Episode

Inside NZ's hospital crisis

Podcast: The Detail
Published: Jul 30, 2026
Duration seconds: 1308
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Summary

Patients dying in waiting rooms, cockroaches in showers, and IT failures are the tip of the iceberg as NZ's public health system reaches breaking point From waiting room tragedies to crumbling hospital buildings, NZ's health system is on 'a slow descent into crisis' Find The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details