Changes to a decades-long needle exchange contract have left a Christchurch drug-user and health expert worried the decision ...

Julie Woods has navigated the world without sight since 1997, but New Zealand's healthcare system has often left her in the dark.

Dr Anna Skinner, the Chief Clinical Advisor for Primary Care at Health New Zealand, told Checkpoint that the change would help eliminate barriers for people to get treatment. "People have been ...

Earlier this month the Minister of Health announced the government would introduce legislation for a "suite of amendments" to ...

New Zealand officials plan to remove microbiological testing of shipments as a way of satisfying border clearance requirements for RTE frozen berries.

Last week the health minister in New Zealand’s right-wing National Party-led government, Shane Reti, announced he was replacing the board of Health NZ Te Whata Ora with a commissioner. The ...

The New Zealand government has announced a series of reforms aimed at ensuring the country's work health and safety legislation is fit-for-purpose for businesses.

After a brief stint in films, starring in The Young Ones (1962) and Summer Holiday (1963), Richard, a noted tennis enthusiast, became an active Christian in 1964. Shortly after The Shadows split, he ...

After advice from the group –which includes representatives from the Ministry of Health, Health New Zealand (HNZ) and ambulance agencies – the start of phase two will also now be staggered ...

New Zealand Health Minister Simeon Brown has announced a new 24/7 telehealth service to expand access to primary care amid the overcrowding of emergency departments. The government will invest in the ...

New Zealand’s government is planning changes to its so-called “golden visa” program to attract more wealthy immigrants who invest in the country.

New Zealand’s public health system faces a rapidly worsening crisis, with growing levels of unmet need and understaffing, as the National Party-led government ramps up its brutal austerity ...