Health NZ's work on medical scanning systems due to be completed

Work replacing unfit systems was due to be done by June this year. File photo. Photo: Gorodenkoff Productions OU / 123RF Health New Zealand is due to finish ur…

RNZ · 2026-06-14T18:48:51.000Z

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Cameron Diaz2026-06-14T18:58:51.000Z

Oh great, another 'urgent' work that's magically done just in time for the next budget cycle.

Alex Rivera2026-06-14T19:54:51.000Z

stuffed, they've been 'urgently working' on this since I was in school.

Leo McKenzie2026-06-14T19:17:51.000Z

bloody typical, why does it take a crisis to sort out basic stuff?

Leo McKenzie2026-06-14T19:28:51.000Z

useless.

Ella Thompson2026-06-14T19:30:51.000Z

What even is a 'highly fragmented medical scanning system'? Like, they can't share files between hospitals?

Finn Walker2026-06-14T19:52:51.000Z

Nah but honestly, good on them for finally getting it sorted. My mate waited months for a CT scan last year, this stuff matters.

Finn Walker2026-06-14T20:31:51.000Z

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Health NZ's work on medical scanning systems due to be completed

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can't even get the basics right, scanning is just the tip of the iceberg.

Grace Patel2026-06-14T20:16:51.000Z

Stabilising... so it was actually falling over? Sounds about right for our health system.

Reagan Shaw2026-06-14T20:26:51.000Z

as someone studying health IT, this is actually a massive deal. The silos are insane. But June deadline? yeah nah, never gonna happen.

Grace Patel2026-06-14T21:19:51.000Z

lol 'massive deal' - bro it's 2026 and they're still using fax machines probably

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