The Government has made changes to the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products 1990 Act to better protect children and young people by reducing their access to vaping products.

Today, consultation opened on a proposal by Pharmac and the Ministry of Health (Medsafe) to improve access to stimulant medicines used in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ...

The Ministry of Health is today marking the 20th anniversary of the ground-breaking Smoke-free Environments Amendment Act ...

The Ministry of Health has published the Abortion Services Aotearoa New Zealand: Annual Report 2024. This provides a snapshot of abortion services for the 2023 calendar year. The findings within this ...

This is the fourth annual report on abortion service the Ministry of Health - Manatū Hauora has published. As the steward of the health system, the Ministry of Health plays an important role in ...

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

FASD is a diagnostic term for a neurodevelopmental disorder caused by exposure to alcohol before birth. The main effects from this exposure are to the brain but alcohol can also affect other parts of ...

The programme to Assess and Recover Radioactive Instruments and Articles (ARIA) is operated by the Office of Radiation Safety. ARIA makes expert radiation safety scientists available at no cost who ...

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

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