The Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Action Plan 2025-2028 sets out the Government’s roadmap for improving outcomes for FASD. It establishes clear priority actions for government agencies to ...

The Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Community Engagement Insights Report outlines priorities and recommendations from the FASD community to inform the development of the FASD Strategic Action ...

These documents have been released by the Ministry of Health on behalf of the Minister of Health, Hon Simeon Brown, as part of the Budget 2025 process. Where information in these documents has not ...

In addition to the briefings published below, we also publish additional information alongside Cabinet material, including briefings to Ministers. These can be found at Information releases.Some parts ...

The use of colourings in notifiable products is completely prohibited in New Zealand. Approved specialist vape retailers can sell any approved flavour of vaping substances from their approved vaping ...

If you hold a medicinal cannabis licence with a ‘cultivation’ activity you may import cannabis seeds for the purposes of cultivation from a country that allows export under an export licence. You will ...

This independent report prepared by the Public Health Advisory Committee for the Minister of Health, reviews progress in addressing the determinants of health equity and wellbeing in Aotearoa, ...

To better understand trends in smoking among Pacific peoples a 3-year rolling average [1] has been created. As shown in the chart below, this approach makes it easier to see the downward trend in ...

Our climate is changing. These changes are affecting what we value most in our lives, including our health and wellbeing. This first Health National Adaptation Plan (HNAP) is an important step towards ...

Public Health Guidance for Hairdressers and Barbers outlines practical actions that hairdressers and barbers can take to reduce the spread of infection. It covers hygiene, equipment handling, and ...

This review updates the evidence regarding community water fluoridation published since the 2021 report from the Office of the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor.

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