Health
Abuse in care victims still waiting for compensation
Can you even put a figure on years of abuse that in some cases included torture?
Demand for specialists grows as referrals declined
The waitlist for an assessment with Waikato Hospital's plastics and orthopaedic departments has risen dramatically since the beginning of last year.
Cryptosporidiosis cases continue to rise in Wellington
Another four cases have been repored this week, bringing the total to 90.
Concerns over draft sexuality and relationships curriculum
Some primary principals are worried the draft relationships and sexuality curriculum is too explicit for their pupils. Education correspondent John Gerritsen reports. Audio
The price of a ruined life
As a new announcement on compensation for Abuse in Care victims looms, one expert says the waiting has been another form of psychological abuse. Audio
Studying anxiety in the mind and body
The winner of the Prime Minister's Macdiarmid Science Prize, Dr Olivia Harrison, leads a lab combining neuroscience with fields like physiology and computational modelling to learn more about what is… Audio
Wellington facing twice the amount of usual cryptosporidium
A nasty gastro parasite is making its presence felt in the capital with twice the number cryptosporidium cases that would be normal around this time of the year. As of last Thursday, there were 81… Audio
Inflammatory Bowel Disease cases set to double
The world's largest-ever study into Inflammatory Bowel Disease has just been released, predicting cases here are set to double in the next 20 years. Audio
Surviving a nuclear war ... in Palmerston North
A new study looks at what it would take to feed a city in the event of a global catastrophe.
Midday Report Essentials for Thursday 8 May 2025
In today's episode, the police watchdog has found officers were justified in shooting at a man who killed two people at a construction site in Auckland in 2023, a second Auckland school has reported a… Audio
Fears of political interference over doctor shortage
Politicians should not be allowed to decide who can practise, the Medical Council warns. Audio
Global study finds IBD is on the rise
A global study says Inflammatory Bowel Disease, or IBD, is on the rise, and the health system needs to brace for doubling of cases by 2045. Study co-author and University of Otago gastroenterologist… Audio
IBD cases tripled in Canterbury over last two decades - study
The research also predicts inflammatory bowel disease diagnoses will likely double in Aotearoa in the next 20 years.
More specialists shifting to private hospitals - report
For small specialities, the loss of even a couple of senior doctors made a huge difference, according to the ASMS report.
Performance enhancing drugs more common in checking clinics
Steroids and other performance and image enhancing drugs are becoming more common in drug checking clinics. KnowYourStuff and the New Zealand Needle Exchange programme say the amount of people… Audio
Hospital evacuation drills identify time it takes to get patients out
Eight hospital evacuation drills have shown up the time it takes to get patients in beds or those hooked up to machines out.
Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 7 May 2025
In today's episode, convicted double murderer Mark Lundy has been released from prison, more medical specialists are ditching the public health system in favour of working in private hospitals, a… Audio
Medical specialists ditching public health system: Data
The new data from the Medical Council and released by the senior doctors' union tracks the distribution of medical specialists between public and private work between 2022 and 2024. Association for… Audio
Nigel Latta
Nigel Latta on which parenting fads drive him crazy, why he never posts pictures of his kids on social media, how optimism is a superpower and how he accidentally became a famous psychologist Video, Audio
Cleaners doubling as security guards at rural Waikato hospitals
Health New Zealand said the an 'integrated' service operates at all four rural hospitals in the Waikato. Audio
