Kate Green
Part-time doctors working full-time hours to get through workload
Research done by the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners surveyed 400 doctors over two weeks. It found those with 22 hours of patient contact time a week generally ended up working the… Audio
Doctors at Hutt Hospital asked to perform cleaning tasks on top of busy workload
Doctors at Hutt Hospital are now expected to make beds and clean medical equipment, on top of a busy patient workload. Reporter Kate Green has been speaking to a clinical staff member who works in ED… Audio
Survivors of abuse in care demand action
Survivors of abuse in care are demanding action to match the apologies following the final, damning report of a six-year inquiry. Kate Green reports. Audio
Inquiry into Abuse in Care to be public on Wednesday
Survivors of abuse said it's vital that real change and accountability stem from the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care. The inquiry's final report will be made public on Wednesday -- the… Audio
Primary health care in NZ is not well
The very public woes of a Lower Hutt GP clinic represent a wider malaise in primary care Audio
Primary health care in NZ is not well
The very public woes of a Lower Hutt GP clinic represent a wider malaise in primary care
AudioClinic with 9000 patients hires second doctor
A GP clinic in Lower Hutt, which was forced to stop face-to-face consultations for most of its 9000 patients because of staff shortages, has hired a second doctor. But the future of High Street Health… Audio
NZ woman dies in vicious attack outside California mall
The 68-year-old was killed after a robbery outside the Fashion Island shopping centre in Newport Beach, while on holiday with her husband, well-known businessman Doug McKay and three men have been… Audio
1 doctor for 9000 patients at Lower Hutt GP clinic
Locals said High Street Health Hub sits empty, doors closed, with no nurses and one part time doctor based at another clinic left on its books. A former staff member said the corporate business model… Audio
Kapiti Coast residents unhappy with sea level rise report
Kapiti Coast residents are demanding the council throw out a report on how to protect hundreds of homes from sea level rise. Locals and the Kapiti Coast District Council have been at loggerheads for… Audio
Jobs for Nature programme comes to an end
Conservation projects around the country are in jeopardy, as funding through the previous government's Jobs for Nature programme comes to an end. Kate Green reports. Audio
Porirua swimmers getting sick from sewage
Porirua leaders have voted in favour of upgrading a pump station in the hope of stopping sewage flowing into the sea at Titahi Bay. Kate Green reports. Audio
Assistant speaker called to apologise for interrupting karakia
A moment of unity in Parliament has been tainted by accusations of broken tikanga. Kate Green reports. Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Friday 24 May 2024
On today's episode, dozens of vessels have been searching for a man believed to have gone overboard from a commuter ferry in Wellington Harbour Friday morning, a Wellington man en route back from New… Audio
Vessels search for man who fell overboard in Wellington Harbour
Dozens of vessels have been searching for a man believed to have gone overboard from a commuter ferry in Wellington Harbour Friday morning. Reporter Kate Green spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio
School lunch programme extended into early childhood centres
Pre-schoolers are the big winners from the government's overhaul of funding school lunches. In a major u-turn the government says free lunches will remain for eligible primary students for the next… Audio
Labour warns fast track approval could promote bias
Labour is warning that allowing just three ministers the final word on fast tracking projects opens them up to accusations of bias, especially when political donations might muddy the waters. Kate… Audio
Search continues for man who disappeared during Cyclone Gabrielle
A search will resume today at a beach north of Napier in relation to the disappearance of Gisborne man Joseph Ahuriri during Cyclone Gabrielle. Reporter Kate Green spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Stevenson Mining ditches case in Environment Court
Another company has pulled out of the resource consent process and could be banking on trying its luck with the upcoming fast-track approval process, with Stevenson Mining ditching its case in the… Audio
Capital city councillors vote for higher density housing
Campaigners for more houses and bigger apartments in the capital are celebrating major changes to Wellington's zoning rules saying it will help tackle the city's housing crisis.
A majority of… Audio