As part of this review, the Ministry of Health has published a discussion document, Putting Patients First: Modernising health workforce regulation. The Ministry is now inviting New Zealanders to ...

Dr Corina Grey has been appointed as the new Director of Public Health from 5 May. Public Health Agency Deputy Director-General Dr Andrew Old says Dr Grey has an extensive career working in research, ...

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

A vape retailer in New Plymouth, Coronation Vape, has been fined $22,000 for repeatedly failing to abide by the law and ignore infringement notices served. Coronation Vape was sentenced on March 7 at ...

How we’re working to improve health outcomes for all New Zealanders.

How we’re working to improve health outcomes for all New Zealanders.

This rest home has been audited against the Health and Disability Services Standards. During the last audit, the auditors identified some areas for improvement. Issues from their last audit are listed ...

Amendments made to the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990 means that requirements come into effect at different times. The following document provides a timeline of when some ...

As a department of the public service, the Ministry of Health – Manatū Hauora has a responsibility to contribute to the Crown meeting its obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi. This statement ...

How we’re working to improve health outcomes for all New Zealanders.

The Ministry receives complaints about potential breaches of either Code of Practice. If an issue is not resolved to the complainant’s satisfaction through correspondence with the subject of the ...

The minimum quality standard is used to verify medicinal cannabis products which have been derived from the Cannabis plant. Medicinal cannabis products that meet the minimum quality standard and can ...