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Kickstart Your Summer Menu Planning
Bidfood’s most iconic event has returned to Auckland, turning up the heat heading into summer. Held on Tuesday, the 18th of August 2026, Taste…
Nurses’ Strike Tests Contingency Planning
A single day of strike action by Total Care Health nurses next week will test how exposed ACC-funded community providers are to workforce disputes…
Retirement Village Reform: Who pays for speed?
The Retirement Villages Association supports reform that gives residents and families more certainty, but a mandatory three-month repayment rule, or interest starting after six…
Does Dementia Care Depend on Your Postcode?
NEW ZEALAND | New Zealanders have long talked about postcode differences in healthcare, but dementia turns that concern into a series of practical questions….
Hundreds of Nursing Graduates Left High and Dry by Te Whatu Ora
NEW ZEALAND | At a time when health care is falling into a deeper crisis with emergency departments bursting at the seams, wards overflowing…
How Washed Is “Washed”?
USA | Bagged lettuce is washed, but it is not sterilised. That distinction is central to the Cyclospora outbreak exploding across the USA. Fresh-cut…
Support at Home’s Hidden Cost Is Administration
AUSTRALIA | The Support at Home programme In Australia was intended to simplify home care and direct more funding towards services. For providers, however,…
How AI Is Changing the Search for Aged Care
NEW ZEALAND | Families are now using AI tool to find suitable aged care, compare villages and explain audit reports before contacting a provider….
Fake Obituaries Are The New Scam Hooks
Ever so often, a piece of sad or shocking news appears in your feed of a well-known figure who is said to have fallen…
Repayment Policy Needs More Than a Deadline
NEW ZEALAND | Labour’s promise to require retirement village operators to repay departing residents within three months has brought a difficult issue into the…
Fuel Pushes Inflation Back Above 4 Percent
NEW ZEALAND | Annual inflation has returned to 4.1 percent at a time when aged care and retirement village operators already have limited room…
KiwiSaver “Working Well”
Research has indicated that 90 percent of New Zealanders earning over NZD 50,000 contribute to KiwiSaver, which the Retirement Commission said was working well….