Health Minister
Peeni Henare details vaccine rollout for Māori
The government is warning people breaking covid rules will cost them as it increases the penalties people may be forced to pay.
The courts will now be able to sting people up to $12,000 for breaching… Video, Audio
Covid-19 Minister on NZ border changes in 2022
For more on the government's road map to reopening, Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins joins Lisa Owen.
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Suicide prevention announcement in weeks - Health Minister
The Māori Council has described the latest suicide statistics as a 'rolling train wreck'. The figures were released officially late on Monday afternoon after the Council broke the Chief Coroner's… Video, Audio
No time-frame yet on when Northland will receive radiation machines
Health Minister David Clark confirms new radiation machines will be operating in Hawke's Bay by 2020 or 2021 and Taranaki a year later, while conversations are ongoing as to when Northland will… Video, Audio
Winston Peters slams National’s record on cancer agency
Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters has issued a scathing assessment of National's record on cancer care, following the opposition's policy announcement at the weekend. Audio
Waikato DHB replaced with commissioner
Health Minister David Clark has replaced the Waikato District Health Board with a commissioner. That has one member worried health services will have to be cut if a ballooning deficit is to be… Audio
2000 procedures postponed due to doctors’ strike
Health Minister David Clark says early estimates are that more than 2000 elective and other procedures have been scrapped due to the junior doctors' strike, as he once again refuses to step into the… Video, Audio
Emotional plea for cancer care plan: 'You have failed me and my children'
The wife of a terminally ill cancer patient, who had to wait 13 hours in hospital to be flown for care, told the Health Minister today that the government has failed them.
Parts of Dunedin Hospital rebuild fast-tracked
Parts of the Dunedin Hospital rebuild have been prioritised because the facility "will not last the distance in its current state", Health Minister David Clark says.
Report paints grim picture of state of mental health and addiction in NZ
The Health Minister is promising there will be big change in the mental health sector, on the back of the release of the 200-page mental health inquiry. But David Clark wasn't prepared to commit today… Audio
Health Minister David Clark on Mental Health & Addiction inquiry
Health Minister David Clark talks to Lisa Owen about a report released today by Mental Health & Addiction inquiry. He's described the inquiry's recommendations as a once in a generation opportunity to… Video, Audio
National's health targets only measured activity - David Clark
The government is under fire for quietly scrapping health targets, in a move Opposition leader Simon Bridges says it outrageous and will lead to more illnesses and deaths. But Health Minister David… Audio
Midwives to march on Parliament over pay concerns
Midwives who say they're overworked, stressed and underpaid are marching on Parliament today to rally for better pay and conditions. The Health Minister, David Clark, who's said he's working to… Audio
Coleman defends legacy as he leaves Parliament
The outgoing National MP Jonathan Coleman is defending his record as Health Minister, while debate rages on about funding for public services. The coalition government is softening up the electorate… Audio
NZ health system 'won't be fixed in one term'
New Zealand's health system has been so badly neglected by the previous government it needs about $14 billion invested in infrastructure in the next 10 years, Health Minister David Clark tells John… Video, Audio
Louisa Wall urges action over Middlemore Hospital rot
A South Auckland Labour MP is demanding answers over the rotting Middlemore Hospital plus immediate action to make sure dangerous fungal spores are not escaping. Louisa Wall says nothing about the… Audio
Health Minister: ‘We’re not going to sit on our laurels’
David Clark tells John Campbell the government is desperate for changes in the mental health sector, and understands the urgency involved. Audio
Mental health inquiry 'an investment in NZ doing better'
Later today the government will announce details of an inquiry into what Labour in Opposition labelled a mental health crisis. Labour pledged to hold the inquiry as part of its 100-day action plan.The… Audio
Dunedin surgeons hit back at Health Minister
Dunedin orthopaedic surgeons hit out at the Health Minister after he described a 'toxic' environment at one of the hospital's departments. Video, Audio
Mental health advocate reviews Govt movement on sector weakness
The Health Minister Jonathan Coleman announced changes to the mental health sector yesterday. But Marianne Elliott from the People's Mental Health Review says it will do little to address years of… Audio