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Major IT Outages Disrupt Hospitals Across New Zealand

First seen 22 Jan 2026, 21:42 UTC • Rnz.Co.Nz

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Health New Zealand reported significant IT outages affecting hospitals in both the South and lower North Islands. These outages disrupted access to critical patient health records and various clinical and administrative systems, leaving staff unable to perform essential tasks for several hours. The incidents have raised concerns about the reliability of technology systems in healthcare.

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2026-01-18

Southern hospitals experienced an IT outage for over 12 hours.

2026-01-19

Lower North Island hospitals faced a major technology outage lasting at least six hours.

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