Author: Ian Powell

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…

The business case used to justify the Government’s decision to establish a third medical school at Waikato University “…seemed to…

On 21 May I was introduced to two new words (always a moment of light excitement for me) by Dr…