Medsafe has given a New Zealand psychiatrist approval to prescribe medicinal psilocybin for treating treatment-resistant depression.

The strategic direction for preventing suicide in New Zealand is set by Every Life Matters – He Tapu te Oranga o ia Tangata: Suicide Prevention Strategy 2019-2029. The Suicide Prevention Action Plan ...

The Strategy to Prevent and Minimise Gambling Harm 2025/26 to 2027/28 sets out the Government’s approach to, and funding for, services to prevent and minimise gambling harm during the three-year ...

Long COVID presents a significant and ongoing health care challenge worldwide, with individuals experiencing prolonged symptoms often requiring comprehensive, multidisciplinary care. Aotearoa New ...

Increasing access to health services, achieving equity and improving outcomes for Māori.

The government’s 2024 Early Childhood Education (ECE) Regulatory Sector Review included a recommendation to repeal the Health (Immunisation) Regulations 1995.The Ministry of Health provided advice on ...

These reports are part of the Tupu Ola Moui Pacific Health Chart Book series, which provides comprehensive and up-to-date data on the health of Pacific peoples in Aotearoa New Zealand. This is the ...

The Ministry of Health in partnership with the Ministry for Pacific Peoples has published Volumes 1 and 2 of the Tupu Ola Moui: Pacific Health Chart Book series (2025), a comprehensive and data-driven ...

Health providers and products we regulate, and laws we administer.

Health providers and products we regulate, and laws we administer.

The Government is reviewing health workforce regulation to improve New Zealanders’ timely, quality access to healthcare. We have an opportunity to put patients at the centre, modernise and streamline ...