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Health Minister Annette King today announced that the Government has approved a new way of electing District Health Board members in 2004, allowing voters to select representatives for the entire board rather than just their local ward under the Single Transferable Vote (STV) system.

Health Minister Annette King today announced approval for substantial redevelopments at Wairarapa and Dunstan Hospitals totalling almost $35 million.

Associate Health Minister Damien O'Connor urges New Zealand adults to drink in moderation this summer

Australian and New Zealand have signed a treaty to establish a single agency to regulate therapeutic products

Cabinet has agreed to tougher penalties on importers of ephedrine and pseudoephedrine

Health Minister Annette King says an Audit Office report on the cervical screening programme can be summed up as: 'making very good progress'.

Damien O'Connor welcomes the passing into law of the Smoke-free Environments Amendment Bill

Health Minister Annette King says nine out of 10 New Zealand adults rate their health as good, very good or excellent

Health Minister Annette King says regular reports on implementation of the Primary Health Care Strategy will help the sector realise the strategy's full potential.

Annette King and Damien O'Connor welcome the Ministry of Health report on its contracts with Non-Government Organisations and the way they comply with public service standards.

Health Minister Annette King has announced a new deputy chair for Southland District Health Board, and three other new DHB board appointments.

Health Minister Annette King says she welcomes an independent evaluation of the health reforms the Government began introducing after it took office in 1999.

The Ministry of Social Development has released its Stage One findings of
an evaluation of the New Zealand Youth Suicide Prevention Strategy - an evaluation that will be important in guiding future investment in existing and new initiatives.

The release of a significant report on our children’s health challenges New Zealand society to encourage children to make wise choices about their health

A new series of sexual health resources for school students aged 13–15 years has been launched by Health Minister Annette King.

Health Minister Annette King says more children and their families from high-needs groups will benefit from the Royal New Zealand Plunket Society's care.

Jim Anderton has released the coalition government's response to the recent Health Select Committee report into cannabis use and its legal status.

Associate Health Minister Damien O'Connor is pleased to announce six rural nurses have been awarded Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner (rural) scholarships.

The Hanmer Institute, contracted by the Ministry of Health to provide some beds for publicly-funded patients at Hanmer Springs until 2004, announced today that it will have completed its
residential treatment programmes for its current patients by the end of next month.

Associate Health Minister Ruth Dyson today launched a new guideline for assessing older people’s needs, developed by the NZ Guidelines Group.

Presumption of supply for methamphetamine will reduce from the current 56 grams to 5 grams

Associate Health Minister Damien O'Connor says the Government will continually improve tobacco control as it moves towards ratifying the World Health Organisation-sponsored Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC).

New Auckland City Hospital is state of the art facility bringing three hospitals to one site.

More than two million New Zealanders belong to Primary Health Organisations from today;more than one in four now has access to low-cost primary health care.