The Ministry of Health welcomes the publication of the NZ Royal Commission COVID-19 Lessons Learned Final Report, and the opportunity to strengthen our preparation for a future pandemic.

The government blamed loss of financial control when it sacked the central agency's board two years ago.

If the government wants to pursue more public-private partnerships, it must consider a funding model that guarantees equity of access.

As the crisis in New Zealand’s public health system continues to deepen due to ongoing austerity measures, the right-wing coalition government plans to outsource thousands of operations to private ...

Health New Zealand has announced an extra $25 million to boost more beds and staff in hospitals across the country ahead of winter’s anticipated sickness rush. The investment hopes to deliver 378 ...

New Zealand health officials announced Wednesday that new prescriptions for puberty blockers will no longer be issued to children identifying as transgender. Doctors will stop prescribing the ...

The government two years ago castigated Health NZ for loose financies and started a $2 billion savings plan.

Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora has distributed over 7000 vaping devices and 67,000 refills in just two months as it ramps up its free vape programme for smokers. It comes after health officials ...

A nationwide rollout of an AI-powered clinical documentation tool, called AI scribe, to emergency clinicians across public ...