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

Magazine article

Open access

The Conversation

18/05/2026

Handle:

https://hdl.handle.net/10523/52191

Abstract

New Zealand

Refugees

Doctors

Holocaust

Antisemitism

NZ doctor shortage

2025 refugee law series

New Zealand's diverse health system belies a spotted history of gatekeeping and alienation.

url

https://doi.org/10.64628/AA.ud9nst6rfView

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Title: Foreign-trained doctors sustain NZ’s health system – we weren’t always so welcoming
Creators: Barbara Brookes
Academic Unit: History
Publication Details: The Conversation
Publisher: The Conversation Media Group Ltd
Date published ; e-published: 18/05/2026
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Language: English
Resource Type ; Subtype: Magazine article; Online/Digital publication