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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.

The Government has announced a massive $12.1 billion scheme to protect businesses and workers amid the Covid-19 outbreak.

Farming families across Canterbury are the ones at most risk of the health effects of nitrates in their drinking water, says Canterbury medical officer of health Alistair Humphrey.