Articles by Nicholas Jones
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National
Racism fallout at North Shore Hospital after patient request to avoid Asian staff members
Saturday, 5 October 2024, 10:30amThe Herald understands a hospital patient request to avoid staff of Asian ethnicity was initially acceded to, causing distress...
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National
‘Stop throwing mud’: Health NZ hits back at extraordinary claims
Thursday, 12 September 2024, 3:21pmHealth New Zealand has denied claims by the Aged Care Association, including that it is looking to toughen eligibility to...
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National
Plan for big cuts rejected by new Health NZ boss Lester Levy
Wednesday, 14 August 2024, 12:45pmThe commissioner of Health New Zealand-Te Whatu Ora, Dr Lester Levy, has delivered a revealing speech in Auckland, signalling...
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National
Forced adoptions, starvation, beatings: Landmark report reveals horrors for unwed mums
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 2:16pmThe horrors endured by women and girls in New Zealand’s unmarried mothers’ homes have been laid bare - including a resident...
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National
'A fashionable kitchen shouldn't cost lives': Govt urged to ban engineered stone
Thursday, 4 July 2024, 11:15amA coalition of unions and public health and safety experts is calling on the Government to follow Australia’s lead and ban...
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National
'A void in our house': Father of four dies before Pharmac funding breakthrough
Saturday, 29 June 2024, 9:10amMultiple myeloma patient Simon Clark helped highlight the severe lack of modern medicines funded by Pharmac for his disease....
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Business
Kiwi music stars fight against gold mine plan beneath conservation land
Saturday, 18 May 2024, 10:18amBig names in New Zealand music are supporting a campaign against OceanaGold’s proposed gold and silver mine underneath conservation...
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National
ACC taxi troubles force injured retiree to hobble, hitch-hike to appointment
Friday, 10 May 2024, 7:50amA retiree recovering from leg surgery hobbled in pain down a gravel road and hitch-hiked to a crucial medical appointment...
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National
‘My life denied’: The cost of cancer treatment delays - a special investigation
Saturday, 4 May 2024, 9:53amClinical psychologist Glenda Graham suffered delays in treatment for her endometrial cancer before her death in October 2020. Health...
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National
Sweeping change considered by health watchdog
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 2:54pmThe country’s health watchdog, the Health and Disability Commissioner (HDC), has floated big changes to how it operates,...
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National
‘I feel the bones grating’: Man left in agony as surgeries delayed
Saturday, 27 April 2024, 9:20amWait-list delays for some elective surgeries and first specialist appointments are among the worst in decades, with the health...
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National
Pharmac proposes to fund new blood cancer multiple myeloma drug pomalidomide
Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 7:38pmPatient groups have welcomed Pharmac’s proposal to fund a new drug for the blood cancer multiple myeloma, and hope a breakthrough...
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National
‘Frankly a disgrace’: ACC taxi service for injured sees surge in complaints
Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 7:33am* The Accident Compensation Corporation now spends $35m a year on taxis for injured clients - as the number of complaints...
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National
Another major health group wants ban on engineered stone in thousands of Kiwi homes
Wednesday, 20 March 2024, 1:57pmAnother major health group has called on the Government to follow Australia’s lead and ban the popular benchtop material...
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National
Swimmer suffers heart attack off Maraetai Beach - why the symptoms shocked her
Saturday, 24 February 2024, 9:15amRaewyn Shaw survived a major heart attack, and is collecting for the Heart Foundation during its annual Big Heart Appeal...
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National
Desperate Pharmac plea from family selling cans for unfunded cancer drugs
Saturday, 10 February 2024, 9:13amMultiple myeloma, a common blood cancer, is incurable, but can be survived for years with the right treatment and medicines,...
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National
Health Minister gets official advice on 'appropriate expansion' of free cervical cancer testing
Tuesday, 9 January 2024, 2:18pmHealth Minister Dr Shane Reti has asked officials for advice about cervical cancer screening, including making the programme...
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Politics
Who are the new Cabinet ministers? Full line-up revealed
Friday, 24 November 2023, 11:28amWho becomes a Minister in the new National-Act-NZ First Government has been revealed, including in vital Cabinet portfolios...
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World
'No water, no food': Kiwi's bid to help children trapped near Gaza hospital
Thursday, 16 November 2023, 4:27pmA Wellingtonian who is head of mission for Doctors Without Borders in Palestine has told the Herald of her attempts to help...
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National
Her smear tests were misread. She now has Stage 4 cancer
Saturday, 23 September 2023, 9:17amPippa van Paauwe’s smear tests were incorrectly assessed as normal - in 2017, and again in 2020 - allowing cancer to develop...
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Health
Kiwi rest home horror: Maggots and bloodied sheets
Saturday, 12 May 2018, 4:09pmMaggots were found crawling in an elderly man's wound at a rest home, an investigation has confirmed.The horror case has...
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National
Rest home resident 'slept in chair for 24 days'
Saturday, 21 April 2018, 10:43amA 95-year-old slept in a recliner chair for 24 days because a rest home couldn't provide a suitable bed, her family says. The...
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National
Concern over wages of principal's family members
Saturday, 21 April 2018, 6:56amA school board chairman quit after voicing concerns over money spent on wages for family members of the principal and executive...
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Politics
Backbencher steals the show with festive threads
Tuesday, 19 December 2017, 1:35pmA backbench MP upstaged his colleagues and leader today when he arrived for caucus meeting in a new suit. National and first-term...
