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This call to action is not just about improving funding levels; it's about recognising and addressing the systemic inequities that currently exist. It's about ensuring that all children in Aotearoa, regardless of their abilities, have the support they ... Read more...

The National Advisory on ME (ANZMES) is calling on Kiwis to come together for World ME Day as we battle a global health crisis. Read more...

The Paediatric Society of New Zealand says support for our children with disabilities and chronic illnesses is alarmingly inadequate. This situation is especially pronounced within our Māori and Pasifika communities, where disability rates are higher, and ... Read more...

The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners wishes to provide clarification in respect of comments made by the New Zealand Resident Doctors Association (RDA) about the bargaining between the RDA and Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand. The College ... Read more...

New Zealand's drinking water is largely free from elevated levels of dangerous “forever chemicals”, according to new research from the University of Auckland. Read more...

A new programme to identify and support children showing signs of autism is being piloted by researchers from the Autism Clinic at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington. Read more...

The College employs the bulk of first year GP registrars on a collective agreement between the College and the RDA. Read more...

In a letter sent to Te Whatu Ora, Environment Canterbury, district councils, and Minister for Health Dr Shane Reti, Greenpeace has conveyed "deep concern" over nitrate levels in drinking water after its latest round of drinking water testing. Read more...

While today’s announcement is exciting, we remain concerned about how long it takes to get medicines funded in New Zealand. The application for lenalidomide for first line treatment was submitted in April 2016; the application for pomalidomide was ... Read more...

Recent water testing at Pegasus Lake has shown the quantity of potentially toxic blue-green algae (planktonic cyanobacteria) in the lake has reduced and concentrations are now below levels that are of concern to public health. Read more...