Explainer - The government has changed regulations on several medications. Here's what you need to know about melatonin, ADHD ...

Health and Safety experts say the Government need to consider people's lives as they set to change scaffolding regulations.

A Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) clinical director is supporting calls for a law change mandating medication be checked ...

There's calls for law changes among experts after a 2-month-old baby died after she was allegedly given medication at an adult dosage by a pharmacy.

A health worker gives out Rapid COVID-19 antigen self-test kits at the Waipareira Trust drive-in COVID-19 testing station in Auckland, New Zealand, Tuesday, March 8, 2022. Back in August, 2021 ...

New Zealand has long been a leader in the battle against tobacco and its extensive health costs. But the latest step in the country's ambitious plan to sharply reduce smoking is now in jeopardy ...

The New Zealand government is set to introduce sweeping reforms to the country’s health system. But without changes in how the system is funded, will the reforms achieve their goals?

New Zealand's approach to ban the next generation from tobacco smoking hasn't been tried elsewhere. But she said studies have shown youth sales decrease when minimum ages are raised.

New Zealand's health system is even worse for Māori, who - at the end of May - had told the Waitangi Tribunal that the health system was failing them.

The health workforce in New Zealand has one of the largest shares of migrant workers, with 42% of doctors and almost 30% of nurses foreign-born (second only to Israel and Ireland, respectively).

As virus cases go from 1 to 24,000, New Zealand changes tack by: NICK PERRY, Associated Press Posted: Mar 8, 2022 / 12:43 AM EST Updated: Mar 8, 2022 / 07:19 PM EST ...