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Te Whatu Ora has been made aware that a box of completed bowel screening kits has gone missing during transit.

A number of initiatives were presented by the Minister of Health on Monday 1 August to relieve some of these workforce pressures in the short-term.

Ōtākaro Limited will be joining The Te Whatu Ora Infrastructure and Investment group as a partner on the mental health unit rebuild in Greymouth.

Te Whatu Ora has announced the appointment of Markerita (Meg) Poutasi as National Director, Pacific Health.

Over 400 pharmacies can now supply medicines without a prescription to eligible people with COVID-19 who are at a higher risk of becoming very sick.

People will have better access to COVID-19 vaccinations, other immunisations and health checks thanks to grants from a $2 million fund.

Health New Zealand has announced the significant appointment of Dr Nick Chamberlain as the National Director of the new National Public Health Service

New Zealanders at risk of hepatitis C should make sure to get a quick and easy finger-prick test on World Hepatitis Day this Thursday (28 July).

Appointment of two interim leadership positions: Stuart Bloomfield in Data & Digital and Graham Smith in Infrastructure & Investment.

Interim Health New Zealand has offered a number of measures to address funding pressures on general practice.

Interim appointments to Health New Zealand interim executive leadership roles, interim regional leads and interim district leads.

An independent quality improvement review of the national breast screening programme was announced today.

A taskforce of specialised and experienced clinicians has been set up to tackle waiting lists across the hospital system.

The first nine communities that will roll out the locality approach to guiding health and wellbeing planning have been confirmed.

A significant milestone in the health reform mahi has been marked with new chief executives taking the reins at Health New Zealand.

Te Whatu Ora is urging green fingered kiwis to guard against Legionnaires' disease during the spring and summer gardening season.

Te Whatu Ora is celebrating World Allied Health Professions Day today, 14 October 2022.

The report from the Planned Care Taskforce released today represents long term and lasting differences to the way planned care services are delivered.

Media statement by Hon Andrew Little and Hon Peeni Henare

The Te Whatu Ora Board will meet in person in Taupō this Friday, 28 October 2022.