David Clark

A leading public health expert is backing the opposition's attack on Covid-19 border controls, saying a rigorous system is a matter of life or death.

It comes as the government unveils its plan to… Audio

The new Health and Disability Review is said to be the biggest shake up of the health system in a generation - so what was wrong with it in the first place?  Audio

The government is facing a fierce backlash after the bungled quarantine of two returning New Zealand citizens - including calls for the Health Minister to resign.

The Prime Minister has announced she… Video, Audio

The Health and Disability Review has recommended the biggest change to the health system in a generation, including cutting the number of DHBs, scrapped elected representative and setting up two new… Audio

The Auckland Council's water company Watercare is using emergency powers to pull a further 15 million litres of water a day from the Waikato River.

It's already taking 150 million litres a day.

The… Audio

A botch up that allowed a woman with Covid-19 to leave isolation and drive all the way to Wellington without being tested.

She and another family member who arrived from Britain on June the 7th were… Audio

An injection of money into cash-strapped community health care services is expected to cover most of the immediate extra costs from Covid-19 but anxiety over long-term funding remains.

More than $92… Audio

The government has allocated $200 million to improve health care in South Auckland but health leaders say it is only the beginning of what's needed.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and the Health… Video, Audio

A massive stocktake of the country's hospitals has reveal many intensive care units, operating theatres and Emergency Departments are in 'poor or very poor' shape.

The Government is releasing the… Audio

Public pressure has forced a quick u-turn from the government over how many people can attend a tangihanga at alert level 2.

The rules initially restricted funeral guests to just 10 because the… Video, Audio

Public pressure has forced an abrupt u-turn from the government over how many people can attend a tangi at alert level 2.

From Thursday, funeral directors can apply to the Health Ministry to operate… Video, Audio

The health system has received a huge cash boost in an early budget announcement, in part to help it catch up because of Covid-19.

The government will give more than $4 billion to District Health… Audio

The government is putting almost $4-billion into the country's health system over the next four years,

The $3.92 billion dollar investment in DHBs is the largest in a decade and includes a one-off… Audio

New Zealanders have a nervous wait today as the government makes the call this afternoon on whether to move to Alert Level 2.

The return to a semblance of normality is a big jump, and the government… Audio

A Contact Tracing Assurance Committee has been set-up to strengthen oversight on what the Health Minister David Clark is describing as a crucial part of the Covid-19 response.

Strategies to ease… Audio

Health Minister David Clark explains the new rules for bubbles once we get to level three. Audio

The Government is launching three digital mental health tools today to help people deal with the effects of Covid-19.

Two apps and an e-therapy course will use things like daily web seminars and… Audio

David Clark had a bad week, only just clinging on as health minister after breaking the rules he announced to the country. But he wasn't the only 'Covidiot' squirming under the media spotlight… Audio