Tracy NealOpen Justice multimedia journalist, Nelson-Marlborough·NZ Herald·14 Jul, 2026 03:00 AM6 mins to read‌A 40-year-old man died weeks after routine knee surgery. The Health and Disability Commissioner has found Health NZ partly at fault.

Photo / 123rfThe partner of a man who died after routine knee surgery said he “deserved better”, and so did others who depended on the health system for their safety and wellbeing.

In her complaint to the Health and Disability Commissioner, the woman said her partner’s death at age 40 – after