The Government has tasked the Ministry of Health with consulting on whether there should be additional safety measures for puberty blockers, such as regulations under the Medicines Act. On 21 November ...

How we’re working to improve health outcomes for all New Zealanders.

The Public Health Advisory Committee’s major topic of focus for 2023 was food environments. New Zealand’s food environments are having a significant impact on the health and wellbeing of New ...

Increasing access to health services, achieving equity and improving outcomes for Māori.

Whaikaha – Ministry of Disabled People funds services to support the administration of the Intellectual Disability (Compulsory Care and Rehabilitation) Act 2003. The Ministry of Health has statutory ...

NZMAT is an official New Zealand Government-led, civilian-based deployable emergency medical team made up of clinical and non-clinical personnel from within the New Zealand health and disability ...