Politics

Who will be our next health minister? By now you may already know, but it’s something I’ve been pondering since election night when most of the country turned red in support of Labour/Jacinda

Labour’s massive win in the general election last month seems unlikely to translate to the massive change the pharmacy sector has been clamouring for

Labour’s landslide victory in the general election on Saturday was mighty impressive, but the impact on the health sector is likely to be muted, writes The Health Media managing editor Barbara Fountain

Labour is celebrating a landslide victory tonight after winning 49% of the vote. The result means Labour could govern alone — the first time this has happened since New Zealand introduced a mixed member proportional (MMP) electoral system in 1993

An Upper Hutt pharmacist’s appeal to health minister Chris Hipkins over the sector’s struggles resulted in a “fluke” one-on-one meeting at his office in Taitā, Wellington, last month

The National Party says it will set aside $10 million to support expanding the number of services offered by pharmacies if it wins the upcoming general election

Inside a pharmacist’s “fluke” meeting with Chris Hipkins on the state of the pharmacy sector 

Medicinal cannabis company Eqalis has called for the marijuana referendum to be delayed

Former health minister David Clark is a nice guy – and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that, writes New Zealand Doctor editor Barbara Fountain

Health and Disability System Review Panel members who disagreed with chair Heather Simpson say commissioning powers for Māori must be part of implementing the review’s recommendations