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- Series of prosecutions begins for illegal cigarette and vape sales 12 Sep 2024News article Publication date: 17 September 2024 A discount vape and tobacco shop owner, as well as a cigar shop, and its owner, have received fines totalling $36,000 following enforcement and legal action by Health New Zealand and the Ministry of Health. These are the initial sentencings in a series of prosecutions being undertaken by the Ministry against r […]
- Mpox vaccine 11 Sep 2024News article Publication date: 11 September 2024 The mpox vaccine has been given provisional approval by Medsafe.This means that health services can now promote the vaccine with those groups who require protection.It also means our public health professionals will have an easier task in promoting it to the right groups and it will help simplify accessing the […]
- Research into health and wellbeing impacts of adverse weather conditions 02 Sep 2024News article Publication date: 3 September 2024 Key findings and recommendations on the health and wellbeing impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle have been published today: Research into health and wellbeing impacts of adverse weather conditions.‘The results from this rapid research, commissioned by Ministry of Health – Manatū Hauora in 2023, will help us to underst […]
- Three additional ‘Safe Areas’ announced 29 Aug 2024News article Publication date: 2 September 2024 New ‘Safe Areas’ will be in place around three abortion service providers from 27 September 2024, to protect the safety, wellbeing, privacy and dignity of people who are accessing or providing abortion services. Safe Areas cover up to 150 metres around a premises where abortion services are provided. They prohi […]
- Ministry prosecutes vape retailer 28 Aug 2024News article Publication date: 28 August 2024 A Christchurch shopkeeper has been fined $56,000 for the illegal sale of vapes and cigarettes, including selling vapes to minors. This is the highest fine issued for offences against the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990. It is also the first time that an individual has been convicted in New […]
- Redesigned Ministry of Health website now live 27 Aug 2024News article Publication date: 28 August 2024 The redesigned Ministry of Health website has been launched today. “I am excited about the experience our redesigned website offers to people looking for information on our website,” says Sarah Turner, Deputy Director-General Government and Executive Services at Ministry of Health.The old Ministry of Health webs […]
- 2023 Health and Independence Report published 26 Aug 2024News article Publication date: 28 August 2024 The Ministry of Health – Manatū Hauora has published the 2023 Health and Independence Report. The report, produced annually, provides an overview of the state of public health and wellbeing in New Zealand for the 2023 calendar year. It collates information from a wide range of sources and subject matter experts a […]
- Consultation for Draft Strategy to Prevent and Minimise Gambling Harm 2025/26 to 2027/28 opens 23 Aug 2024News article Publication date: 23 August 2024 Today the Ministry of Health – Mānatu Hauora has opened consultation on the proposed strategy to prevent and minimise gambling harm for the next three years.“About one in five people in New Zealand experience harm as a result of their own or someone else’s gambling and this harm is not experienced evenly across o […]