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January 3, 2026 | Featured News
#SummerSeries: Dr Alex Hedley and Community Health
This summer on Radio Waatea, we celebrate Māori leaders working behind the scenes to keep our whānau healthy – from […]
April 22, 2026
December 1, 2025 | Featured News
Youth vaping drops, smoking remains very low – a promising sign, but not all wins are equal
New Zealand’s latest youth survey shows a significant fall in vaping among school-aged young people, while daily smoking rates remain […]
December 1, 2025 | Featured News
Labour backs family doctors with new loan scheme
The New Zealand Labour Party has unveiled a major policy aimed at revitalising primary health care by supporting family doctors […]
November 11, 2025 | Paakiwaha
Dr Shane Reti | will $75 million strengthen New Zealand’s resilience against infectious diseases
Hon Dr Shane Reti, Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology, has announced a $75 million investment to strengthen New Zealand’s resilience against infectious diseases through a new national research platform Beehive.govt.nz.
November 6, 2025 | Paakiwaha
Escalated national risk of measles following confirmation of cases in multiple regions
Measles update, Escalated national risk of measles following confirmation of cases in multiple regions
November 5, 2025 | Paakiwaha
New Zealand needs to urgently close the “alarming” gaps in measles immunisation
The World Health Organisation has warned New Zealand to urgently close the “alarming” gaps in measles immunisation, especially among Māori and Pacific communities.
October 17, 2025 | Paakiwaha
Professor Ngaire Kerse
Director, Centre for Co-Created Ageing Research, says about 20 percent of older people are known to be struggling with the […]
October 9, 2025 | Paakiwaha
John Whaanga | Deputy Director-General Māori Health
Updates from Deputy Director-General Māori Health Including Amputations due to diabetes and New guidelines on caring for kaumatua from Health Quality and Safety Commission,
September 19, 2025 | Featured News
Number of nurses not the issue – its the funding to employ them
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation has been in Wellington this week for its annual conference, where a new Infometrics report laid bare the scale of the nursing crisis.
September 5, 2025 | Paakiwaha
Kerri Nuku on the fight for better pay and conditions for nurses
Health NZ/ Te Whatu Ora has apologised to the New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) for withholding safe staffing data, acknowledging […]
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