Hastings Doctor Jailed For Drugging, Indecently Assaulting Patients. And There’s a “Concerning Shortage” of Senior Doctors in Hawke’s Bay

A GP was drugging and sexually abusing his patients. Why didn’t health centre staff go to the police?

Is New Zealand Third World? “Cost-cutting surgeons are using hardware tools in our hospitals” Just Like Moldova

New Zealand’s health service has got a lot in common with Moldova’s

Third World NZ – 2,500 School Children Exposed to Hepatitis Risk at Dental Clinic. Delay in Notification Because it was not “Deemed Urgent”

New Zealand’s status as a developing country was confirmed today with the news that 2,500 school children were exposed to cross contamination risks at the Pukekohe Intermediate School dental clinic in South Auckland: Incredibly, an equipment malfunction had gone un-noticed for over four months, according to a report on NewsHub.co.nz: Children exposed to unsterilised water…

All of Marlborough’s GPs Are “Full” As Almost 20% of Clinics Close Their Doors to New Patients Around NZ

More evidence emerged today of New Zealand’s failing health system with the news that 182 health clinics across the country have stopped accepting new patients, including all the clinics in Marlborough. More than 150 medical clinics around New Zealand have closed their doors to new patients. People barred from joining their chosen clinic face will…

“I reported from South Sudan and Sierra Leone. What I’ve returned to in New Zealand still shocks me” – Caitlin McGee

A former Al Jazeera journalist, Kiwi Caitlin McGee spent years reporting from war zones, South Sierra Leona and Indonesia and lived in the Middle East. Writing for The Spinoff she has spoken about her dismay on returning to New Zealand. You can read her full article here By Caitlin McGee. Here’s what she said about…