The Strategy to Prevent and Minimise Gambling Harm 2025/26 to 2027/28 sets out the Government’s approach to, and funding for, services to prevent and minimise gambling harm during the three-year ...

About Te Pae Mahutonga Te Pae Mahutonga is a Māori name for the Southern Cross constellation. The 4 central stars of the Southern Cross represent 4 key tasks of health promotion: mauriora (cultural ...

Hon Matt Doocey, Associate Health Minister with responsibility for Rural Health and Minister for Mental Health, will be coming to rural communities in New Zealand to hear about local health care ...

The Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992 provides a legal framework for those who require compulsory psychiatric assessment and treatment for people experiencing a mental ...

The use of colourings in notifiable products is completely prohibited in New Zealand. Approved specialist vape retailers can sell any approved flavour of vaping substances from their approved vaping ...

Our climate is changing. These changes are affecting what we value most in our lives, including our health and wellbeing. This first Health National Adaptation Plan (HNAP) is an important step towards ...

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 ...

The Government is reviewing health workforce regulation to improve New Zealanders’ timely, quality access to healthcare. We have an opportunity to put patients at the centre, modernise and streamline ...

The deadline for all vaping devices to have removeable batteries and a child safety mechanism is coming up on 1 October 2024. Any devices that do not have a removeable battery, and a compliant child ...

The consultation on safety measures for the use of puberty blockers in young people with gender-related health needs closed on 20 January 2025.We will now consider submissions. Background The ...

This literature review summarises the latest national and international evidence of the safety and long-term impacts of puberty blockers on adolescents. It is accompanied by the Ministry’s position ...