Explainer - The government has changed regulations on several medications. Here's what you need to know about melatonin, ADHD ...

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 man sits while smoking in Auckland, New Zealand, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021. New Zealand's government believes it has come up with a unique plan to end tobacco smoking, a lifetime ban for those aged ...

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

A health worker gives out Rapid COVID-19 antigen self-test kits at the Waipareira Trust drive-in COVID-19 testing station in Auckland, New Zealand, Tuesday, March 8, 2022. Back in August, 2021 ...

New Zealand has long been a leader in the battle against tobacco and its extensive health costs. But the latest step in the country's ambitious plan to sharply reduce smoking is now in jeopardy ...

This year significant reforms to New Zealand’s health care system will be introduced. But to achieve its goals of an equitable system, the government needs to make deeper changes than it has ...

Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey says the completion of a revised accreditation process has removed an unnecessary workforce barrier preventing more ...

WELLINGTON – New Zealand reported its first recorded death linked to the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, the health ministry said on Monday, after a woman suffered a rare heart muscle ...

Noble said Health New Zealand needed to "change the narrative". "That means reframing the way we think about disability in health to become inclusive and accessible for disabled people - to be ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Back in August, New Zealand’s government put theentire nation on lockdown after a single community case of the coronavirus was detected. On Tuesday, when new ...

WELLINGTON – Back in August, New Zealand's government put the entire nation on lockdown after a single community case of the coronavirus was detected. On Tuesday, when new daily cases hit a ...