The Summary of submissions provides an overview of submissions received on the document Putting Patients First: Modernising health workforce regulation. Consultation on this was open from March to ...

The Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Action Plan 2025-2028 sets out the Government’s roadmap for improving outcomes for FASD. It establishes clear priority actions for government agencies to ...

This Cabinet material sets out decisions on proposals to amend the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003.

Data and insights from our health surveys, research and monitoring.Home chevron_right Ministry of Health position descriptions ...

Briefings, memos and aides mémoire to Hon David Seymour Associate Minister of Health 1-30 June 2025.

Briefings memos and aides mémoire to Hon Casey Costello Associate Minister of Health 1 - 30 June 2025.

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 ...

If you hold a medicinal cannabis licence with a ‘cultivation’ activity you may import cannabis seeds for the purposes of cultivation from a country that allows export under an export licence. You will ...

This independent report prepared by the Public Health Advisory Committee for the Minister of Health, reviews progress in addressing the determinants of health equity and wellbeing in Aotearoa, ...

To better understand trends in smoking among Pacific peoples a 3-year rolling average [1] has been created. As shown in the chart below, this approach makes it easier to see the downward trend in ...

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 ...

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 ...