New laws will give ministers control of previously independent regulatory bodies in education and health, potentially undermining their public advocacy roles.
- Professor of Public Health, University of Otago
It can be easier for international private equity interests to buy a chain of local clinics or community labs than it is to purchase a single residential home.
Even after poverty is taken into account, Māori and Pacific people have a shorter life expectancy and higher cancer rates compared with people from other ethnic groups.
New Zealand is not unique – health systems in most high-income countries are under stress. But that’s no reason to question the viability of the publicly-funded system in general.
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