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Inequities stretching from socioeconomics to research are leaving Indigenous populations vulnerable to viral infections, says University of Auckland virologist Natalie Netzler

Chief executive of Total Healthcare PHO, Mark Vella, has been honoured as an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit 

Hariata Vercoe, chief executive of Rotorua-based Korowai Aroha, has been made a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit  

Phase two of the Waitangi Tribunal’s urgent hearing into the disestablishment of Te Aka Whai Ora ended yesterday  

Crown counsel has acknowledged claims of an alternative plan for Māori health to replace Te Aka Whai Ora were smoke and mirrors  

Reporter Alan Perrott talks to women’s health advocate and distinguished GP fellow Bev Lawton, a reluctant 2025 Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year

Reporter Alan Perrott talks to women’s health advocate and distinguished GP fellow Bev Lawton, a reluctant 2025 Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year

Inequity and deprivation are rotting many people’s teeth, causing pain and distress; reporter Alan Perrott looks at programmes trying to turn this around and why their efforts may be doomed

The failure by Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora to safety-net a known “system limtation” meant a GP referral was not enacted before a patient’s cancer became untreatable

Reflecting on the dismantling of Te Aka Whai Ora left public health physician Elana Curtis blinking away angry tears