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Health NZ has confirmed it will provide GPs with 4% more capitation funding while allowing general practices to increase their patient fees by 7.76%. (File photo)

A recent study has identified workforce shortages, underfunding of general practices, high workloads and staff burnout as some of the main reasons for general practices not taking on new patients.

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The first time Aubrey Welsh spoke to the Sunday Star-Times , he was holidaying with friends on the Greek island of Ithaca.

Two ambulances and a rapid response unit were dispatched to the scene of a serious assault on Hereford St on Sunday morning. (File photo)

A police officer guards the scene of an alleged assault on Hereford St on Sunday morning. Kai Schwoerer/The Press

Revathi Performing Arts from India perform during the Christchurch Multicultural Festival at La Vida Centre. KAI SCHWOERER / The Press

The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament before it was demolished in 2020 after suffering irreparable damage in the 2011 earthquakes. (File photo)

Lake Alice Psychiatric Hospital, near Marton, was a place of torture for its young patients. Photo: PUBLIC DOMAIN/Pawful

Darryl Smith is 60 years old and thought, at this age, he'd be living comfortably in a house with no debts. Instead, he lives in a sleep-out on a friend's property.