Melissa NightingaleSenior Reporter, NZ Herald - Wellington·NZ Herald·28 May, 2026 05:00 PM4 mins to read‌Patients would benefit from being put in single occupancy rooms with specialist care available. Photo / 123rfA paediatric unit in Wellington Hospital refusing to take young eating disorder patients because they are over 16 highlights a problem with strict age limits in wards, health experts say.

Researchers have criticised an inflexible approach to age in the capital, saying 19 teenagers above the age cutoff could have