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Health NZ’s financial woes mark a warning for ambitious reformers

ANALYSIS: A cautionary tale of mergers gone awry … scale doesn’t guarantee success, execution does.

Hamish White Sat, 05 Apr 2025

Last month’s damning financial review of Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora revealed how the bold and noble experiment to achieve consistent care, reduced duplication, and innovation had stumbled deep into financial quagmire, with a staggering $722 million deficit. But the Health NZ story is not

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