Andrew Little

A new set of health indicators announced this morning will be "neither a carrot nor a stick", and won't be tied to funding, according to the Health Minister. They'll measure how the revamped health… Audio

Cancer patients battling a rare form of cancer are celebrating the permanent set up of a treatment centre in Auckland.

The Health Minister announced this week patients needing Peptide Recepto… Audio

Thirty thousand nurses in the country's public hospitals strike again over a lack of action on pay and conditions.

They walked off the wards in hospitals in June when employment talks with their… Audio

The Al Noor Mosque is being targeted with fresh threats of violence.

The police have received three separate reports of threats towards the Christchurch mosque in the last fortnight, incidents a… Audio

The SIS has been using an agreement set up under outdated laws to use CCTV cameras in Auckland to carry out surveillance of people of interest.

It's been going for four years but the Minister in… Audio

Health Minister Andrew Little joins Kathryn to talk about the pressure the government is under to roll out its record $1.9b investment in mental health, after revelations just $9m of $235m fund for… Audio

The Health Minister is frustrated some patients in acute mental health care are not getting the treatment they need. 

On Monday Checkpoint reported the story of Kiana, who was forced to sleep on a… Video, Audio

An anti-terrorism hui is underway in Christchurch.

Minister responsible for the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service Andrew Little spoke to Susie Ferguson. Audio

Tens of thousands of nurses will walk off the job tomorrow for an eight-hour strike over better pay and staffing levels.

Members of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation overwhelmingly voted to reject… Audio

Parliament’s business often develops themes. Recently there’s a been a strong flavour of security with a side of white supremacy threats. Audio

A New Zealander who is associated with terror group Islamic State will return to New Zealand but under heavy restrictions and monitoring.

Their name and any details on them are suppressed.

They will… Audio

Health Minister Andrew Little says all 19 DHBs have given him an assurance that they have checked their IT systems against possible cyber attacks.

Waikato DHB's systems have been down for a week… Video, Audio

Waikato DHB has admitted there's a real threat some people's personal information may have been breached, as a result of the cyber attack.

The DHB is still working to get its systems back online -… Video, Audio

Campaigners say people with rare illnesses have been put on the "losers list" and left to die because Pharmac hasn't been funded enough.

The government has boosted spending for its drug buying agency… Audio

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