Medsafe has given a New Zealand psychiatrist approval to prescribe medicinal psilocybin for treating treatment-resistant depression.

The plan sets out new key actions health entities and other government agencies will undertake from 2025 to 2029 to prevent suicide in New Zealand. The new actions are focused on addressing gaps and ...

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 ...

It is prohibited by section 23 of the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990 (the Act) to encourage the use, promote the sale, or notify the availability of regulated products or ...

Trends in daily smoking and daily vaping vary by age group Daily smoking decreased in all age groups from 2011/12 to 2023/24, although in the two oldest age groups (65–74, 75+ years) the decreases ...

About Te Whare Tapa Whā Te Whare Tapa Whā is a model for understanding Māori health developed by Tā Mason Durie. Te Whare Tapa Whā uses the wharenui (meeting house) as a symbol for the 4 cornerstones ...

Hon Matt Doocey, Associate Health Minister with responsibility for Rural Health and Minister for Mental Health, is visiting rural communities to hear about local health care and how the Government can ...

A disposable vaping device is one that: cannot be recharged and/or cannot be refilled by the user by filling the device with a vaping substance or by refilling the device by replacing a changeable pod ...

Our climate is changing. These changes are affecting what we value most in our lives, including our health and wellbeing. This first Health National Adaptation Plan (HNAP) is an important step towards ...

About the Pae Tū: Hauora Māori Strategy As part of the health system transformation a range of strategies have been developed to help guide our health system to achieve pae ora, healthy futures.One of ...

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 ...