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Midwives sound alarm

$\\'Women and babies at risk\\': Due to staffing shortages, Health NZ\\'s frequently been putting Queenstown\\'s Lakes District Hospital maternity unit \"on standby\", rather than hiring a locum, it\\'s claimed. Photo: Archive$

$\\'Women and babies at risk\\': Due to staffing shortages, Health NZ\\'s frequently been putting Queenstown\\'s Lakes District Hospital maternity unit \"on standby\", rather than hiring a locum, it\\'s claimed. Photo: Archive$

'Women and babies at risk': Due to staffing shortages, Health NZ's frequently been putting Queenstown's Lakes District Hospital maternity unit "on standby", rather than hiring a locum, it's claimed. Photo: Archive

Tracey Roxburgh

Saturday, September 26, 2026

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