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Primary care prevents health problems from becoming more expensive – why doesn’t NZ fund it properly?

3 March 2026

NZ’s primary care model rewards volume over complexity. Properly funding high-need patients would make the system safer and more sustainable.

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Why did Iran bomb Dubai? A Middle East expert explains the regional alliances at play
	3 Mar: By using its drone and missile arsenal on its neighbours, Iran is telling the region, and the world, the regime will not go quietly.... more

The oil price surge is just one symptom of a supply chain network that is not fit for this age of global tensions
	3 Mar: Oil prices are responding to risk – not just supply shortages.... more

Holes are being poked in an economic report claiming 383-million dollars would be generated for the economy from sand mining at Northland's Bream Bay
	3 Mar: Holes are being poked in an economic report claiming 383-million dollars would be generated for the economy from sand mining at Northland's Bream Bay... more

The Crusaders are struggling to understand how Chiefs prop Jared Proffit went unpunished for an alleged tip tackle off the ball on David Havili during Saturday's Super Rugby derby at Hamilton
	3 Mar: The Crusaders are struggling to understand how Chiefs prop Jared Proffit went unpunished for an alleged tip tackle off the ball on David Havili during Saturday's Super Rugby derby at Hamilton... more

A Coroner's ruled safer median barriers could have prevented three men dying in an Auckland crash
	3 Mar: A Coroner's ruled safer median barriers could have prevented three men dying in an Auckland crash... more

A Police scene guard's been in place at a Whangarei property, as officers investigate an unexplained death
	3 Mar: A Police scene guard's been in place at a Whangarei property, as officers investigate an unexplained death... more

A man's been taken into custody after armed police attended a family harm callout in Waikato's Parawera, southeast of Te Awamutu
	2 Mar: A man's been taken into custody after armed police attended a family harm callout in Waikato's Parawera, southeast of Te Awamutu... more

Strait of Hormuz: if the Iran conflict shuts world’s most important oil chokepoint, global economic chaos could follow
	2 Mar: Iran has warned it could close down the strait, through which 20% of the world’s oil transits each day.... more

Wellington's mayor says the Council is not looking at compensating businesses on the wastewater plagued-southern coast
	2 Mar: Wellington's mayor says the Council is not looking at compensating businesses on the wastewater plagued-southern coast... more

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Rugby:
All Blacks strength and conditioning coach Nic Gill is moving on from New Zealand Rugby, having been in the role since 2008 on a full-time basis 10:47

National:
Primary care prevents health problems from becoming more expensive – why doesn’t NZ fund it properly? 10:37

Entertainment:
Liza Minnelli wants to date an 18 year old 10:35

National:
Why did Iran bomb Dubai? A Middle East expert explains the regional alliances at play 10:27

Business:
The Reserve Bank's remit may be expanded - as Labour considers a policy change 10:27

National:
The oil price surge is just one symptom of a supply chain network that is not fit for this age of global tensions 10:17

Education:
Does international law still matter? The strike on the girls’ school in Iran shows why we need it 10:07

International:
Three scenarios for what's next with Iran's leadership 10:07

Rugby:
The Crusaders are set to be without prop Tamaiti Williams for the upcoming rounds of Super Rugby Pacific 10:07

Entertainment:
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