Ministry of Health

Kia ora koutou Child Poverty Reduction Minister Louise Upston has announced that the Government has accepted all 14 of the recommendations made by the review by Dame Karen Poutasi in 2022. The Government response is focused on strengthening the children’s system, and improving safeguards, to protect against and better respond to child harm. Child and youth ministers will oversee implementation of the integrated government response and drive work at pace to deliver on all 14

Medicinal cannabis products that meet the minimum quality standard The Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis) Regulations 2019 (the...

Issue 330 - 2 October 2025 Welcome to the fortnightly Health Improvement and Innovation Digest. The Digest has links to key evidence of...

The timeframe for developing Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy has been extended to ensure alignment with proposed law changes Last...

Issue 329 - 18 September 2025 Welcome to the fortnightly Health Improvement and Innovation Digest. The Digest has links to key evidence...

The Ministry of Health wants to hear your feedback on proposed amendments to the lists of specified prescription medicines and controlled drugs for designated registered nurse prescribers in primary health and specialty teams. The current schedule of prescription medicines came into effect in August 2024. Since then, new medicines have become available in New Zealand, to which wider access would benefit patients. The schedule needs to be amended to reflect these additional

Proposed amendments to the specified prescription medicines lists under the Medicines ( Designated Pharmacist—Prescribers ) Regulations 2013 The Ministry of Health wants to hear your feedback on the proposed amendments to the specified prescription medicines list for designated pharmacist prescribers. The current schedule of prescription medicines came into effect in May 2022. Since then, new medicines have become available in New Zealand, to which wider access would bene

Issue 327 - 24 July 2025 Issue 328 - 21 August 2025 Welcome to the fortnightly Health Improvement and Innovation Digest. The Digest has...

Issue 327 - 24 July 2025 Issue 327 - 7 August 2025 Welcome to the fortnightly Health Improvement and Innovation Digest. The Digest has...

Kia ora koutou, Since my last newsletter in June, the Government has made a number of key announcements aiming to improve timely access...

Medicinal cannabis products that meet the minimum quality standard The Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis) Regulations 2019 (the...

Issue 327 - 24 July 2025 Welcome to the fortnightly Health Improvement and Innovation Digest. The Digest has links to key evidence of...

Issue 327 - 24 July 2025 Issue 326 - 10 July 2025 Welcome to the fortnightly Health Improvement and Innovation Digest. The Digest has...

Issue 327 - 24 July 2025 Issue 325 - 26 June 2025 Welcome to the fortnightly Health Improvement and Innovation Digest. The Digest has...

Kia ora koutou, This is my first newsletter as Director-General of Health and Chief Executive of the Ministry of Health, a role I was...

Medicinal cannabis products that meet the minimum quality standard The Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis) Regulations 2019 (the...

Issue 327 - 24 July 2025 Issue 324 - 12 June 2025 Welcome to the fortnightly Health Improvement and Innovation Digest. The Digest has...

Issue 327 - 24 July 2025 Issue 323 - 29 May 2025 Welcome to the fortnightly Health Improvement and Innovation Digest. The Digest has...

Issue 327 - 24 July 2025 Issue 322 - 15 May 2025 Welcome to the fortnightly Health Improvement and Innovation Digest. The Digest has...

Medicinal cannabis products that meet the minimum quality standard The Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis) Regulations 2019 (the...