A new abortion services ‘Safe Area’ will be in place around Nelson Hospital from 24 September 2025, to protect the safety, wellbeing, privacy and dignity of people who are accessing or providing ...

Medsafe has opened a consultation on proposals to reduce barriers to accessing clozapine, a medicine used to treat treatment-resistant schizophrenia.

A formal regulatory inspection of Canterbury-based mental health services has set out a series of recommended changes for Health New Zealand and is continuing checks over the next 12 months.

The Public Health Guidance for Hairdressers and Barbers outlines practical actions that hairdressers and barbers can take to reduce the spread of infection.

Some parts of this information release would not be appropriate to release and, if requested, would be withheld under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act). Where this is the case, the relevant ...

Title of Cabinet paper: Revocation of the Health (Hairdressers) Regulations 1980Titles of minutes:Report of the Cabinet Legislation Committee: Period Ended 27 June 2025 (CAB-25-MIN-0220)Minute of ...

Title of Cabinet paper: Revoking Removeable Battery Requirements for Vaping Products Titles of minutes: Report of the Cabinet Social Outcomes Committee: Period Ended 16 May 2025 (CAB-25-MIN-0159) ...

This discussion document considers options for modernising New Zealand’s regulation of the health workforce. It supports public consultation on this topic.

The New Zealand Health Survey is a key tool for monitoring smoking and vaping among people aged 15 years and older. Questions on smoking have been included annually since 2011/12. Questions on vaping ...

This review updates the evidence regarding community water fluoridation published since the 2021 report from the Office of the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor.