Author: Ian Powell

It is difficult to characterise the bill in the name of Minister of Health Simeon Brown which is going through…

Whenever the terms Luddism and Luddites are used they are invariably used in a negative or derogatory manner. Calling something…

What would I do as a health commentator and health systems blogger without the excellent daily (Monday-Friday) online coverage by…

‘For the love of God’ is a commonly voiced expression. Generally it involves a high level of frustration or exasperation….

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu has “lost the plot” and has condemned attacks on Gaza….

Richard Seddon is Aotearoa New Zealand’s longest prime minister (back then called premier). He assumed the position in 1893 and…

First a disclosure. I’m the co-owner of a plug-in hybrid car. It cost in the vicinity of $20,000 more than…

It has been said more than once that overcrowding in emergency departments is a barometer of how public hospitals as…

On 4 August Radio New Zealand’s Morning Report broke a story about North Shore Hospital having an entire ward of…

Veteran political journalist Vernon Small’s latest regular paywalled column in Stuff’s Sunday Star Times (3 August) has brought to life…