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Health System

Labour will guarantee a job for graduate nurses

Written By: notices and features
Date published: 10:51 am, September 1st, 2026 - 18 comments

“Nurses who trained here should be able to work here. A good job. A future here at home. Better starts now.” – Chris Hipkins

Because it makes so much more sense to destroy communities and fund hospitals instead

Written By: weka
Date published: 9:12 am, August 4th, 2025 - 17 comments

Another day, another stupid consequence of NACTFirst’s mongrel government policies. North Shore hospital has dedicated a ward for patients who would normally be […]

Mountain Tui: Who will hold Chris Luxon and Shane Reti accountable for the Health NZ deception?

Written By: Mountain Tui
Date published: 5:20 pm, July 29th, 2024 - 21 comments

Since Shane Reti and Christopher Luxon announced the Health NZ cost “blowout” and an unexpected deficit, the truth has emerged, and it’s all becomes stranger than fiction. Which claims were accurate? And which seemed to be a case of misrepresentation?

Mountain Tui: Can we talk about New Zealand’s health system?

Written By: Mountain Tui
Date published: 11:25 am, July 23rd, 2024 - 96 comments

Christopher Luxon and Shane Reti took the extraordinary step of removing the Health NZ Board and replacing it with a Health Commissioner. Why did they do that and will it help the real issues facing our health system?

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