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More than five years after South Link Health committed to build a new family and urgent-care centre in Rangiora, construction has yet to begin  

Tough times in the health sector mean a testing start for the first wāhine Māori to lead the University of Otago Medical School but Suzanne Pitama says she is up to the challenge  

For the first time, a group of fifth-year medical students will spend the entire academic year embedded in a general practice  

Frustrated at working at corporate practices, Tīmaru-based specialist GP Martijn Phaff went out on his own in 2022 and has no regrets. Trained in the Netherlands, he shares his views with Fiona Cassie on the pluses of solo practice and the negatives of corporate ownership creep

In 2023, the tiny Twizel Medical Centre found itself facing a $150,000 shortfall for providing 24/7 medical emergency cover to a beautiful but sometimes deadly part of the country

Come summer, the country’s cities and towns empty out to beaches, lakes and mountains served by some of our most isolated general practices. Fiona Cassie finds out how they cope

Any hopes pinned on a funding boost in Budget 2025 to salvage rural after-hours and emergency services have been dashed by “funding constraints” at the national health agency

A successful pilot of migrant doctors doing registration internships in general practice is to continue, former health minister Shane Reti confirmed days before the Cabinet reshuffle

Any hopes pinned on a funding boost in Budget 2025 to salvage rural after-hours and emergency services have been dashed by “funding constraints” at the national health agency

Come summer, the country’s cities and towns empty out to beaches, lakes and mountains served by some of our most isolated general practices. Fiona Cassie finds out how they cope