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

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

This is the first periodic Review of Certain Matters under the Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion Act 1977. The review identifies that some good progress has occurred. There is increased ...

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

The Bill sets out requirements that medicines must meet to be considered through the verification pathway. Medsafe has met with individual companies and considers most companies applying for the ...

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

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

The Ministry of Health has opened consultation today on health workforce regulation. Minister of Health Hon Simeon Brown has announced the Government is reviewing New Zealand’s health workforce ...

Dr Corina Grey has been appointed as the new Director of Public Health from 5 May. Public Health Agency Deputy Director-General Dr Andrew Old says Dr Grey has an extensive career working in research, ...

The minimum quality standard is used to verify medicinal cannabis products which have been derived from the Cannabis plant. Medicinal cannabis products that meet the minimum quality standard and can ...

Simon Wallace, New Zealand Aged Care Association CEO talks about resources that have been jointly developed with the Ministry of Health, to assist in navigating the residential care complaints process ...

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