Primary Care Pressure: GenPro says general practice is “stepping back from the edge” with fewer GP vacancies (47% vs 54% last year), but warns the recovery is still fragile, with many practices financially stretched and charging for services that were previously free. Cyber & Clinical Services: Te Whatu Ora confirms it has been notified of the ZenTech cyberattack and says systems are operating normally, while Epilepsy New Zealand rolls out an eReferral to connect newly diagnosed people with trained educators via GP and specialist practices. Flu Warning: Epidemiologist Michael Baker says influenza deaths could reach a historic high, with severe flu-like hospitalisations already at very high levels in Auckland. Health System Review: A Pinnacle Group deputy chair says the interim Health and Disability System Review highlights the need to shift care closer to home, especially for Māori and high-need groups, and calls for stronger leadership beyond risk management. COVID-19 Update: Waikato reports two new community COVID-19 cases (Raglan and Hamilton East), with pop-up testing and vaccination capacity added. Workforce & Access: BusinessNZ urges smarter health spending beyond hospitals, calling for investment in medicines, prevention, workforce planning and rehab to support long-term productivity. Safety & Urgent Care: Police investigate a man arriving at Middlemore Hospital with an unexplained gunshot wound; St John and emergency services also responded to a Rangitīkei River bar boat capsize with one patient taken to Palmerston North Hospital. Public Health & Prevention: A coroner links a Dunedin student’s death from choking on vomit while intoxicated to New Zealand’s youth drinking culture, urging serious binge-drinking lessons.