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The health sector reforms will mean some cuts for the top echelons, but job numbers may not change much overall, economists say.

New Zealand announces radical shake-up of health system Tess McClure © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Xinhua/REX/Shutterstock The New Zealand government has announced radical changes to its health system, including abolishing 20 district health boards in favour of a single national body, similar to Britain’s National Health Service. The government is also establishing a national body for indigenous healthcare, in an attempt to improve enduring racial inequities in the system. The changes, announced by health minister Andrew Little on Wednesday morning, will reshape ...

Te Ao Waitangi Tribunal claimant and Māori health leader Lady Tureiti Moxon is calling on the Crown to respond to the Waitangi Tribunal Hauora Report with more urgency. (First published August 2019) The Government is poised to announce a major shake-up of health services struggling with overflowing emergency departments, deep inequities, and long surgical waiting lists, but critics say it is unlikely to be enough to turnaround patient care. Health Minister Andrew Little has already signalled that a new Māori Health Authority is on the cards, along with a cut in the number of district heal...

STUFF Canterbury District Health Board's executive team fell apart last year, with seven of the 11-strong team resigning as the board faced budget challenges and potential cuts. (Video first published August 20, 2020) A new code of conduct banning health board members from making “political comment” may have been timed to dull criticism of imminent changes to the health system, an expert says. The code of conduct for board members of Crown enterprises was published on the State Services Commission website on March 18 and came into force on Monday. Responsibilities in the code included a...

Source: University of Otago University of Otago Commerce student enrolment numbers are showing strong growth. The Commerce Division has started the academic year up by 256 EFTS (Equivalent Full-Time Student) on the same time last year, or an increase of around 10 per cent in enrolments. Three of the University’s top subject enrolment growth areas are from Commerce. Management enrolments are up by 89 EFTS, Accountancy and Finance by 59 EFTS, Economics by 58 EFTS, and there is strong growth in the Doctor of Business Administration. Commerce Pacific student enrolments are up a whopping 21 per ...