Cabinet and briefing material: the establishment of new Safe Areas under the Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion Act 1977 and Contraception, Sterilisation and Abortion (Safe Areas) Regulations 2024 – Round Three
Publication date:The purpose of the Safe Areas is to address any risk to the safety and well-being, and to respect the privacy and dignity, of any persons accessing abortion services, seeking advice or information about abortion services, or providing or assisting in the provision of abortion services.
Cabinet and briefing material: Ensuring Appropriate Ethical Review of Assisted Reproductive Procedures
Publication date:Cabinet and briefing documents proactively released by the Ministry of Health on behalf of Hon Casey Costello, Associate Minister of Health.
Cabinet Material: Mental Health Bill: Approval for Introduction
Publication date:These documents have been proactively released by the Ministry of Health on behalf of the Minister for Mental Health, Hon Matt Doocey.
Health workforce
Publication date:The Government Policy Statement (GPS) on Health 2024-27 identifies the health workforce as one of the priority areas for the health system.
Advice to the Associate Minister of Health Hon Casey Costello: April 2024
Publication date: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.
Cabinet and briefing material: Preventing and Minimising Gambling Harm: Release of Draft Strategy for Public Consultation
Publication date:These documents have been proactively released by the Ministry of Health on behalf of the Minister for Mental Health, Hon Matt Doocey. This proactive release includes the: associated briefing, Cabinet Business Committee paper and Cabinet Business Committee Minute of Decision to release the draft Strategy Consultation Document for public consultation.
Cabinet and briefing material: Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis) Amendment Regulations 2024
Publication date:These documents have been proactively released by the Ministry of Health on behalf of the Minister of Health, Hon Dr Shane Reti.
Title of Cabinet paper:
Advice to the Minister of Mental Health Hon Matt Doocey: April 2024
Publication date: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.
Supplementary Regulatory Impact Statement: Banning disposable vaping products and increasing penalties for sales to minors
Publication date:The Ministry of Health is solely responsible for the analysis and advice set out in this Supplementary Regulatory Impact Statement, except as otherwise explicitly indicated.
Organisational change process
Publication date:The Ministry has been provided a savings target of 6.5%. In addition to identifying savings in corporate spending and the cessation of some projects, the Ministry has undertaken a structural change to the organisation.
Cabinet and briefing material: End of Life Choice Act 2019: Terms of Reference for the Review
Publication date:These Cabinet and briefing documents have been proactively released by the Ministry of Health on behalf of Hon Dr Shane Reti, Minister of Health and Hon David Seymour, Associate Minister of Health.
Responding to future pandemics
Publication date:Advice to the Minister of Mental Health Hon Matt Doocey: March 2024
Publication date:We proactively release advice that the Minister of Mental Health has received from the Ministry of Health as part of our commitment to openness and transparency.
Advice to the Minister of Health: March 2024
Publication date:Last updated:We proactively release advice that the Minister of Health has received from the Ministry of Health as part of our commitment to openness and transparency.
Cabinet and briefing material: Disestablishment of the Māori Health Authority – Next Steps on Māori health
Publication date:The Cabinet paper seeks to update the Cabinet Social Outcomes Committee with a vision and plan for Māori health following the disestablishment of the Māori Health Authority.