Organ Donation
Organ donation recipient shares thanks
Today is Organ Donation New Zealand's Thank You Day. Napier man Maarty van Booma had a heart transplant in 2020. He shares his story with Karyn. Audio
Death, crime and farming
Among the ten or so bills likely to be debated by Parliament this week, there are quite a few worth noting. The cheery overall themes are death, crime, and farming.
Meaty week at Parliament: Climate, Organs, and Criminals
Parliament is back debating this week, with an unusually meaty roster of topics for MPs to get their teeth into. Audio
Supercool organs, good sleep genes and smart parasites
Science correspondent Siouxsie Wiles looks at how an improved supercooling method could extend the life of donated organs by a day, the genetic mutation that makes people feel rested on just six hours… Audio
The future of donation? 3D printed heart
In a world first a 3-D printer has been used to create an entire heart made with actual human biological material. While the current state of the primitive organ can be compared to the heart of an… Audio
Unions support work, but not for the dole
Unions are querying Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones' idea to make beneficiaries work for the dole.
Mr Jones told TVNZ's Q+A the government would top up dole payments to working… Audio
Plan to boost deceased organ donations
The Health Minister has unveiled a long-awaited national strategy to lift New Zealand's low organ donation rate, including making it easier for people to donate organs after their death. Audio
Organ donors deserve income reimbursement, MPs told
Organ donors should be fully reimbursed for lost income during their recovery, for up to 12 weeks, a parliamentary committee has recommended.
David Galler: stories of life and death
Kim Hill talks to Dr David Galler, Intensive Care Specialist at Auckland's Middlemore Hospital for 25 years, and clinical director at Ko Awatea. He tells his story in the memoir, Things That Matter… Audio
NZ organ donation rates still low
Despite hitting an 18-year high, New Zealand still lags far behind Australia and the United Kingdom in organ donation rates, with both countries seeeing significant increases after reforming their… Audio
Call for NZ organ donor register
Supporters of an organ donor register are frustrated the matter has gone back to the drawing board after years of campaigning. Audio
Right Thinking
The rationales of individual freedom and personal responsibility with Eric Crampton, head of research at The New Zealand Initiative. Tonight, the economics around organ donation and sale. Audio
Nobel Prize winner, Alvin Roth: "Who Gets What and Why"
Alvin Roth won the Nobel Prize for economics partly for his work helping match willing donors with those who need kidney transplants. Audio
Academic calls for payment for organ donors
Should we be paid for donating our organs? New Zealand has one of the lowest rates of organ donation in the world, and postgraduate researcher at Canterbury University Elizabeth Prasad is calling for… Audio
Traci Graf - The Reality Behind Donor Organ Retrieval
Traci Graf was an organ tranplant coordinator in a busy urban area in Pennsylvania with 152 hospitals and 15 transplant units in the region. She and her colleagues had the difficult task of convincing… Audio
Insight for 22 September 2013 - Organ Donors
Health Correspondent, Karen Brown, looks at organ donation, primarily regarding kidneys, and transplantation. Audio