Earlier this month the Minister of Health announced the government would introduce legislation for a "suite of amendments" to the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act.

A group in New Zealand has called for action to tackle Campylobacter in fresh chicken meat. The Public Health Communication ...

Changes to a decades-long needle exchange contract have left a Christchurch drug-user and health expert worried the decision ...

Dr Anna Skinner, the Chief Clinical Advisor for Primary Care at Health New Zealand, told Checkpoint that the change would help eliminate barriers for people to get treatment. "People have been ...

The GP clinic funding model will be updated for the first time in more than 20 years, and more trainees will have their fees covered.

Recent compliance checks on vape retailers across Auckland found that while the majority were compliant, just under 10 per cent failed to adhere to new laws restricting the promotion of vapes. A ...

National’s funding cuts have forced the closure of mental health facility Segar House – cutting jobs and leaving those with ...

Te Kaunihera Rata o Aotearoa | Medical Council of New Zealand (Council) is pleased to announce a series of changes that will make it faster and easier for overseas-trained doctors to register and work ...

The New Zealand Tax Podcast - Sir Roger Douglas on the future shape of New Zealand's tax system. Also the pros and cons of ...

An international study has found that spending less time on the job in a four-day work week improves the wellbeing employees.