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It was a hot October day when I arrived in Hāwera in late 2020. After meeting local independent GP Keith Blayney and iwi-owned practice Ngāti Ruanui Healthcare general manager Graham Young, my third and final stop for the day was the hospital on the other side of town

Community midwifery is a com­plex business, where it can be challenging to get established and stay afloat, says New Zealand College of Midwives chief executive Alison Eddy

Just four days into New Zealand’s first national lockdown in the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, the idea for PERL was born.

Dwayne Stewart had no experience working in health when he applied for the position of business manager at Health Te Aroha

A 36-year business partnership has come to an end for specialist GPs Roger Parr and Dexter Loos, who are going from employers to employees after selling their Auckland practice to Green Cross Health

After four months of lockdown in Auckland, it feels strange to think back on the National Rural Health Conference, held at the Wairakei Resort in Taupō earlier this year

Tongan-born and male, Fakaanga Mapa knows he is not what most people expect when they think of a nurse

Andrew Slater is grateful the COVID-19 mask hides the bags under his eyes, after what has been a roller-coaster year for him and the team he leads

The South Taranaki Rural General Practice at Hāwera Hospital is reducing the pace of new enrolments after a busy first year of operation

Nurse practitioner Maria Kekus’ career in health has always been about making connections