A group of scholars in health and policy have worked together on a briefing, titled "Regulatory Standards Bill threatens the public interest, public health and Māori rights". It's authors are Jonathan ...

From 1 July 2025, Tend Health will deliver urgent same-day care directly to its enrolled patients in the Bay of Plenty, following a 15-month transition period after formally giving notice to exit the ...

Moves by Health NZ to outsource elective operations to the private hospital sector increase the risk of a two-tier health system and will worsen the medical workforce shortage, a leading medical ...

The latest New Zealand Health Survey shows that, for the first time in a decade, smoking rates have flatlined rather than fallen. Stark inequities persist, with daily smoking prevalence among Māori at ...

Health Minister Simeon Brown says the government has delivered 9696 extra elective surgeries, putting it on track to reach its end-of-June target of more than 10,579 operations. Mr Brown said the ...

The report has some worrying findings, chief among them that over a third of alcohol products still do not have the correct pregnancy warning label. Just under half (44%) of the 400+ products audited ...

Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey says it’s “not good enough” that community mental health providers have been left with no clarity about if their expiring Government contracts will be renewed.

An office within Rotorua’s Energy Events Centre has closed after “unsafe levels” of a toxic gas were detected. An agenda item ...

For older people and frail people, the long-term benefit of medicines reduces and the potential for harm from adverse effects increases. When the benefit–risk balance changes in this way, medicine ...

Childhood trauma flared when editor Barbara Fountain saw mention of table grapes and spiders in a new document on the Te Whatu Ora website ...

The primary healthcare capitation formula was designed, and by its nature, it is static – it has not evolved. However, the ...

The contestable fund to drive rural health and community resilience will prioritise initiatives that have strong local backing and secure co-funding from industry or regional partners. It will support ...