises to 106 down from 157 at building boom peak
Auckland remains 'epicentre' of activity: 58 long-term high-rise fixed, crawler cranes.
Health NZ AI partner Heidi raises capital at unicorn valuation
The co-founder answers the AI critics.
Whanganui ED patient turnover hits almost seven times capacity
Whanganui Hospital's emergency department reached 253% capacity during a winter surge.
Health NZ employs 4826 more internationally trained nurses than in 2021
Nursing leaders warn the shift could affect care as local graduates miss out.
'Exhausted': Health workers challenge candidates over 'broken' system
'The wait times are unacceptable and we see people's health deteriorating.'
Gisborne Hospital ED nurses strike for safe staffing
Gisborne Hospital’s emergency department nurses went on strike yesterday over understaffing on the ward. Video / Zoe Mills
The fierce election battle over NZ's real nursing numbers
The political argument runs the risk of obscuring the truth of NZ's nursing workforce.
'Far from over': Health NZ bracing for weeks of strain from sickness surge
Pressures on the health system are expected to continue for another three to four weeks.
'It's not too late' for flu vaccine, as long tail predicted | Ryan Bridge TODAY
Health New Zealand's Dr Christine McIntosh says the free flu vaccine for our under 5-year-olds is important because they get sick quickly from influenza. Video / Ryan Bridge TODAY
Interactive: How often did your hospital miss nursing targets?
Exclusive: search the real shift numbers now for almost every ward and hospital in NZ.
'He's stronger now at 79': Local gym finds success with older clients | Ryan Bridge TODAY
Wiremu Poa went from running a community gym out of his garage to now a booming business in a premium location. Video / Ryan Bridge TODAY