Health
Relief teacher shortage, rising staff sickness sees schools struggling to stay open
Classes are being split up and students sent home as staffing falls below safe levels.
'Intrusive' job application questions - what can employers ask?
An applicant has challenged questions about depression, mental health and sick leave asked by a Z petrol station - so where's the line?. Audio
Junior doctors walk off the job again
Junior doctors have walked off the job again today, while Health New Zealand says its new offer is a good one. Ruth Hill reports. Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Thursday 16 May 2024
On today's episode, a state of emergency has been declared in New Caledonia and at least four people have been killed in violence that erupted on Monday, we get the latest, Junior doctors are on… Audio
Prostate cancer annual conference international expert speaker
Prostate cancer is symptomless disease which kills 700 New Zealand men a year and has overtaken breast cancer in terms of deaths. Audio
Junior doctors strike for second time in two weeks
Junior doctors are on strike for the second time in two weeks and hundreds of appointments and surgeries have been cancelled as a result. Resident Doctors Association president Dr James Anderson spoke… Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 16 May
On today's episode, we cross to New Caledonia for the latest on the riots, junior doctors are again walking off the job as their dispute with Te Whatu Ora continues, we hear from a doctor on the… Audio
Hundreds of surgeries and appointments cancelled as doctors strike again
Emergency departments remain open but some appointments have been cancelled and the patients notified. Audio
Junior doctors picket outside Auckland Hospital
There's disruption in health services around the country this morning as junior doctors go on strike. Reporter Melanie Earley spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Should GPs be allowed to prescribe ADHD medication?
Freeing up access for meds must be balanced with preventing drugs ending up on the black market, psychiatrists warn.
Warning sounded over reduced police mental health callouts
There are worries the crackdown on gangs could come at the cost of mental health. Audio
Where you should go first if you get sick this winter
People are being pointed to pharmacies as a first port of call - but they say they are no replacement for a GP. Audio
Waitangi Tribunal to hear Māori Health Authority claim
Claimants have been notified that they have met the criteria for a 'priority inquiry' scheduled for October 2024.
Ready for immortality? Why longer lifespans could be 'genuinely horrific'
Cambridge professor Stephen Cave says advances in longevity could lead to civil war, in latest episode of RNZ's 30 with Guyon Espiner.
Doctors warn of health risks from proposed $730m waste to energy plant
A group of doctors opposed to the facilities is warning of major potential human health risks if one goes ahead in Northland.
Dr Jonathan Haidt on devices and mental health
A surge of suffering is happening to teenagers around the world with rising rates of anxiety, depression and self harm. We changed their childhoods with smartphones says social psychologist Dr… Audio
Covid FLiRT variants: What you need to know
The dominant Covid subvariant has mutated, giving rise to several new lineages, known as "FLiRT".
Stephen Cave on how close we are to doubling our lifespan and why living forever would be a curse
Longevity expert Stephen Cave explains to Guyon how living to 150 years old could soon be a reality, and why the consequences of immortality would be horrific for all aspects of our world. Video, Audio
The puzzle of the coalition pledge to end vaccine mandates
The government is still trying to work out how it will meet its pledge to end Covid mandates, given the mandates were scrapped more than a year ago.
MS sufferers in Canterbury missing out on new drug
Dozens of multiple sclerosis sufferers in Canterbury are not getting access to an approved new drug Ocrelizumab. Local businessman Bruce Street spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio