The Ministry of Health is now inviting New Zealanders to share their views on its latest Long-term Insights Briefing topic, ...

This MedSafety Week, we want to emphasise the importance of taking medicines as directed to reduce the risk of side effects,” ...

Two new guides have been developed to support women to make decisions about treatment options for stress urinary incontinence ...

The Government is working on changes to the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990 to make vaping products ...

Former eye surgeon, Dr Philip Macdonald, was sentenced in the Napier District Court last week for continuing to practise ...

The Office of Radiation Safety will be closed for the holiday period from the end of the day, Monday 23 December 2024 and ...

A specialist vape retailer (SVR) is a retailer that mainly sells vaping products. They need approval from the Ministry of Health to open, and they can sell a wider range of flavours than general ...

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

Apply to be a specialist vape retailer (SVR) online via the Health Advisory and Regulatory Platform (HARP). Read our HARP user guide before you apply. If you would like someone to fill out ...

Over 60 years of international and New Zealand research shows water fluoridation is both a safe and effective way to reduce tooth decay. The World Health Organization and other international and ...