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4 Sep 2025Simeon Brown

Binding arbitration sought to resolve senior doctors’ dispute

Health Minister Simeon Brown has today written to Health New Zealand and the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists (ASMS) calling on both parties to urgently enter

3 Sep 2025Louise Upston

Improved support for disabled New Zealanders

Disabled people, their families and carers will gain choice and control around flexible funding when improvements to the disability support system are rolled out from early

2 Sep 2025Simeon Brown

NZNO union strike to disrupt more than 13,000 surgeries and appointments

Thousands of New Zealanders who are already waiting too long for care will now wait even longer because the New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) union has

13 Aug 2025Simeon Brown

New ICU and HDU will boost critical care services in Tauranga

Health Minister Simeon Brown today officially opened Tauranga Hospital’s new Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and High Dependency Unit (HDU), marking a major milestone in improving critical

11 Aug 2025Simeon Brown

Faster heart specialist access in Northland

The number of people in Northland waiting for their first heart specialist assessment (FSA) has dropped significantly, with the waitlist decreasing by 36 percent since November

9 Aug 2025Simeon Brown

More cancer patients in Taupō getting treatment closer to home

More cancer patients in the Taupō region can now receive treatment closer to home, following an expansion of chemotherapy services at Taupō Hospital, Health Minister Simeon

9 Aug 2025Matt Doocey

Minister launches mental health campaign

Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey today announced a national promotion campaign focused on getting Kiwis to Top Up with everyday actions that promote better mental health.

7 Aug 2025Simeon Brown

Faster access to neurosurgery for South Islanders

Fewer South Island patients are waiting for life-changing neurosurgery, with more people getting the specialist treatment they need faster, Health Minister Simeon Brown says. “Neurosurgery is

5 Aug 2025Simeon Brown

Better urgent care services for Lower Hutt

Health Minister Simeon Brown, alongside Hutt South MP Chris Bishop, today officially opened the new premises of the Lower Hutt After Hours Medical Centre on Connolly

31 Jul 2025Matt Doocey

Maternal mental health boost for four regions

More women and families in need of specialist mental health support during and after pregnancy will soon have better access to care, with new investment being

26 Jul 2025Simeon Brown

Faster cancer diagnosis pathway for women in Auckland

A new outpatient hysteroscopy service launched at North Shore Hospital will help women get faster diagnoses by combining their first specialist assessment and diagnostic procedure into

26 Jul 2025Matt Doocey

Common-sense change clears way for counsellors

Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey says the completion of a revised accreditation process has removed an unnecessary workforce barrier preventing more than 330 experienced counsellors from

24 Jul 2025Matt Doocey

Gumboot Friday supporting young people faster

Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey joined the Gumboot Friday team today, an initiative that is helping thousands of young people access mental health support faster. “We

24 Jul 2025Simeon Brown

Modernising heart failure treatment in Hawke’s Bay

A new digital model of care is transforming how heart failure is managed in Hawke’s Bay, delivering faster treatment, fewer hospital visits, and better outcomes for

21 Jul 2025Simeon Brown · Shane Reti

New Waikato medical school gets green light

A new medical school will be established at the University of Waikato as part of the Government’s plan to build a stronger health workforce, Health Minister

19 Jul 2025Simeon Brown

New cardiac cath lab will support cardiac care across the central North Island

A new, state-of-the-art cardiac catheterisation lab is now operational at Tauranga Hospital, significantly improving access to diagnostic and treatment services across the region, Health Minister Simeon

16 Jul 2025Simeon Brown

More international doctors to be fast-tracked

The Government has welcomed the announcement by the Medical Council of New Zealand that will see doctors from Chile, Luxembourg, and Croatia added to the Comparable

16 Jul 2025Louise Upston

Community projects boost Sign Language

Families of Deaf children and teenagers are among those able to take part in 11 community projects being funded to boost sign language In New Zealand.