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- Health agencies take action against illegal vape sales 13 Mar 2025Media release Publication date: 13 March 2025 A vape retailer in New Plymouth, Coronation Vape, has been fined $22,000 for repeatedly failing to abide by the law and ignore infringement notices served.Coronation Vape was sentenced on March 7 at New Plymouth District Court after selling multiple vape flavours from an unapproved vaping premise and selling vape […]
- Director-General of Health Dr Diana Sarfati stepping down 13 Feb 2025Media release Publication date: 14 February 2025 Director-General of Health, Dr Diana Sarfati has announced she will be stepping down from her role.‘I have appreciated the privilege, and responsibility that has come with leading the Ministry of Health during a time of significant change within the sector.‘It is now time to allow someone new to take up the ma […]
- The 2022-23 Mental Health and Addiction Services Regulatory Report is available 10 Feb 2025News article Publication date: 13 February 2025 The Ministry of Health has published the 2022-23 Mental Health and Addiction Services Regulatory Report.The report presents data about the use of compulsory assessment and treatment in Aotearoa New Zealand under the Mental Health Act 1992, the Intellectual Disability Act 2003, and the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975.A […]
- New approach to strengthening public health information gathering 03 Feb 2025News article Publication date: 5 February 2025 New Zealand’s first Public Health Surveillance Strategy will strengthen how we gather and coordinate public health information to better protect New Zealanders against threats to their health and wellbeing.Director of Public Health Dr Nicholas Jones says the collection and effective use of public health informat […]
- Consultation to increase ADHD medicine access begins 16 Dec 2024Media release Publication date: 17 December 2024 Today, consultation opened on a proposal by Pharmac and the Ministry of Health (Medsafe) to improve access to stimulant medicines used in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).The proposal suggests broadening the range of people who can initiate treatment of stimulant medicines which […]
- The 2024 Abortion Services Aotearoa New Zealand annual report is available 12 Dec 2024News article Publication date: 17 December 2024 The Ministry of Health has published the Abortion Services Aotearoa New Zealand: Annual Report 2024.This provides a snapshot of abortion services for the 2023 calendar year. The findings within this report highlight continued improvements following both the 2020 law reform and the 2022 health reforms.Abortion s […]
- Smoke-free Environments Amendment Act marks 20 years 10 Dec 2024Media release Publication date: 10 December 2024 The Ministry of Health is today marking the 20th anniversary of the ground-breaking Smoke-free Environments Amendment Act (2003) coming into force. The Act ensured that all indoor workplaces, including restaurants, bars, and clubs, became 100% smokefree. “New Zealanders advocated for this change, and it brough […]
- Directions to fluoridate water supplies reconfirmed following Director-General of Health assessment 03 Dec 2024Media release Publication date: 4 December 2024 The Director-General of Health has reconfirmed the directions issued to 14 local authorities to fluoridate one or more of their water supplies. This followed the completion of a court-ordered Bill of Rights Act assessment.In February 2024, a High Court judgement directed the Director-General of Health to assess […]