PremiumOpinionOpinion byDr David GallerNZ Herald·16 Jul, 2026 12:54 AM4 mins to readDr David Galler is the spokesman for health lobby group Kaitiaki Hauora and is on the board of the Health Coalition Aotearoa. For many years he was an intensive care specialist at Middlemore Hospital and for 7 years the principal medical advisor to ministers and director generals of health.Dr David Galler, Middlemore Hospital, Auckland. Photo / NZHDr David Galler is the spokesman for health lobby group Kaitiaki Hauora and is on the board of the Health Coalition Aotearoa. For many years he was an intensive care specialist at Middlemore Hospital and for 7 years the principal medical advisor to ministers and director generals of health.

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