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I got too used to working in Milford on Auckland’s North Shore and having the beach literally on the office doorstep, because if there’s one thing I’ve really missed during the lockdown, it’s the sea 

New guidelines released by the RNZCGP suggest GPs can start increasing the number of patients they see under Alert Level 2 

Gisborne GP Scott Schieber says deal­ing with a global pandemic for the first time has rekindled his excitement for medicine

On International Day of the Midwife, new Christchurch parents Melissa and Andrew Reid are reflecting on giving birth during a national lockdown, and the support of their midwife during a stressful and chaotic time 

It’s a hard life as a non-coffee-drinker, writes reporter Zahra Shahtahmasebi, who discovered as a student that coffee just wasn’t her cup of tea

A new phone line has been set up specifically for primary and community health clinicians seeking COVID-19 advice

For his first year as a GP fellow, Martin Mikaere says 2020 has certainly been a “trial by fire”  

The community midwifery workforce is fed up and morale is low as it struggles to cope with the challenges posed by COVID-19, coupled with a lack of support from the Ministry of Health, says the New Zealand College of Midwives 

A new survey by health researchers in Wellington is aimed at understanding how patients have accessed and experienced primary healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic