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New report warns New Zealand heart healthcare system is failing

StuffThe PressThe PostWaikato Times1NewsNZ HeraldRNZOtago Daily TimesMonday 11 August 2025 · 8 outlets · 5 reports · updated

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A new report commissioned by Kia Manawanui Trust describes New Zealand's heart healthcare system as being on the verge of collapse. The study found that the country has only a third of the required cardiologists and that half of all heart attack patients are not treated within accepted timeframes.

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First reported by Stuff, Mon 11 Aug 2025, 5:00am · 5 reports from 5 outlets over 2 hours
  1. StuffStuff

    NZ’s worst places for heart care revealed – and people are dying (opens in new tab)

  2. The PressThe Press

    ‘On verge of collapse’: Damning report reveals extent of NZ’s heart healthcare crisis (opens in new tab)

    Also on The Post (opens in new tab), Waikato Times (opens in new tab)

  3. 1News1News

    NZ heart healthcare system 'on verge of collapse', report warns (opens in new tab)

  4. NZ HeraldNZ Herald

    Half of heart attack patients not treated within accepted timeframes, study finds (opens in new tab)

    Also on RNZ (opens in new tab)

  5. Otago Daily TimesOtago Daily Times

    Heart care in NZ 'failing in all aspects' (opens in new tab)