PremiumLetters to the EditorLettersNZ Herald19 Jun, 2026 04:55 PM7 mins to readHealth Minister Simeon Brown. Photo / Mark Mitchell

Health Minister Simeon Brown. Photo / Mark Mitchell

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Jonathan Ayling recognises that the decision by Health Minister Simeon Brown to not reappoint the chair and deputy chair of the Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ) was “ideological” – ironically, the same