The Government is again turning its back on improving health outcomes for Māori with Pharmac’s decision to axe the three year old Māori advisory group - Te Rōpū. Pharmac only established Te Rōpū in ...

Abhi Gotadki is a GP registrar at Feilding Health Care. Originally from India, where he gained his medical degree, his road ...

WellSouth Primary Health Network, the primary health organisation for Otago and Southland, has released its annual report, celebrating the stories and people that have worked hard to deliver and ...

The Council of Medical Colleges has urged the Government to drop the Treaty Principles Bill, saying it is based on a ...

A ban on vape advertising and promotion could be on the cards for New Zealand next year, following news of upcoming changes to vaping laws. Today, the Ministry of Health released a newsletter stating ...

Biosecurity Minister Andrew Hoggard is encouraging New Zealanders to take steps to be ready for the possible arrival of bird flu. “While high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) is still some ...

She joins a lineup of distinguished professionals, led by Dr. Graham Scott, former Treasury Secretary, who has been appointed as Chair of the board. In an official media statement, Minister for Social ...

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora has confirmed today that a new case of measles has been identified on Waiheke Island in Auckland. The case and their household are being supported by the National ...

Changes to the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 included in an Omnibus Bill are long overdue and a positive step in the right direction, Minister for Children Karen Chhour says. As part of the National ...

The Heart Foundation's call for wider access to a heart medication has been successful, with Pharmac announcing today that it will fund a drug used in the treatment of chronic heart failure, a move ...

Minister of Internal Affairs Brooke van Velden says the Government is making changes to the Public Records Act, to improve the record-keeping practices of government agencies. “These changes will ...

The Government is amending the Crimes Act to ensure the protection of disabled people in care is made more explicit, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith says. “As part of the Government’s response to the ...