Articles by Nicholas Jones, NZME
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National
‘My life denied’: The cost of cancer treatment delays - a special investigation
Saturday, 4 May 2024, 9:53AMClinical psychologist Glenda Graham suffered delays in treatment for her endometrial cancer before her death in October 2020. Health...
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National
Preliminary figures suggest some Auckland regions set to lose more bins than others
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 10:20PMWhen it comes to the distribution of rubbish bins, not all parts of Auckland are equal. Preliminary figures released under...
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National
Sweeping change considered by health watchdog
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 2:54PMThe country’s health watchdog, the Health and Disability Commissioner (HDC), has floated big changes to how it operates,...
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National
‘I feel the bones grating’: Man left in agony as surgeries delayed
Saturday, 27 April 2024, 9:20AMWait-list delays for some elective surgeries and first specialist appointments are among the worst in decades, with the health...
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National
Pharmac proposes to fund new blood cancer multiple myeloma drug pomalidomide
Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 7:38PMPatient groups have welcomed Pharmac’s proposal to fund a new drug for the blood cancer multiple myeloma, and hope a breakthrough...
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National
‘Frankly a disgrace’: ACC taxi service for injured sees surge in complaints
Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 7:33AM* The Accident Compensation Corporation now spends $35m a year on taxis for injured clients - as the number of complaints...
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National
Another major health group wants ban on engineered stone in thousands of Kiwi homes
Wednesday, 20 March 2024, 1:57PMAnother major health group has called on the Government to follow Australia’s lead and ban the popular benchtop material...
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National
Swimmer suffers heart attack off Maraetai Beach - why the symptoms shocked her
Saturday, 24 February 2024, 9:15AMRaewyn Shaw survived a major heart attack, and is collecting for the Heart Foundation during its annual Big Heart Appeal...
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Business
Air NZ facing 'increasingly' challenging tough second half
Monday, 19 February 2024, 3:07PMAir New Zealand’s share price has slipped marginally after it sent a shot across investors’ bow warning “a number” of factors...
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National
Desperate Pharmac plea from family selling cans for unfunded cancer drugs
Saturday, 10 February 2024, 9:13AMMultiple myeloma, a common blood cancer, is incurable, but can be survived for years with the right treatment and medicines,...
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National
Health Minister gets official advice on 'appropriate expansion' of free cervical cancer testing
Tuesday, 9 January 2024, 2:18PMHealth Minister Dr Shane Reti has asked officials for advice about cervical cancer screening, including making the programme...
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National
Why 'legend' high school cricket coach refused a funeral after cancer battle
Tuesday, 12 December 2023, 9:10PMDavid Biddick spent 25 years coaching cricket at Riccarton High School in Christchurch, before succumbing to brain cancer....
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Politics
Who are the new Cabinet ministers? Full line-up revealed
Friday, 24 November 2023, 11:28AMWho becomes a Minister in the new National-Act-NZ First Government has been revealed, including in vital Cabinet portfolios...
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World
'No water, no food': Kiwi's bid to help children trapped near Gaza hospital
Thursday, 16 November 2023, 4:27PMA Wellingtonian who is head of mission for Doctors Without Borders in Palestine has told the Herald of her attempts to help...
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Politics
Green Party on track for strong result, ahead in Wellington and Auckland Central electorates
Saturday, 14 October 2023, 9:25PMThe Green Party could come close to its highest-ever election result, but co-leader James Shaw has acknowledged that Labour’s...
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Politics
Te Pāti Māori surge could result in Parliament overhang
Saturday, 14 October 2023, 9:11PMThere is major change in the Māori electorates as Te Pāti Māori candidates pull off upsets - which will create an overhang...
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Business
Fletcher Building in trading halt over Australian pipes problem
Wednesday, 11 October 2023, 3:49PMFletcher Building is in a trading halt while it tries to work out what an Australian builder plans to present in relation...
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Politics
A second election? Who would decide on a return to the polls?
Tuesday, 10 October 2023, 3:17PMThe National Party has warned that a second election could be necessary if forming a coalition or governing arrangement with NZ...
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Business
Outlook too cloudy for Air NZ earnings guidance
Tuesday, 26 September 2023, 2:03PMAir New Zealand is refraining from providing earnings guidance for the current financial year, saying there are too many...
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Politics
National will consider free cervical cancer screening policy
Monday, 25 September 2023, 3:23PMNational Party leader Christopher Luxon says making cervical cancer screening free for all women “is something we will look...
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National
Her smear tests were misread. She now has Stage 4 cancer
Saturday, 23 September 2023, 9:17AMPippa van Paauwe’s smear tests were incorrectly assessed as normal - in 2017, and again in 2020 - allowing cancer to develop...
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Business
Consumer confidence plummets further
Friday, 22 September 2023, 5:24PMWestpac says consumer confidence has trickled downwards in the September quarter and says it signals the number of New Zealand...
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Health
Revealed: Babies died of syphilis after ‘missed opportunities’
Monday, 4 September 2023, 11:36AMSyphilis passed on in pregnancy has been linked to the deaths of eight babies in the past five years. Most of the women...
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Business
Recycling is a ‘fraud’, says landfill expert
Wednesday, 16 August 2023, 12:24PMRecycling in New Zealand is “essentially a fraud” and food scraps diversion from landfills is “subsidised greenwashing”,...