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In light of the Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters’ recent comments about the media, a group of journalists who serve as E tū delegates say these claims are misinformed

A group of clinical leaders is urging the Government to seriously re-consider changes to smoking and vaping legislation after hearing of its plans to axe laws put in place to protect the health of New Zealanders

The new coalition government of National, ACT and New Zealand First will be stable, effective and will deliver for all New Zealanders, National Leader and incoming Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says.

The collective agreement ratified in August by members of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) who work for Te Whatu Ora will expire in less than a year and the union says these members have unfinished business with their employer

Health Coalition Aotearoa (HCA) is extremely disappointed the new coalition Government plans to repeal world-leading Smoke-free laws, including de-nicotisation of cigarettes, a reduction in retailers and banning cigarettes for the next generation

The first New Zealand guidelines to support youth to quit vaping have been released today at the New Zealand Respiratory Conference in Wellington

The Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner has found Waitematā District Health Board DHB (now Te Whatu Ora Waitematā) breached the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers' Rights (the Code) in its care of a man with a severe and progressive lung condition. Sadly, the man, in his sixties, passed away as a result of the condition

The Co-Chairs of Pou Tangata of the National Iwi Chair’s Forum (NICF), Mr Rahui Papa and Dame Naida Glavish, have today slammed Pharmac’s decision to cease funding the preventative treatment for respiratory syncytical virus (RSV) in young tamariki

New resources have been developed to guide medication reviews for older people on multiple medications to ensure patients are taking the right medication at the right time and in the right way

The planned end of the temporary funding for this treatment was due to the completion of the COVID-19 funding allocated by the government in response to the pandemic