GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Calling out Health New Zealand for intimidation of nurses
When nurses speak up about safety — should they be threatened for it?

When nurses speak up about safety — should they be threatened for it?

You turn on the tap — and you’re told not to drink it. How is this still happening in New Zealand?
Cuba shouldn’t outperform wealthier nations in healthcare. But in key ways — it does.

More than 50 beds gone. An ageing population rising. And nowhere for people to go except already stretched hospitals.

If it’s safe, drink it. That’s the challenge Greenpeace just laid down on Parliament’s lawn — and it cuts straight through years of political avoidance on nitrate contamination.

If kids can’t trust the water at school, something fundamental has gone wrong.

Kaitiaki Hauora – Together for Public Health signals a renewed fight for equitable, publicly funded healthcare in Aotearoa as pressure on the system intensifies.
As hardship grows across New Zealand, ACT’s push to make alcohol easier to access raises a serious question — is this economic policy, or political distraction?

NZ First’s rejection of WHO pandemic rules highlights Winston Peters’ shift toward anti-vaccine rhetoric and conspiracy-aligned politics.

ACT’s alcohol law changes raise serious questions as New Zealand faces rising costs, unemployment and growing hardship.