Ruth Hill

Bay of Islands Hospital can't take any new admissions from Thursday until Monday because of a shortage of doctors - that's according to hospital insiders. Ruth Hill reports. Audio

On today's episode, an urgent hunt is on in Auckland to track down the recipients of food parcels containing lollies laced with potentially lethal amounts of methamphetamine, the newly-appointed… Audio

The Commissioner of Health New Zealand insists he knew nothing about an internal staff presentation detailing potential widescale job cuts for frontline healthworkers to save money. Ruth Hill spoke to… Audio

The cost of building new hospitals and patching up old ones is forecast to escalate to nearly 47 billion dollars over the next decade, according to a Health New Zealand report. Ruth Hill spoke to… Audio

A specialist who's been working in the Far North for nearly a decade had his clinic cancelled by Health New Zealand earlier this year with no warning - and no plan to support his 100 patients. Ruth… Audio

A Northland-based cancer specialist says fancy new drugs and the so-called "faster treatment times" won't do any good to his patients, who are missing out on the basics now. Ruth Hill has the story. Audio

Hospital admin staff are losing their jobs or not being replaced, forcing struggling doctors and nurses to pick up their work. Ruth Hill reports. Audio

A Waikato woman in her 30s with stage 3 bowel cancer has spent more than $20,000 on private diagnosis and treatment, which she estimates cut her wait times by at least seven months. Ruth Hill reports.

The Labour Party says the government's reasons to justify cost-cutting at Te Whatu Ora are just spin. Labour's Ayesha Verrall spoke to RNZ's Ruth Hill. Audio

Desperately worried doctors in the Far North fear people are dying as a direct result of critical workforce shortages in hospitals. Ruth Hill reports. Audio

The junior doctors' union says staff shortages at Rotorua Hospital are so dire that patients are being sent back to the emergency department from other wards. Ruth Hill reports. Audio

David Tamihere said the fight to clear his name for the murders of Swedish backpackers Heidi Paakkonen and Sven Urban Höglin 35 years ago isn't over, despite the Court of Appeal decision today… Audio

More cancer patients are waiting too long for potentially life-saving radiation treatment. One Waikato breast cancer patient - who should have got treatment within 12 weeks of her surgery - waited 16… Audio

Some patients with severe eczema are paying thousands of dollars for new-generation treatments - but many of those worst affected are missing out. Dermatologists say eczema treatment in New Zealand is… Audio

Thousands of patients at a Lower Hutt clinic have been told they can't have face-to-face appointments for now after most of its doctors and nurses resigned. Desperate patients from High Street Health… Audio

Wellington City Council narrowly voted to accept its Long-Term Plan today after a last-minute attempt to prevent the sale of its stake in the airport failed to get off the ground, Ruth Hill reports. Audio

Engineers are today probing the stricken ferry Aratere, as the Government weighs up the costs of replacing the country's ageing interisland ferry fleet. Audio

Community pharmacies are going out of business due to what sector leaders call the flawed funding model. The Pharmacy Guild warns without adequate Government funding, more will be forced to introduce… Audio

Of more 1500 people celebrating the New Year at Furneaux Lodge at the start of 1998, only Scott Watson had the propensity, motive and opportunity to kill Ben Smart and Olivia Hope according to the… Audio

Today is the last day of the appeal hearing for Watson, who is trying to overturn his convictions for the murders of Ben Smart and Olivia Hope on New Year's Day 1998. Reporter Ruth Hill spoke to Corin… Audio