Rob Campbell: Former Health NZ Chair on the agency overspending at a rate of $130m a month

The Mike Hosking Breakfast

Content provided by NZME and Newstalk ZB. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by NZME and Newstalk ZB or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.

1M ago 2:39

MP3•Episode home

Questions are being raised as to where the blame lies for issues within Health New Zealand.

The board is being replaced with a commissioner as the agency was found to be overspending at the rate of around $130 million a month.

Back office staff numbers have increased significantly in recent years.

Former Health New Zealand Chair Rob Campbell told Mike Hosking there's a possibility the budget was never right from the start.

He suspects the original budgeting appropriations were never adequate, and it's been impossible to manage.

LISTEN ABOVE

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

5484 episodes

#New Zealand Current Affairs #New Zealand #NZME #Newstalk ZB #News