A new abortion services ‘Safe Area’ will be in place around Nelson Hospital from 24 September 2025, to protect the safety, wellbeing, privacy and dignity of people who are accessing or providing ...

A formal regulatory inspection of Canterbury-based mental health services has set out a series of recommended changes for Health New Zealand and is continuing checks over the next 12 months.

Medsafe has opened a consultation on proposals to reduce barriers to accessing clozapine, a medicine used to treat treatment-resistant schizophrenia.

This literature review summarises the latest national and international evidence of the safety and long-term impacts of puberty blockers on adolescents.

This report is the result of an inspection of Canterbury – Waitaha adult inpatient and associated mental health services. The Director of Mental Health has powers under section 99 of the Mental Health ...

Title of Cabinet paper: Revocation of the Health (Hairdressers) Regulations 1980Titles of minutes:Report of the Cabinet Legislation Committee: Period Ended 27 June 2025 (CAB-25-MIN-0220)Minute of ...

In addition to the briefings published below, we also publish additional information alongside Cabinet material, including briefings to Ministers. These can be found at Information releases.Some parts ...

This discussion document considers options for modernising New Zealand’s regulation of the health workforce. It supports public consultation on this topic.

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 ...

This position statement accompanies the release of an evidence brief which examines the safety and long-term impacts of puberty blockers when used in the context of gender-affirming care. This ...

These tables present key health indicators from all years of the continuous New Zealand Health Survey for adults and children, broken down by geographic areas and demographics.