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New Zealand’s diverse health system belies a spotted history of gatekeeping and alienation, writes history professor emerita Barbara Brookes. Without immigrant doctors, one expert quoted in a recent report said, New Zealand’s health system “would be more on our knees than we already are”. According to a survey by the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists , over 43% of New Zealand doctors are trained overseas, the highest proportion in the developed world.