Andrew Little

A Ministry of Health document leaked to RNZ shows officials will not even consider extending an amnesty to allow all chronically sick people to use illicit cannabis.

Medicinal cannabis campaigners… Audio

Joining the Weekend Panel this morning is Heather Roy and Al Gillespie. Among other issues, they'll be discussing trans-Tasman relationships, New Zealand's future in the Five Eyes network, and the… Audio

You might not have noticed but our constitution suddenly shifted a little six years ago. Parliament is currently figuring out how to adapt to that. Audio

The government has unveiled sweeping new health changes in a bid to resuscitate an ailing inequitable system, that's ended in a postcode lottery.

All 20 DHBs are being scrapped along with… Video, Audio

The sweeping health reforms outlined today have gone further than what was recommended by the expert panel review of the health and disability sector chaired by Heather Simpson.  Health Minister… Audio

Hundreds of people are at parliament this morning to hear the Health Minister Andrew Little announce major health reforms in response to last year's Health and Disability System Review.

Health… Audio

Major health reforms aimed at fixing a health system many say is broken and unfair are set to be announced at 8am on Wednesday.

The Health and Disability System Review last year recommended a huge… Audio

The government will not budge on further funding for the Pike River recovery, saying it has met all its commitments.

It comes despite renewed calls from some families to honour promises made and go… Video, Audio

Hospital emergency departments around the country are heaving, and it is not yet winter.

In the past 48 hours, Dunedin Hospital and Whangārei Hospital reached capacity, and were forced to ask people… Video, Audio

Olympians and the Black Caps have been given the green light to apply for Covid-19 vaccinations from next week, so they can head away for their events.

The government has confirmed strict criteria… Audio

The health system is struggling, there is institutional racism - and people are missing out on key services simply because of who they are or where they live. That isn't new, of course, but today the… Audio

The Government has not ruled out handing over more powers to the Security Intelligence Service for mining and using people's personal data.

A recently released report found faster and wider… Audio

The Treaty Negotiations Minister says there's no way a Taihape farm set aside for a settlement can be returned right now to the community. 

Taihape locals pitched in 30 years ago to set up the 13… Audio

The Human Rights Commission wants victims of the Christchurch terror attack to receive compensation. It says the state failed in its duty to protect the basic right to life.

Many who were there on… Audio

The number of New Zealanders with type 2 diabetes is expected to increase by 70 to 90 percent over the next 20 years if nothing is done to address the growing epidemic. 

A new report commissioned by… Audio

The minister leading the government's response to the Christchurch mosque attacks says it doesn't have the power to tell ACC to help those who witnessed the shootings.

The Government has promised… Audio

The government is being warned if it sticks to the status quo it will fail to improve the mental health system.

A critical report has assessed how much progress has been made implementing the… Audio

The government's defending the law governing returning terror suspects as tough enough, even though it gives law enforcement no power to detain someone at the border.

The likely arrival of 25-year… Audio

The Health Minister says it wasn't cynical of the government to release a critical assessment of its progress addressing the mental health system in the midst of Friday's tsunami and Covid-19 chaos.

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