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RNZ News
5 days ago
- Health
- RNZ News
Auckland hospitals at their upper limit
health Auckland Region 21 minutes ago Significant pressure at Auckland's major hospitals this winter is being felt across almost all the different parts of the health system, including at general practice, private urgent care and in the community. The pressure is becoming so great GPs have said they are overwhelmed by the sheer number of people with winter sicknesses. One nurse said the system is so stretched she is seeing sick patients discharged into the community before they're ready. Today Health NZ said the city's public hospitals are at their "upper limit", with many turning up at emergency departments with repiratory illnesses, but said it is not turning patients away in Auckland and Northland. Lucy Xia reports.
RNZ News
10-07-2025
- Health
- RNZ News
Immunologist gives evidence at Covid inquiry
health politics 30 minutes ago An immunologist giving evidence at the inquiry into the government's Covid-19 response, has been questioned on claims the debate around mRNA vaccines was shut down during the pandemic. Reporter Lucy Xia has more.
RNZ News
08-07-2025
- Health
- RNZ News
Nurse fractures ankle but finishes shift due to staffing
health employment 17 minutes ago A West Auckland district nurse who fractured her ankle at work had to finish her shift because there was nobody to cover for her. Reporter Lucy Xia has more.
NZ Herald
30-06-2025
- Climate
- NZ Herald
Inquest into Cyclone Gabrielle and Auckland Anniversary flooding deaths gets under way
By Lucy Xia of RNZ The timeliness and effectiveness of weather warnings and the emergency response to the Auckland Anniversary floods and Cyclone Gabrielle will come under scrutiny in a coroner's inquest that gets under way in Auckland on Monday. The inquest will look into the 18 weather-related fatalities in
Otago Daily Times
04-05-2025
- Otago Daily Times
Community mourns murdered US student Kyle Whorrall
Pictures and artwork of bugs made by children from local schools on display at the memorial for murdered US student Kyle Whorrall. Photo: RNZ/Lucy Xia More than 60 people gathered at a memorial and fundraising event today for American PhD student Kyle Whorrall, who was fatally attacked at an Auckland bus stop last month. Whorrall, 33, was attacked at a bus stop on St Johns Road in Meadowbank on 19 April, and died from his injuries in hospital. Kyle Whorrall, 33, was killed at a bus stop on St Johns Rd in Meadowbank, Auckland. Photo: supplied A 16-year-old youth has been charged with murder and aggravated robbery, and a 32 year-old woman has been charged with being an accessory after the fact to murder. Dozens of members of the community, local businesses, Whorrall's friends and his mother Carole Whorrall attended the event at a local restaurant, which was organised to celebrate the 'essence' of Whorrall and to provide support to his family. Photo: RNZ/Lucy Xia A letter penned by Whorrall's sister Heather was read out in a speech at the event. Her letter said Whorrall was born and raised in California, and shortly after he learned to walk, he had started exploring the outdoors, and was always looking for bugs and turning stones. When Whorrall was 13 years old, he went on a month-long trip to Australasia with his mother and two sisters, and visited Australia, New Zealand and Fiji for the first time. He was the youngest member of an entomology club, a student volunteer at the Los Angeles Zoo and volunteered for Jane Goodall's Roots and Shoots NGO. Photo: RNZ/Lucy Xia During his studies, he travelled to Peru for a few weeks to collect spiders, six of which were newly-discovered species. Whorrall loved the flora and fauna of New Zealand, and at the time of his death was three months away from submitting his PhD thesis. He was a passionate, intelligent and caring person, his sister said. Meadow restaurant owner Gina Henry at the memorial for murdered US student Kyle Whorrall. Photo: RNZ/Lucy Xia "He will always be a part of New Zealand." The Meadow restaurant was decorated with many pictures and artwork of bugs made by children from local schools, in memory of Whorrall. Gina Henry, who owns the restaurant and helped organise the event, said she wanted to do something for Whorrall's family in these hard times. Photo: RNZ/Lucy Xia "He was just a part of our community, he was a beautiful man, and he shouldn't go home the way he's going home tomorrow - he should be going home as a PhD student, graduating in a few months," she said. Henry said she posted to Facebook to reach out to the community to brainstorm, and people thought a "silent auction" would be a great way to support the family with the costs of the funeral and their travels. Henry said nearly 40 businesses had contributed gifts and vouchers to the fundraiser. Photo: RNZ/Lucy Xia "Everything from bottles of wine, to olive oil, to beauty vouchers, everybody's just really come to the party, and just wants to be part of something bigger, I think that's the whole reason why we're here is just we're something bigger, we're a community of people that just want to reach out," she said. Deputy mayor Desley Simpson also attended the event and offered condolences to Whorrall's mother. In a speech, Simpson said she wanted the family to leave New Zealand knowing that the community has reached out with love and support.
