Who will be our voice for healthcare?
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Ian Powell: Who will be our voice for healthcare?

It's time for healthcare access to become part of local government's core business.

Ian Powell 05 Sep 2022
The grocery product that kills when used as intended
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Ian Powell: The grocery product that kills when used as intended

Smoking hits Māori, Pasifika and those living in the most deprived areas hardest, but new smokefree legislation packs a powerful punch.

Ian Powell 23 Aug 2022
Why change the health structure before the culture?
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Ian Powell: Why change the health structure before the culture?

The structural change proposed by the formation of Health NZ is bureaucratic centralism. 

Ian Powell 19 Jul 2022
A row is brewing over paying for GP visits
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Ian Powell: A row is brewing over paying for GP visits

How general practices are being paid is an escalating dispute in the health system that's so far flown below the radar.

Ian Powell 01 Jul 2022