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There are no cases of COVID-19 to report in the community today. There are five new cases of COVID-19 to report today in recent returnees in managed isolation facilities. Two previously reported historical cases, associated with the Playa Zahara fishing ... Read more...

AstraZeneca welcomes the announcement made by the New Zealand Government and regulatory authority Medsafe today that COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca has been granted provisional consent for individuals 18 years and older. New Zealand secured 7.6 million doses ... Read more...

A collaboration of Pacific experts across a range of disciplines focused on children’s health & development has been awarded a Health Research Council Pacific Health Project grant of $1.17m to explore a cross-sectoral approach to measuring and improving ... Read more...

The first day of the COVID-19 vaccination national booking system being live to the public was a resounding success, Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield says. Around 165,000 people aged 60-64 were sent invitations yesterday by letter, ... Read more...

Bowel Cancer New Zealand is launching their Never Too Young campaign for the fourth year, increasingly concerned by the number of young people misdiagnosed or on long waitlists to access diagnostic bowel screening.    Bowel cancer ... Read more...

A chronic shortage of counsellors and coroners, financial support for families going through the coronial system, and the urgent need for free peer support workers throughout the mental health system are the critical issues highlighted on Street Appeal Day. ... Read more...

Residents on Rakiura Stewart Island have turned out in force today (28 July) for their COVID-19 vaccinations at the first of a two-day COVID-19 clinic offering vaccinations to the 385 eligible people on the island. By 5pm, and still a couple of hours of ... Read more...

Hawke’s Bay people are lining up to have their COVID-19 vaccine with the region this week surpassing 60,000 doses administered. Hawke’s Bay DHB chief executive Keriana Brooking said today vaccine bookings were steady as Group 4 bookings opened ... Read more...

There are no cases of COVID-19 to report in the community in New Zealand today. There is one positive case of COVID-19 to report today in a recent returnee in a managed isolation facility. Ten previously reported cases have now recovered. The ... Read more...

The Ministry of Health needs to urgently improve its oversight of services for people with an intellectual disability and high and complex needs, says Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier. Mr Boshier today released Oversight , his investigation report into ... Read more...