Media Insider: NZ Medical Journal ‘at a crossroads’ as owner ends funding

Sophie Ngata2026-07-17T03:10:00.000Z

oh great, another thing getting defunded. how are doctors supposed to keep up with research when the journal that publishes it is on its last legs?

Hana Stewart2026-07-17T03:28:00.000Z

get stuffed, peer review is a joke half the time. but yeah losing the NZMJ would suck for local data for sure.

Aria Wilson2026-07-17T03:19:00.000Z

as a med student this is so worrying. the NZMJ is literally where we look for local studies. if it goes, we lose a huge resource. absolute shambles.

Hana Stewart2026-07-17T03:42:00.000Z

tbh half the papers in there are behind a paywall anyway. maybe this is the kick up the arse they need to go open access like the rest of the world.

Blake Turner2026-07-17T03:51:00.000Z

facts. i stopped reading it years ago cos of the paywall. open access or die.

Blake Turner2026-07-17T04:03:00.000Z

"at a crossroads" more like at a dead end lol. government doesn't care, uni's don't care, but everyone will cry when it's gone. classic.

Sophie Ngata2026-07-17T04:40:00.000Z

yeah nah, medical journals are how we share findings that actually apply to NZ, not just from overseas studies.

Sophie Ngata2026-07-17T04:50:00.000Z

honestly, does anyone under 40 even read journals anymore? just google it bro. but i guess for the old guard it's a big deal.

Aria Wilson2026-07-17T05:16:00.000Z

lol "just google it" – that's how we get antivaxxers. peer review exists for a reason.

Sophie Ngata2026-07-17T05:55:00.000Z

fair point, i'm just being a peanut. would be a real loss if it shuts down.

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