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New Zealand's first residential care facility for people with Huntington's Disease has opened.

Health Minister Annette King says the diversity of candidates in this year’s District Health Board elections shows strong support for community involvement in health.

Associate Health and Rural Affairs Minister Damien O'Connor urges rural candidates to put their hands up for October's DHB elections.

A document discussing health warnings and other information on tobacco packaging is released for public comment.

A need for more research on complementary and alternative medicine is highlighted in a major report released today.

A free nationwide health information phone line incorporating and building on the success of PlunketLine will be available to all of New Zealand by June 2005

Nominations open on July 23 for the District Health Board elections in October, which will use Single Transferable Voting for the first time

The government will contribute a dollar for each dollar donated to the Mayoral Relief Fund

A working party has been set up to discuss concerns Hospice New Zealand has raised with Health Minister Annette King about hospice and palliative care funding issues.

The first day of the $200 million MeNZB™ vaccine programme had support from the Prime Minister and Health Minister visiting family doctors in Mangere

All New Zealanders belonging to Primary Health Organisations – currently over 3.5 million people - will be entitled to cheaper primary health care such as doctors’ visits and prescriptions by July 2007, up to five years earlier than first anticipated.

Couples undergoing fertility treatment received a significant boost today with the announcement of public funding for a second in vitro fertilisation cycle

WellTrust has had its services recognized with new funding by the Ministry of Health.

New Zealand’s largest mass immunisation programme of 1.15 million young people is expected to start in August following today’s approval to use the MeNZB™ vaccine.

The BreastScreen Aotearoa programme will be extended to include younger and older women for regular two-yearly screens, says Health Minister Annette King.

More than 305,000 older New Zealanders, who belong to a Primary Health Organisation, will now pay less when they visit their family doctor

The Healthy Eating-Healthy Action implementation plan providesa great opportunity to improve nutrition, increase physical activity and reduce obesity

The Government today announced a major new programme, aimed at reducing alcohol-related harm.

Health Minister Annette King is urging people to act now if they want to play a part in the significant decisions that affect the health of their community.

Jim Anderton, chair of the Ministerial Committee on Drug Policy, will chair a pilot “P, alcohol and other drugs” forum in Tauranga on June 17.

The Ministry for the Environment is working with the Ministry of Health to develop and implement a national environmental standard for human drinking water sources.

Callers to Quitline will enjoy an extra-ordinary ear on World Smokefree Day, with Associate Health Minister Damien O'Connor on hand to assist those trying to kick the smoking habit.

The government is putting an extra $250 million in the next four years into implementing the Mental Health Commission's Blueprint, Health Minister Annette King says.