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$85,000 has been provided for a two-year pilot youth alcohol and drug treatment programme run by the Salvation Army in Whangarei.

  • Jim Anderton
  • Health

Some of the funding that the Progressive Party secured in the coalition government’s budget process for alcohol and other drug treatment in the central North Island region has been allocated to the WellTrust organisation in Wellington.

  • Jim Anderton
  • Health

The allocation of funding for the Springhill Addiction Treatment Centre is good news for the campaign to reduce the harm being caused by the misuse of alcohol and other drugs in Hawke's Bay.

  • Jim Anderton
  • Health

Following a major review and consultation on changes to the Human Tissue Act, Labour has decided there is a need to have a comprehensive policy to increase the number of donated organs

  • Annette King
  • Health

Today the Government delivered on its promise to revitalise dental health services for young New Zealanders

  • Annette King
  • Health

In conjunction with the major revamp of dental services, funding for dental therapy students also gets a major boost.

  • Annette King
  • Health

Figures show good news for rural GPs and their patients, says Associate Health and Rural Affairs Minister, Damien O'Connor.

  • Damien O'Connor
  • Health

The Government's $1 billion investment in hospital infrastructure - the biggest ever - continues with this Waitakere project.

  • Annette King
  • Health

Health Minister Annette King says National has confirnmed it will cut health spending and that inevitably means cuts in health services.

  • Annette King
  • Health

Prime Minister Helen Clark and Health Minister Annette King today announced a new package designed to give Kiwi kids a good start in life...

  • Annette King
  • Health

From January 1 next year, people right around the country will have more help with access to specialist health care, says Associate Health Minister Damien O'Connor.

  • Damien O'Connor
  • Health

National follows Govt. lead and offers to reimburse homecare workers for mileage costs

  • Pete Hodgson
  • Health

Older NZers could face asset testing again - just weeks after it was phased out

  • Pete Hodgson
  • Health

Don Brash's National Party health policy contradicts what he was saying a year ago, says Health Minister Annette King.

  • Annette King
  • Health

To improve health outcomes we need to work smarter and share health information more effectively. This strategy signposts our way towards these objectives..

  • Annette King
  • Health

All political parties are being asked to support two Misuse of Drugs Orders introduced to Parliament today.

  • Jim Anderton
  • Health

Government keen to empower people with disabilities to live ordinary lives

  • Pete Hodgson
  • Health

A new committee targets this leading cause of death in children...

  • Annette King
  • Health

National leader Don Brash is refusing to detail which health services he will cut, says Health Minister Annette King.

  • Annette King
  • Health

National health spokesperson Paul Hutchinson is an outrageous hypocrite referring to the low number of dental therapists, says Health Minister Annette King.

  • Annette King
  • Health

National leader Don Brash has today confirmed there will be cuts to health programmes in another year, says Health Minister Annette King.

  • Annette King
  • Health

A new programme eases the transition for nursing graduates from tertiary institutes to the workplace...

  • Annette King
  • Health

Thousands of older NZers to benefit from asset test changes from today

  • Pete Hodgson
  • Health

Budget announcements on hospice funding are now being delivered...

  • Annette King
  • Health