08:00pm Thu 28 Jul, 2022
New Zealand's goal of becoming free of the devastating harm caused by tobacco has moved a step closer as the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products... Read More
06:00pm Thu 28 Jul, 2022
Tauranga and the Western Bay of Plenty have been directed to fluoridate their water supplies but one council has serious concerns about it. Yesterday, director-general... Read More
08:30am Thu 28 Jul, 2022
Three health organisations are reminding Kiwis that head and neck cancer can be prevented. With Wednesday marking World Head and Neck Cancer Day, the health agencies... Read More
06:30am Thu 28 Jul, 2022
New Zealanders at risk of hepatitis C should make sure to get a quick and easy finger-prick test on World Hepatitis Day Thursday July 28, says Dr Nick Chamberlain,... Read More
06:00pm Wed 27 Jul, 2022
Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield has made directions under the Health Act to 14 local authorities to add fluoride to some or all of their water... Read More
03:00pm Wed 27 Jul, 2022
More than 200 anaesthetic technicians from 17 cities and towns around New Zealand will be walking off the job on Thursday. Anaesthetic technicians who are members... Read More
01:30pm Wed 27 Jul, 2022
The Ministry of Health is today reporting 8730 new community cases of Covid-19, 808 current hospitalisations and 45 deaths. There are 25 people in ICU. There... Read More
11:55am Wed 27 Jul, 2022
Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield is giving an update on the response to Covid-19 and winter illnesses. He is joined by Public Health Agency's... Read More
01:30pm Tue 26 Jul, 2022
The Ministry of Health is today reporting 9256 new community cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours and 822 current hospitalisations. There have been 38 deaths. ... Read More
12:00pm Tue 26 Jul, 2022
The Accident Compensation Corporation - ACC - has extended it's Support Your Wellbeing service for over 4,000 staff to include rongoā Māori which is traditional... Read More
03:00pm Mon 25 Jul, 2022
People with mental health and addiction needs will have better access to Covid-19 vaccinations, other immunisations and health checks thanks to grants from a $2... Read More
01:00pm Mon 25 Jul, 2022
The Ministry of Health is today reporting 6910 new community cases of Covid-19, 836 current hospitalisations, 27 people in ICU and 16 deaths. Two of the deaths... Read More