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Director-general of heath Diana Sarfati today became the third woman to walk away from a senior healthcare leadership role in the past three months

GPs will bear the brunt of losing Whakatāne’s O&G specialist service, says Te Puna Ora a Mataatua chief executive Chris Tooley

Claims of under-funding and under-staffing in New Zealand healthcare are ‘fake news’, says health minister Simeon Brown

Stepping away from daily practice has left Nina Bevin feeling more like the GP she wanted to become than ever

It took one call to get in the door, another six weeks before she would talk, and a year until she was ready to take over her own care

Issues ranging from a GP’s software problems to COVID restrictions saw a man’s cancer diagnosis delayed and eventually require the removal of a finger and 24 lymph nodes and radiation therapy

Renowned for her unwavering principles and leadership, Dame Tariana Turia, a formidable advocate for Māori rights, left a big mark on the political landscape. Alan Perrott reports

Audits of the COVID-related spending of 17 mostly Pacific and Māori healthcare providers have either been completed or remain ongoing

Māori healthcare leaders are scrambling to assess the implications of health minister Shane Reti’s sacking

The decision to end a targeted bowel screening programme for Māori and Pacific peoples “is wrong on so many levels; it’s offensive”, says former Te Aka Whai Ora clinical director Rawiri McKree Jansen