Media releases
Latest media releases
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Media releaseAnother 65,000 New Zealanders will have access to free bowel screening from today with Counties Manukau District Health Board joining the National Bowel Screening Programme (NBSP). Read more10 July 2018
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Media releaseThe Ministry of Health’s online FluTracking initiative is boosting our understanding of influenza Read more04 July 2018
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Media releaseDr Juliet Rumball-Smith has been apppointed as the Clinical Chief Advisor with a focus on primary health care. Read more07 June 2018
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Media releaseThe Cremation Regulations 1973 have now been amended, meaning Nurse Practitioners can complete a person’s cremation certification. Read more24 May 2018
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Media releaseThe Ministry of Health's Director of Public Health welcomes the introduction of a new way to track influenza online in New Zealand. Read more21 May 2018
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Media releaseAs students prepare to head back to school or universities after enjoying a holiday break, the Ministry of Health is reminding people to be aware of the risks of measles. Read more27 April 2018
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Media releaseOtago and Southland are the latest communities in the country to have access to free bowel screening with Southern District Health Board today joining the National Bowel Screening Programme. Read more24 April 2018
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Media releaseThe Ministry of Health has discovered that many more people than first thought didn’t receive invitations for free bowel screening during the bowel screening pilot programme. Read more17 April 2018
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Media releaseAs students head into the term one school holidays, the Ministry of Health is reminding parents to be aware of the risks of measles. Read more13 April 2018