New Zealanders are being strongly encouraged to ensure they are fully protected against measles before travelling overseas, with active outbreaks in many popular overseas destinations with previously ...

The Director for Radiation Safety intends to review the Code of Practice for the Security of Radioactive Material: ORS C5 2021.

The Ministry of Health's advice on the use of paracetamol in pregnancy has not changed. Paracetamol continues to be the safest medicine to take in pregnancy if you require pain relief or treatment for ...

Briefings, memos and aides mémoire to Hon Matt Doocey Minister for Mental Health and Associate Minister of Health 1-31 August 2025.

This publication presents an overview of the current state of public health in Aotearoa New Zealand, using health-related data from a range of sources for the 2024 calendar year.

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 ...

This document supports the consultation on proposed changes to the specified prescription medicines list for designated registered nurse prescribers working in primary health or specialty teams.

The Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Action Plan 2025-2028 sets out the Government’s roadmap for improving outcomes for FASD. It establishes clear priority actions for government agencies to ...

The Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Community Engagement Insights Report outlines priorities and recommendations from the FASD community to inform the development of the FASD Strategic Action ...

This independent report prepared by the Public Health Advisory Committee for the Minister of Health, reviews progress in addressing the determinants of health equity and wellbeing in Aotearoa, ...

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

The New Zealand Clinical Principles Framework for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (the framework) describes the expected clinical standards for quality assessment, diagnosis and treatment of ...