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Alan Perrott attends a COVID-19 briefing and loses his marbles 

Director-general of health Ashley Bloomfield has lauded the efforts of Auckland-based Māori and Pacific health providers during a response to the ongoing targeted admissions debate at the University of Otago 

Minister of health Chris Hipkins has dismissed the need for an inquiry at Canterbury DHB after the resignation of seven senior executives 

Fresh from celebrating its Cornerstone accreditation at the first attempt, Christchurch practice Etu Pasifika has now secured a new partnership deal with Canterbury DHB 

Culturally specific COVID-19 campaigns do not simply provide information, says Counties Manukau chief executive Margie Apa, they are calls to action 

Apisalome Talemaitoga knew he had been set up. But you can’t say no to a bride, not on her wedding day

South Auckland GPs Rawiri McKree Jansen and Apisalome Talemaitoga have been appointed to the Roche-Simpson border response group, along with director of the Centre for International Health at the University of Otago Philip Hill 

The National Hauora Coalition’s Best Start pregnancy assessment tools are a “rocket fuelled” shift in the provision of care to hāpu māmā, Whanganui GP John McMenamin says

Pacific health providers and support groups across Auckland are playing a leading role in the ongoing COVID-19 response

A man had a facial lesion partly excised by his GP with no follow-up treatment and eventually had to undergo six weeks of radiotherapy