Covid -19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins says he is looking at the number of health workers who are struggling to get into New Zealand. A critical Southland surgeon, whose absence is putting mums at risk, has still not been granted an emergency allocation for MIQ. READ MORE:* MIQ's 'bureaucratic madness' puts Southland mums at risk* Water takes on the upper Mataura River are over-allocated* Baby boom or divorce surge? Supplied Dr Jim Faherty has been struggling to return to New Zealand where he runs Southland's only secondary birthing unit. “I am looking at the number of health workers we are needed to get into the country at the moment," he said.

Source: Stuff October 07, 2021 01:51 UTC