New Zealand has long been a leader in the battle against tobacco and its extensive health costs. But the latest step in the country's ambitious plan to sharply reduce smoking is now in jeopardy ...

Earlier this month the Minister of Health announced the government would introduce legislation for a "suite of amendments" to ...

Changes to a decades-long needle exchange contract have left a Christchurch drug-user and health expert worried the decision ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Back in August, New Zealand’s government put theentire nation on lockdown after a single community case of the coronavirus was detected. On Tuesday, when new ...

This year significant reforms to New Zealand’s health care system will be introduced. But to achieve its goals of an equitable system, the government needs to make deeper changes than it has ...

A health worker gives out Rapid COVID-19 antigen self-test kits at the Waipareira Trust drive-in COVID-19 testing station in Auckland, New Zealand, Tuesday, March 8, 2022.

The New Zealand government said on Wednesday that having listened to concerns raised by farm ... Legal category US rejects WHO pandemic changes to global health rules. 8:42 PM UTC. Site Index. Browse.

WELLINGTON – Back in August, New Zealand's government put the entire nation on lockdown after a single community case of the coronavirus was detected. On Tuesday, when new daily cases hit a ...

A man sits while smoking in Auckland, New Zealand, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021. New Zealand's government believes it has come up with a unique plan to end tobacco smoking, a lifetime ban for those aged ...

New Zealand is set to consider legislation that would require banks, insurers and asset managers to disclose the impacts of climate change on their businesses as the country tries to slash its ...