Man on a wire: Dan Short Helicopter Paramedic and Rescue Swimmer
The Frontline spoke with Dan Short about what it takes to be a critical care paramedic. The training, the challenges, the teamwork, and the most memorable cases, both good and bad. Everything you wanted to know about being on one of the most highly exposed frontline jobs.
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Half of NZ can't afford to see a dentist. Max Harris and Dental for All want to change that.
A conversation with Max Harris, lawyer, campaigner, and author, talking about Dental for All, a group that's got a national roadshow under way talking about the crazy idea that dental care should be a public service available to every New Zealander. Even the ones who are not 'wealthy and sorted'.If you want to imagine where the current government's push to healthcare privatisation will lead us, look no further than adult dental care in NZ: with almost half of people locked out due to cost. Together, let's say No, fight back, and build a better nation. Please share this video with a friend.For more, also check out my Substack @drgarypayinda.
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The Mysterious Case of Health's Disappearing Half-Billion.
Craig Renney (Chief Economist of the CTU and host of The Locked-In Podcast) is our guest this week on The Frontline, telling us about the $500 million dollars in the Health budget that didn't get spent, despite overwhelming need. This half-billion of taxpayers' dollars evaporated at the same time the government was telling nurses they must accept real pay cuts, because there was just 'no money' left.
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Gabrielle Baker: Connecting Māori life expectancy back to current health policies
Māori health ‘privilege’ starts in childhood with a 30X higher risk of rheumatic fever, continues in adulthood with later diagnosis, fewer treatments, and worse outcomes, and ends with an overall death gap that is a remarkable 7 years earlier than Pākehā. In this episode we talk with Health Policy Specialist Gabrielle Baker about whether current health policies will fix this, or make this woeful situation even worse.LINK to ASMS https://asms.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Maori-Health-Final.pdf
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Dr Lisa Darragh: Setting education up to fail?
The Frontline spoke with a maths education researcher about international test scores, smartphones in classes, bullying and behavioural problems in students, streaming in classrooms, teacher defunding, charter schools, and the stripping of professional education funding from teacher's aides. Plus the introduction and rollout of the 3rd curriculum for schools in the past 3 years. There's a wrecking ball coming for public education that makes me wonder whether it's following the same model as public healthcare: "defund, destabilise, and privatise".Have a listen as Dr Lisa Darragh shares her learnings about maths education and how best to maximise resources and positive impact in the public school sector.
Frontline Kiwi workers are struggling to pay for food and rent, while politicians are giving away billions to the very rich. Public services are being cut back, privatised, and sold off. This is not how you build a stronger, healthier, or safer society. It’s time to stop the vandalism and rebuild NZ.
Join Dr Gary Payinda and guests on The Frontline.
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