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Foreign‑trained doctors sustain NZ’s health system – we weren’t always so welcoming

Prejudice and professional gate-keeping before and during WWII meant New Zealand denied itself an opportunity to save lives and boost its depleted...

18.05.2026 10

The Conversation

Barbara Brookes

Did Plunket founder Truby King really believe in eugenics? History isn’t that simple

Once revered as a great humanitarian, Truby King has recently been characterised as a eugenicist. Seeing him in the context of his times might restore...

21.11.2025 10

The Conversation

Barbara Brookes