A newly-regulated healthcare role is hoped to unlock more pairs of hands for medical care, and attract more overseas workers to rural practices.

The Minister of Health, Hon Simeon Brown, has announced that Physician Associates (PAs) will become a regulated health profession under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 (HPCA Act ...

The coalition has directed Health New Zealand to say “women” instead of “pregnant people” in its communications about health ...

The New Zealand government has announced that physician associates will become a regulated profession under the Health ...

The coalition has directed Health New Zealand to say "women" instead of "pregnant people" in its communications about health issues. Associate Health Minister Casey Costello wrote to interim chief ...

Tracing investigations confirmed that no HPAI-infected birds were detected outside Hillgrove, a major relief for the industry ...

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will take the stage on Old Campus ... COVID-19 death rates among developed nations through early lockdowns and public health coordination. Ruby Barton ...

In her discussion with the audience at Zendesk Relate 2025, it was clear that the former New Zealand Prime Minister advocates for proactively addressing such concerns through more clarity ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - New Zealand’s foreign minister was in Hawaii last week ... there’s immediate pro in first world health systems, that there are first world education systems that ...

Minister Brown emphasized that enhancing workforce capabilities is crucial for ensuring all New Zealanders can access timely ...