The Ministry of Health has issued a public warning about the Suntree - Vanilla Cream (30ml) vaping product as it contains too much of a chemical associated with a lung injury called ‘popcorn lung’.

New public health guidance to help hairdressers and barbers across New Zealand keep their clients safe by reducing the risk of spreading infections has been released.

The Registrar (assisted dying) Annual Report to the Minister of Health covers the period from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025.

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Adverse Events Following Immunisation (AEFI) records held in the Medsafe pharmacovigilance system, across all vaccines ...

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In May 2025, the Ministry announced its decision to add Bluesky to its suite of social media channels to keep the public informed. Expanding the Ministry’s digital presence by including emerging ...

Te Wheke is a Māori health model that uses the wheke (octopus) to describe the elements of waiora (total wellbeing).

On 28 February 2022 the updated Ngā Paerewa Health and Disability Services Standard NZS 8134:2021 came into effect.

Home chevron_right Information releases chevron_right Ministry of Health restructure and redundancy payments from 1 November 2023 to 19 May 2025 ...

An audit report is written when a rest home is audited for certification under the Health and Disability Services (Safety) Act 2001 to provide rest home (aged residential care) services. The audit ...

The Health National Adaptation Plan (HNAP) sets the strategic direction and provides national-level priority actions for health-focused adaptation to climate change.