3+ week, 2+ day ago   (229+ words) “I’m afraid it’ll be quite a wait,” said the receptionist in the afterhours surgery. It was Thursday early-afternoon. Hardly rush-hour by the standards of 24-hour medical centres, but there was barely a spare seat in the waiting room: a collage…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (611+ words) Severe respiratory illness rates are now the highest they’ve been in the past decade, mostly because of the flu. It comes as ambulance services struggle to meet demand, and Health NZ urges people to save emergency departments for emergencies. RNZ…...