May is Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) Awareness Month
ME isn’t “just tiredness”. It’s a brutal neurological illness that can leave people bedridden, cognitively shattered and abandoned by the health system.
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – The cruelty of health professional staffing shortages
Behind every staffing shortage statistic is a whānau shattered, a burnt-out health worker, and a system failing people when they are most vulnerable.
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Free Nitrate Water Testing Southland May 2026
Is your drinking water safe? Free nitrate testing is back in Southland, and the results may surprise you.
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Police Mental Health Withdrawal Plan In Crisis
Police have hit pause on a dangerous mental health withdrawal plan after workers warned patients and frontline staff were being put at risk.
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Overdose Good Samaritan Law Debated In Parliament
Nearly three people a week die from preventable overdoses in New Zealand. A new law aims to stop fear from becoming a death sentence.
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Free Dental Care NZ Would Cost Less Than Current System
How many more Kiwis need to suffer in pain before politicians admit dental care is healthcare? A new report says New Zealand can afford free dental care now.
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Free Dental Care NZ Would Cost Less Than Status Quo
The cruelty is the cost. Free dental care isn’t some wild luxury — it’s what happens when a country remembers mouths are part of bodies.
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Failing kidney patients symptomatic of health system crisis; health system needs its own mantra
Dialysis rationing is not bad luck. It is the brutal bill for a health system that ignored prevention, ignored clinicians, and called chaos reform.
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Calling out Health New Zealand for intimidation of nurses
When nurses speak up about safety — should they be threatened for it?
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Action needed on widespread drinking water problems
You turn on the tap — and you’re told not to drink it. How is this still happening in New Zealand?
