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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Today, the Green Party stands alongside the survivors of abuse in state care and faith-based care as the Government issues an historic apology. “Today marks a long-awaited acknowledgment of the harm ...

Pharmac has decided to fund an at-home low sensitivity test kit that confirms a pregnancy has ended following a medical abortion. The urine test kit (branded as CheckToP) detects the levels of ...

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 ...

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 ...