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A young Kiwi, Los Angeles-based, filmmaker has made good use of the lockdown period to help farmers battling with mental health issues.

Rural General Practice Network chair Dr Fiona Bolden is disappointed that the Government is treating rural general practices the same as any other business in the community.

The New Zealand Rural General Practice Network says it has brokered an agreement with the Ministry of Health to extend locum support.

There’s concern about the number of COVID-19 tests per head of population been lower in rural than urban areas.

Rural midwives are moving to virtual or phone consultations amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Many doctors in rural parts of NZ are facing a cash-flow crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Questions are being raised about the level of medical care rural New Zealanders can access under COVID-19 alert level 4 restrictions.

The NZ College of Midwives is looking at how to get protective gear – such as masks and gloves out to rural midwives.

Many doctors in rural parts of the country are facing a cash-flow crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The New Zealand Rural General Practice Network is calling for the urgent establishment of rural testing stations in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.