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April 11, 2025 | News
Whaanga: Fluoridation Backed by Strong Evidence
Deputy Director-General Māori John Whaanga says public health decisions like water fluoridation must be backed by evidence.
March 16, 2026
January 21, 2025 | News
New Health Minister faces daunting learning curve
The former Chief Medical Officer for Te Aka Whai Ora - Māori Health Authority, Dr Rawiri McKree Jansen, says the appointment of Simeon Brown as Health Minister is a politically motivated move by National, and Brown faces an incredibly steep learning curve.
November 7, 2024 | Paakiwaha
John Whaanga | Deputy Director General of Ministry of Health
Health Updates from Deputy Director General of Ministry of Health,
October 10, 2024 | Paakiwaha
John Whaanga | Deputy Director General of Ministry of Health
Health Updates from Deputy Director General of Ministry of Health,
April 11, 2024 | Paakiwaha
Letitia Harding | Chief Executive at Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ
She says that news of job cuts in the Regulated Products Team at the Ministry of Health was unfortunate, but not surprising.
March 14, 2024 | Paakiwaha
John Whaanga | Deputy Director General of Ministry of Health
Getting into see a GP is harder with some waiting weeks for an appointment. This was a problem over 20 years in the making with an aging and growing population. How can the public have confidence that the Ministry of Health can
February 15, 2024 | Paakiwaha
John Whaanga | Deputy Director General of Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health | Manatū Hauora and the University of Waikato have signed a Memorandum of Understanding as a first step towards establishing a new medical school
March 16, 2022 | News
Covid deaths jump under new reporting system
There were 19,542 new community cases of Covid-19 reported today. Health authorities also reported 24 deaths under a new approach […]
March 7, 2022 | News
Tamihere still waiting for Covid cash
Te Whānau o Waipareira head John Tamihere says he’s yet to see any of the $140 million the Government announced […]
March 1, 2022 | News
Active Covid cases pass 100,000
There are now almost 100,000 active cases of Omicron in New Zealand. There were 19,566 new community cases reported today […]
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