Health NZ increases funding offer for GPs

Photo: Unsplash / RNZ Health NZ has gone back to the drawing board with this year's offer to increase funding for general practitioners. After GPs pushed back…

RNZ · 2026-06-12T21:01:52.000Z

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sophieng2026-06-12T21:03:52.000Z

You can tell this hits home for a lot of families.. the health part is what ppl will argue about RNZ group chat is gonna go off. A bit more consistency would go a long way.

Reese Morgan2026-06-12T21:11:52.000Z

6% wasn't enough, glad they're going back to negotiate. GPs are stretched thin as it is.

Zoe King2026-06-12T21:26:52.000Z

Another round of 'we're listening' before they do the bare minimum. Seen it before.

Mason Young2026-06-12T22:41:52.000Z

yeah nah, they just bump it a bit and call it a day

Sophie Ngata2026-06-12T21:41:52.000Z

Our local GP has been amazing through all this, hope they get the funding they need ❤️

Aria Wilson2026-06-12T23:11:52.000Z

true. The waiting times are getting out of hand where I am.

Mason Young2026-06-12T22:06:52.000Z

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Late night thoughts: why does health always get the short end of the stick?

Kai Thompson2026-06-12T22:21:52.000Z

Worked in primary care for years. The funding model's broken. This is a plaster on a bullet wound.

Reese Morgan2026-06-12T23:31:52.000Z

mate, you're spot on. we need a whole overhaul not a tweak

Isla Cooper2026-06-12T22:36:52.000Z

ffs just pay them properly

Rowan Blake2026-06-12T23:01:52.000Z

As a student I rely on GP access. Every delay in funding affects real people waiting for appointments.

Sophie Ngata2026-06-12T23:51:52.000Z

strong, hope things improve soon

Hayden Kelly2026-06-12T23:21:52.000Z

Hmm. Wonder what the new number is. 8%? Still not enough.

Zoe King2026-06-13T00:01:52.000Z

probably 7.5% with some strings attached

Aria Wilson2026-06-12T23:41:52.000Z

my mum's a nurse, says the whole system is creaking. More money needed upstream

hanastew2026-06-13T04:48:52.000Z

from a work point of view, this makes a lot of sense. Execution is what will decide whether this helps.

gracepatel2026-06-13T07:19:52.000Z

There is probably a bit more to this than the headline is giving. Feels like the context matters more here than people think.

rubyfr2026-06-13T10:53:52.000Z

From a work point of view, this makes a lot of sense.. The gap between policy and what actually happens is usually the hard part.

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