The Director-General of Health has authorised additional medicines that registered nurse prescribers and pharmacist prescribers will be able to prescribe.

The Minister for Mental Health has extended the timeframes for developing the Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy to align with changes to the law.

The Government is making changes to how health research is funded and managed in New Zealand. The aim is to align funding with Government priorities, streamline processes, reduce duplication, and to ...

The HIV Monitoring Report is an annual assessment under the HIV Monitoring Plan: Measuring progress against the National HIV Action Plan for Aotearoa New Zealand 2023–2030.

Health New Zealand and the Ministry of Health are joining communities across New Zealand today, to commemorate World AIDS Day.

Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology Dr Shane Reti announced a new funding decision maker - Research Funding New Zealand - a new independent board that will replace multiple decision-makers, ...

The Ministry of Health's advice on the use of paracetamol in pregnancy has not changed. Paracetamol continues to be the safest medicine to take in pregnancy if you require pain relief or treatment for ...

This publication presents an overview of the current state of public health in Aotearoa New Zealand, using health-related data from a range of sources for the 2024 calendar year.

The Ministry of Health wants to hear your feedback on the proposed amendments to the specified prescription medicines list for designated pharmacist prescribers. The current schedule of prescription ...

The Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Action Plan 2025-2028 sets out the Government’s roadmap for improving outcomes for FASD. It establishes clear priority actions for government agencies to ...

This Cabinet material sets out decisions on proposals to amend the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003.

This independent report prepared by the Public Health Advisory Committee for the Minister of Health, reviews progress in addressing the determinants of health equity and wellbeing in Aotearoa, ...