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Simeon Brown sidesteps key issues in “catastrophic” Manage My Health breach

Written By: - Date published: 9:39 am, January 6th, 2026 - 12 comments

The company has been accused of using outdated encryption protocols, and has been slow to respond to community concerns. And importantly, has National put our other public health data at risk too?

National takes $90 million awarded for Wairarapa Masterton Hospital – for itself

Written By: - Date published: 7:31 am, December 19th, 2025 - 3 comments

Shane Reti and Simeon Brown

Masterton hospital has been deemed structurally unsafe with money awarded for its remediation after a long court case.

Simeon Brown plays with Kiwi lives

Written By: - Date published: 5:55 pm, September 5th, 2025 - 6 comments

Perhaps the biggest news from a jam packed news week is how, under National’s Health Ministers Shane Reti & Simeon Brown, Health NZ illegally hid staffing data for over a year to conceal their systemic understaffing of our public health.

Deloitte’s Health NZ Review Falls Short

Written By: - Date published: 7:56 pm, March 10th, 2025 - 8 comments

Shane Reti and Simeon Brown

This week Simeon Brown used a Deloitte report to criticise Health NZ and accelerate his privatisation message. But, writes Mountain Tui, the Deloitte report appears to reveal a lot more from what it omitted, than what it covered.

Lester Levy: “Significant, Not Painless” Changes Needed

Written By: - Date published: 10:08 am, August 16th, 2024 - 14 comments

Lester Levy gave a keynote address this weak signalling painful, strong medicine is needed for Health NZ. But his claims contradict frontline staff and experts.