Stories by Ruth Hill

Health NZ is refusing to confirm whether the "malicious actor" behind the breach was an external hacker or an inside job.

Frustrated senior doctors say millions of dollars of taxpayer money going to private hospitals to do elective operations could help many more patients, if it was invested in the ailing public system. Audio

Marley Joseph was awarded the top GP prize at graduation but still needs at least two years on-the job training. Audio

Age restrictions mean some people are ineligible for help.

Doctors are warning that giving GPs the task of doing more on-the-job training for new graduates and foreign-trained medics will load more pressure on primary care. Audio

Workers threatened with large-scale job cuts are hoping for a change of heart, after the minister revealed he had asked officials to think again.

The agency has come under mounting scrutiny in the the last year.

The Health Commissioner's reset plan for Health NZ will still go on under new Board. Audio

本次调整包括与私营部门开展"合作"以及恢复新西兰卫生局董事会。

Changes include "partnering" with the private sector and reinstating a board.

It comes as New Zealanders feel the impact of global supply problems.

The burgeoning private healthcare industry claims its current building boom will "take pressure off the public system". Audio

But Keith Blayney says it's better than relying on the government's "flawed" funding system.

The sector is now in a perilous position after the resignation of Director-General of Health Diana Sarfati, doctors and colleagues say.

Heated flooring, 55-inch TVs and room service - Wellington's new hospital seems more like a five-star hotel than a health facility.

An Ōpōtiki woman who had an emergency caesarean section at Whakatāne Hospital says she fears for others, now the service is no longer available.

Health NZ's CEO has resigned, but frontline healthworkers are sceptical that installing new leadership will make any difference to a system grappling with problems. Audio

Manawatū residents at higher risk of developing bowel cancer have been told they will not get their regular check-up colonoscopies for at least six months. Audio

All four specialists have resigned at Whakatāne Hospital, leaving midwives "sick" with worry: "What happens if something goes wrong?"

The successful programme for pregnant Māori and Pasifika and their babies in South Auckland has been forced to cut services, amid warnings of a whooping cough epidemic. Audio

The legislation is "completely inconsistent with expert advice and international law and best practice", associate professor says.

A group of mental health professionals say the new bill is just "the old act, with some new lipstick".

The public health system is making slow progress on achieving the government's health targets, with three actually getting slightly worse or flat-lining over winter.

Front-line healthworkers in Northland are being asked to "fill in" on reception to let overworked administration staff take toilet breaks. Audio

The Health Commissioner's claim that "overspending" is to blame for Te Whatu Ora's financial crisis has outraged health workers and their unions.