"Government confirms it will break election promise:" SCOOP: 11 December: click here

"Govt: Kiwis can not give informed donor consent:" SCOOP: 21 November: click here

"Boy's death offers life to others:" Northern Advocate: 13 November: click here

 (Organ Donation) Amendment Bill Second Reading - Parliament: 7 November: click here

"Parliament Throws out Binding Organ Donor Register:" SCOOP: 8 November: click here

"MP blue that her bill voted down:" Newstalk ZB: 8 November: click here

Human Tissue Bill - Second Reading - Parliament - 23 October - Click here

"Govt, MOH and Committee confused on organ donors:" SCOOP: 19 October: click here

"EDITORIAL: No donors so why not buy kidneys?" Hawkes Bay Today: 16 October 2007: click here

"Should organ donation become compulsory?" Investigate Magazine: October 2007: click here (PDF)

"MPs go back on their word:" SCOOP: 7 October 2007: click here

"Organ donation back in the Too Hard Basket (Again):" SCOOP: 29 Sept: click here

"Organ register rejected by select committee:" Radio NZ: 29 September: click here

"U-turn stuns group:" Newstalk ZB: 29 September: click here

"Spare Parts: Where has the $500,000 spent on organ donations gone?" Salient Magazine: 24 Sept 2007: click here

"Liver unit pleads for more donors:" STUFF: 10 August: click here

 "300th liver transplant carried out:" TV3 News: 4 August: click here

 "Minister refuses to seek the truth:" SCOOP: 30 July: click here

"Jonah encourages Aussie donors:" Newstalk ZB: 27 July: click here

TV Interview: "Mike Yardley Presents..." A 15 minute interview with Andy Tookey on CTV  Part 1  - Part 2

"Families stop loved ones' organ donation:" STUFF: 20 June: click here

"Organ-donor study delayed:" STUFF: 18 June: click here 

"Transplant mum tells of organ donor's gift of life" NZ Herald: 7 May: click here

 "Organ donor rates worldwide reach record highs:" SCOOP: 28 April: click here:

"Donor doctor confirms double standards:" SCOOP: 26 March: click here

"Donor doctor validates deaths on the waiting list:" SCOOP: 21 March: click here

"Donors should take priority:" Nelson Mail: 16 March: click here

"Transplant terrorists strike again...:" SCOOP: 8 March: click here

"Let organ donors be first to benefit:" The Press: 8 March: click here

"Attempts to boost organ donor rates won't work:" NZPA: 8 March: click here

"Doctors oppose donor register:" TVNZ: 7 March: click here

"Organ donation laws need 'tidying up':" Newstalk ZB: 7 March: click here

"Family was never asked to donate organs:" STUFF: 1 March 2007: click here

"Blenheim mans future hinges on transplant:" Marlborough Express: 23 Feb: click here

"Girl 5, makes big impact on MPs:" Dominion Post: 22 Feb: click here

"Katie, 5 to help dad make plea to MPs:" Dominion Post 21 Feb: click here

"Organ bill discussed at select committee:" SCOOP: 20 February: click here

"The waiting list for organ donations:" News video Campbell Live: 20 Feb: click here

"Petition Supports Law Change on Organ Donation: SCOOP: 17 February: click here

"Jonah turns calendar guy to lure more organ donors:" North Shore Times: 20 January: click here 

"Battle for organ donation goes on:" UK Newspaper: 15 January: click here

"Organ donor veto is 'wrong' :" Waikato Times: 11 January 2007: click here

"We need more organ donors:" Waikato Times: 8 January 2007: click here

"Organ donor rates plummet to record low:" NZ Herald: 5 January 2007: click here

Human Tiisue Bill (Government Bill) text of the first reading and debate: Hansard: 14 November: click here

"Donor lobby group unhappy over bill:" Newstalk ZB: 8 November: click here

"Bill a "Slap in the Face" for Your Right To Choice:" STUFF: 8 November: click here 

 "Bill aims to improve organ donor rate:" STUFF: 8 November: click here

"Donor organ supplies low:" Times Newspaper: 6 September: click here

"Organ Donation on Track for a New Record Low?" SCOOP: 18 August: click here

"NZ organ donation numbers fall:" Radio NZ: 18 August: click here

"Life in death decisions:" NZ Listener: 5 August: click here

"Opposition puzzles campaigner:" North Shore Times: 29 June: click here

"Family sharing the pain:" Hawkes Bay Today: 27 June: click here

"Donor challenge saves Liam's life:" NZ Herald: 10 June: click here 

"NZ donor shortage means organs may be diseased :" NZ Herald: 5 June: click here

"Organ donations down:" STUFF: 5 June: click here 

"Doctors use diseased donor organs:" TVNZ: 4 June: click here

"The MAPP Report:" Press release: 16 May: click here

"Dad wants his little girl safe:" North Shore Times: 11 May: click here

Text of the speeches/debate in Parliament on the organ donor bill: click here

"Te Radar: Frozen, pickled, eaten - it's your body:" NZ Herald: 5 May: click here 

"Turia : (Organ Donation) Amendment Bill:" Speech: Maori Party: 3 May: click here

"Organ donor bill set to pass first reading amid wide support:" Radio NZ: 3 May: click here

"Editorial: Protecting wishes of lifesavers:" NZ Herald: 2 May: click here 

"EDITORIAL: Organ-donor rights must be upheld:" Hawkes Bay Today: 2 May: click here

"Maori challenged on lack of organ donation:" NZ Herald 2 May: click here

"Organ donor law needs to be passed:" SCOOP: 1 May: click here

"Doctors oppose organ donor bill:" NZ Herald: 1 May: click here

"New Bill Will Help Save Lives:" Maxim Institute: 27 April: click here

"Organ donor bill to be debated:" TVNZ: 23 March: click here

"Parliament Draws Organ Donor Veto Bill:" SCOOP: 22 March: click here

"Parliament to debate organ donation bill:" National Party Press Release: 22 March: click here

"Altruistic donors offer organs to strangers": Christchurch Press: 22 March: click here

National Radio Interview: 7 March: (Audio File - MP3 - 1.5mb) click here

"Claims Organ Donor Service Lying About Family Veto Numbers:" Newswire: 7 March: click here 

"Organ Donor Service confess to 'no figures':" SCOOP: 6 March: click here

"Lobby group says organ donor proposals don't go far enough: Radio NZ: 3 March: click here

"Veto of organ donation could go:" Manawatu Standard: 3 March: click here

"Liver transplant veteran recalls her gift of life:" Dominion Post: 3 March: click here

"Report on model for donor register expected by May:" STUFF: 3 March:  click here 

 "Cabinet Papers on Human Tissue Review released:" Ministry of Health: 2 March: click here 

"Widow says donor system a disgrace:" Manawatu Standard: 28 February: click here 

"Bill aims to address donor shortage:" NZ National Party Press Release: 24 February: click here

"Proposed Change to Donor Rules Submitted to Ballot:" SCOOP: 24 February: click here

"EDITORIAL: Donors must not have wish denied:" Hawke's Bay Today: 22 February: click here

"Transplant man backs donor change:" Dominion Post: 22 February: click here 

"Plan to widen organ harvest rules:" Dominion Post: 21 February: click here

"Increasing donations:" Dominion Post: 21 January: click here

"Organ donation in NZ worlds lowest :" NZ Centre for Political Debate: 18 January: click here

"Donor rates in New Zealand hit an all time low:" News-Medical.Net (Australia) 16 January: click here

"Organ donor process costs lives:" Bay of Plenty Times: 12 January: click here

"Six live better thanks to dead woman's gift:" NZ Herald: 12 January: click here

"Concern at drop in organ donations:" TV ONE NEWS: 11 January: click here

"Organ Donor Rates for 2005 Worst Ever:" SCOOP: 11 January: click here

"Organ donations plummet :" NZ Herald: 11 January: click here

"Steep drop in organ donations:" STUFF: 11 January 2006: click here 

"Animal transplants into humans given go ahead:" NZ Herald: 13 December: click here 

"Would-be immigrants willing to swap kidney for passport:" The Press: 13 December: click here

"Kidney op costs too much for NZ:" - NZ Herald: 11 December 2005: click here

"Double mourning prompts donor call:" Otago Daily Times: 3 December: click here

"Organ Donation – Facts, Figures and Other Info:" SCOOP: 1 December: click here

"Follow the will of the donor:" NZ Herald: 20 October: click here

"Telling the truth about brain death:" NZ Herald: 17 Oct: click here

"Praise for nameless donor: Rotorua Daily Post: 16 Oct: click here

"Organ donors in spotlight:" STUFF: 14 Oct: click here

"Move to put dying on curriculum:" NZ Herald: 14 Oct: click here

"Teen donor inspires mother:" NZ Herald: 14 Oct: click here 

 "The benefits of 'big-name' support:" Health Campaigners International: 9 Oct: click here

"Medicos blamed in organ crisis:" Sunday News: 18 Sept: click here

"Ethan loses his fight with liver failure:" NZ Herald: 14 Sept: click here 

"Lack of organs resolved:" Dominion Post: 14 Sept: click here

"Doctors partly to blame for organ shortage, group says:" STUFF: 13 Sept: click here 

"Call to use Census to find donors:" Otago Daily Times: 13 Sept: click here 

"Pushing boundaries on organ transplants:" Dominion Post: 13 Sept: click here 

"More organ donors needed says director:" STUFF: 13 Sept: click here

 "Boys plight highlights donor issues:" TV ONE NEWS VIDEO:  click here

"Organ donor net cast wider:" TV One News: 13 Sept: click here

"Live donors the key to organ shortage:" NZ Herald: 13 Sept: click here

"Organ donation education needed:" NZ Herald: 13 Sept: click here

"Organ Donor Doctors the Main Reason for Shortage:" SCOOP: 12 Sept: click here

"Shortage means donor organs older, diseased:" NZ Herald: 12 Sept: click here

"Dad can donate liver to sick son:" NZ Herald: 12 Sept: click here 

"Liver disease toddler fights for life:" NZ Herald: 11 Sept: click here

"ORGAN CAMPAIGNERS' JOY:" UK Newspaper: 10 Sept: click here

"King Vow on Donor Register:" Dominion Post: 2 Sept: click here

"Labour Plumps for Organ Donor Record:" NZ Herald: 2 Sept: click here

"Organ Donor Register to be Established:" Government Press Release: 1 Sept: click here 

"New Zealand’s Organ Donor Problems Make Interesting Reading Overseas:" SCOOP: 17 Aug: click here

"Donor's lungs to help man compete in transplant games:" Northern Advocate: 11 July: click here

"Blaze of apathy" for organ donor scheme:" Newstalk ZB: 4 July: click here

"MOH continue to dumb down organ donation:" SCOOP: 4 July: click here

"Athletes in good heart ahead of games:" Sunday Star Times: 3 July: click here

"The limits of Kiwi generosity:" Otago Daily Times: 30 June: click here

"Young crash victim gives life to others:" NZ Herald: 28 June: click here

"Complaint alleges King may have misled Parliament:" SCOOP: 31 May: click here

Even more Parliamentary questions! 18 May: click here

More questions asked in Parliament...: 12 May: click here

"Film director backs organ campaign:" UK Newspapers: 3 May: click here

"Jackson picks up rejected donor ad:" NZ Herald: 3 May: click here

"Jackson sends organ donation message to 30 million:" SCOOP: 3 May: click here

"Government Hides the Truth on Organ Donation:" SCOOP: 26 April: click here

Questions asked in Parliament... 7 April: click here

"Andy Tookey: Give donors first priority:" New Zealand Herald: 5 April: click here

"Peter Jackson takes organ donor plea to the world:" STUFF: 5 April: click here

"Donate or don't ask:" SCOOP: 30 March: click here

"No give, no take:" North Shore Times: 29 March: click here

An Interview with Peter Jackson on 'GiveLife NZ' click here

"Organ Donors: No Give, No Take?" SCOOP: 14 March: click here

"Reform fight continues:" UK Newspaper: 14 Feb: back to top