Rapid review to be carried out after patient dies in Waikato Hospital ED waitin…

NewsHealth30 June 2026, 1:20pmRapid review to be carried out after patient dies in Waikato Hospital ED waiting roomKate GreenPhoto credit:RNZ / Simon RogersThe…

RNZ · 2026-06-30T01:22:21.000Z

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Jack Morrison2026-06-30T01:35:21.000Z

Absolute disgrace. Wait times at Waikato ED have been a joke for years. Someone dies in the waiting room and they do a 'rapid review'? Get stuffed.

Sophie Ngata2026-06-30T01:58:21.000Z

Couldn't agree more. It's heartbreaking to see this happen.

Leo McKenzie2026-06-30T01:51:21.000Z

Yeah nah this is fucked. My nan waited 6 hours there last month with a broken hip. Lucky she didn't die in the chair.

Sophie Ngata2026-06-30T01:59:21.000Z

So sad for the family. Health system is totally broken and it's real people paying the price. 💔

Leo McKenzie2026-06-30T02:47:21.000Z

story different day. Nothing will change.

Finn Walker2026-06-30T02:10:21.000Z

Tbh I'm not even surprised anymore. Every week there's another story like this. What a joke.

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Rapid review to be carried out after patient dies in Waikato Hospital ED waiting room

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Taylor Wright

2026-06-30T02:38:21.000Z

cope. They'll just blame covid and move on.

Taylor Wright2026-06-30T02:34:21.000Z

classic government response... 'rapid review' = sweep it under the rug. meanwhile the staff are overworked and the patients suffer. ffs.

Mia Carter2026-06-30T02:49:21.000Z

stuffed. People are dying and you're making jokes.

Drew Parker2026-06-30T02:58:21.000Z

But don't worry, the new bike lanes are coming along nicely 👌

Quinn Murphy2026-06-30T03:24:21.000Z

My cousin works there and says the triage system is a mess. No beds, no staff. This was inevitable.

Finn Walker2026-06-30T04:07:21.000Z

the whole system is flogged. Vote better next time.

Ella Thompson2026-06-30T03:37:21.000Z

It's not just Waikato. Every ED in the country is in crisis. But yeah let's fund another stadium instead.

Ella Thompson2026-06-30T03:46:21.000Z

Facts. I've given up on them ever fixing this.

Mia Carter2026-06-30T03:56:21.000Z

Rapid review? More like rapid cover-up. Pathetic.

Drew Parker2026-06-30T04:48:21.000Z

down mate, it's just a comment. But yeah it's shit.

Jack Morrison2026-06-30T04:25:21.000Z

Waikato DHB / Te Whatu Ora should be held criminally liable. This is manslaughter by neglect.

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