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flag A New Zealand woman waited 11 hours in an overcrowded ER without treatment, highlighting systemic healthcare strain.

flag A woman in Wellington, New Zealand, waited over 11 hours in an emergency department in early December 2025 without seeing a doctor, despite severe abdominal pain and fevers, due to staff shortages and a lack of inpatient beds. flag The department reached 256% occupancy—its busiest day in recent years—leading Health New Zealand to apologize and acknowledge systemic challenges. flag She was later treated in Christchurch after worsening. flag The hospital continues to fall short of national six-hour patient flow targets, and a major upgrade with 126 new beds was announced in June 2025 to address long-term capacity issues.

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