This publication reports on the findings of the first review of the End of Life Choice Act 2019, which took place in 2024.

The Ministry of Health – Manatū Hauora has published results from the 2023/24 New Zealand Health Survey today. ‘The annual New Zealand Health Survey results provide valuable information about the ...

The Ministry is encouraging people to take steps to help ensure important medicines, such as antibiotics, can remain ...

The COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020 will self-repeal on 26 November, marking the end to the potential use of ...

The scope of the review is set in the legislation and is focused on how the current law is working. This means that: the review will examine whether there is timely and equitable access to ...

Submissions close Monday, 2 December 2024 5:00pm. The Ministry of Health – Manatū Hauora is seeking written feedback on the proposed topic of its Long-term Insights Briefing. We are proposing the ...

New Zealanders are living longer. As our population continues to age and grow, how can New Zealand create an environment that supports ‘active ageing’? Ageing populations are a challenge being faced ...

Health providers and products we regulate, and laws we administer.

The Government is working on changes to the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990 (the Act) to make vaping products less appealing and less available to people under the age of 18 ...

The Ministry of Health – Manatū Hauora and Te Tāhū Hauora – Health Quality & Safety Commission have released two new consumer resources about managing stress urinary incontinence (SUI). The ...