Preventable hospital admissions for babies and preschoolers is up more than 30 percent since June 2022.
Nationwide admissions jumped 35 percent, the increase in parts of Auckland was as high as 66 percent.
Experts say this is a sign that children do not have access to timely primary care.
Māori paediatrician, National Immunisation Taskforce chair and President-elect of the Paediatric Society of New Zealand Dr Owen Sinclair spoke to Corin Dann.
