Amendments made to the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990 means that requirements come into effect at different times. The following document provides a timeline of when some ...

Over 60 years of international and New Zealand research finds water fluoridation is both a safe and effective way to reduce tooth decay. The World Health Organization and other international and ...

As a department of the public service, the Ministry of Health – Manatū Hauora has a responsibility to contribute to the Crown meeting its obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi. This statement ...

In 2018, the then-Minister of Health, Dr David Clark, announced a wide-ranging review designed to future-proof health and disability services in Aotearoa New Zealand. Chair Ms Heather Simpson led the ...

How we’re working to improve health outcomes for all New Zealanders.

Recent changes to legislation have led to cold and flu medicines containing pseudoephedrine being reclassified from prescription to restricted (pharmacist-only), which will allow the public to ...

This is New Zealand’s full GPS on health. It replaces an interim GPS published in 2022. It is the public statement of what the Government expects the health system to deliver and achieve, and how ...

The minimum quality standard is used to verify medicinal cannabis products which have been derived from the Cannabis plant. Medicinal cannabis products that meet the minimum quality standard and can ...