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Friday, 14 May 2021, 4:05 pm | Council Of Medical Colleges The Council of Medical Colleges in New Zealand (CMC), in partnership with Te Ohu Rata o Aotearoa (Te ORA), has released a research report looking at cultural safety training in vocational medical training. The report draws on the experiences of Māori ... More >> Friday, 14 May 2021, 12:57 pm | Council Of Medical Colleges The Council of Medical Colleges in New Zealand (CMC), in partnership with Te Ohu Rata o Aotearoa (Te ORA), has re...

Friday, 23 April 2021, 9:45 am The Council of Medical Colleges (CMC) welcomes the wide-ranging health system reforms announced by the Minister of Health, Hon Andrew Little, this week. The reforms include replacing District Health Boards with a new Crown Entity, Health New Zealand, that will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the health system. A Māori Health Authority will also be established, with commissioning powers and the authority to work alongside the Ministry of Health on st...

Article – Helene Ritchie What have Minister Andrew Littles health reforms and the verdict in the George Floyd case in common? Both herald promise of significant reform, in our country, and America. Both seek significant redress ensuring all people will benefit. Both … What have Minister Andrew Little’s health reforms and the verdict in the George Floyd case in common? Both herald promise of significant reform, in our country, and America. Both seek significant redress ensuring all people...

STACY SQUIRES Andrew Little last year approved $154 million of Government funding to add a new tower block with 64 more beds to Christchurch Hospital’s $525m acute services building, Waipapa. (Video first published November 2020). Canterbury’s health board chairman and Māori health providers have welcomed the Government’s plan to abolish all 20 district health boards (DHBs) and replace them with a central agency. But a local board member has branded the changes “terrifying” and “u...

The Government’s plan to abolish all 20 district health boards and replace them with a central agency is “terrifying” and “undemocratic”, a Canterbury DHB member says.

STACY SQUIRES Andrew Little last year approved $154 million of Government funding to add a new tower block with 64 more beds to Christchurch Hospital’s $525m acute services building, Waipapa. (Video first published November 2020). Canterbury Charity Hospital founder Phil Bagshaw has welcomed the Government’s plan to overhaul the health system as “aspirationally correct” – but warns the Ministry of Health needs reforming too. Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) chairman Sir John H...

Deep-tech champion Vignesh Kumar joins board as an independent member and Zoe Murphy as an observer. Thu, 15 Apr 2021 Vignesh Kumar KiwiNet has appointed deep-tech champion Vignesh Kumar to its board of directors as an additional independent board member.  KiwiNet has also appointed Zoe Murphy as a board observer, a newly implemented role designed to foster capability and diversity within New Zealand’s research commercialisation governance and leadership. The Kiwi Innovation ...

Press Release – KiwiNet HAMILTON, NZ, 15 April 2021 KiwiNet has appointed deep-tech champion Vignesh Kumar to its board of directors as an additional independent board member. KiwiNet has also appointed Zoe Murphy as a board observer, a newly implemented role designed … HAMILTON, NZ, 15 April 2021 – KiwiNet has appointed deep-tech champion Vignesh Kumar to its board of directors as an additional independent board member. KiwiNet has also appointed Zoe Murphy as a board observer, a newly...

Thursday, 15 April 2021, 4:06 pm HAMILTON, NZ, 15 April 2021 – KiwiNet has appointed deep-tech champion Vignesh Kumar to its board of directors as an additional independent board member. KiwiNet has also appointed Zoe Murphy as a board observer, a newly implemented role designed to foster capability and diversity within New Zealand’s research commercialisation governance and leadership. The Kiwi Innovation Network (KiwiNet) is a group of 18 universities, Crown Research Institutes, an Indep...

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