Former Rotorua anaesthetist Dr Stephan Neff censured for self-treatment with controlled drug

Open Justice reporter - Tauranga·NZ Herald·19 Oct, 2026 07:00 AM6 mins to read‌Dr Stephan Neff has been censured for self-medicating with a sedative he diverted from his workplaces. A former anaesthetist spent nearly 30 years intermittently self-treating with a controlled drug from his workplace to manage stress, anxiety and insomnia.Dr Stephan Peter Willi Neff took the Class C controlled drug Midazolam from his workplaces without oversight or permission. The Rotorua practitioner’s offending only came to light after