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Cardiologist Harvey White and public health physician Alistair Humphrey are vying with each other to be the next chair of the NZMA

The proposed Māori Health Authority must be given full funding powers, the NZMA and the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists say 

About 3200 staff of Auckland health organisations have received their first dose of Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine thanks to a standby scheme 

Counties Manukau older people and those in the area with underlying health conditions will be vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of May, but the bulk of the south Auckland population will have to wait until July at the earliest 

Whale Oil founder Cameron Slater is found to have defamed three public health advocates, but bankruptcy has spared him from having to resist their claim for damages 

COVID-19 vaccination survey finds primary care feels overlooked for standby shots and campaign planning 

Auckland’s fourth lockdown is set to end at 6am on Sunday 

Defamed public health advocates win in out-of-court settlement with Whale Oil attack blog users 

New Zealand’s largest vaccination programme was jabbed into life as general practice leaders warned of IT gaps and advised on vaccine hesitancy

General practice leaders are worried about IT systems not “talking to each other” from the start of COVID-19 mass vaccinations, and the extra work this could cause