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The Ministry is strengthening cyber security across the health system following an independent review into the Manage My Health cyber incident. This includes new work to ensure key third‑party suppliers are independently assessed against required security standards.

The Ministry is working closely with the World Health Organization and other partner agencies to monitor the Ebola situation. However, the current risk to New Zealand is low.

Medsafe is today announcing a key step in providing quicker access to medicines.

New Zealand authorities have been supporting a New Zealand dual national, not normally resident in New Zealand, who has been exposed to hantavirus.  

Discussions are ongoing regarding options to repatriate a New Zealander on board the MV Hondius cruise ship, in collaboration with our international partners.

April 2026 update on work on the actions agreed in the report Hearing and Responding to the Stories of Survivors of Surgical Mesh.

New Zealand’s Cremation Regulations 1973 have been updated to better reflect modern clinical practice, reduce duplication and delays for families, and make it easier to complete paperwork where the circumstances of a death are low risk.

Updated regional data from the New Zealand Health Survey has been released, which provides information on the health and wellbeing of adults and children across New Zealand.

Second monitoring update of Canterbury – Waitaha adult inpatient and associated mental health services.

From 1 April eight anti-seizure medicines will be subject to a cautionary advisory label, warning of the risks associated with taking them during pregnancy. 

The Ministry of Health has published the 2023-24 Mental Health and Addiction Services Regulatory Report.

The Ministry of Health is leading the health sector’s response to the Middle East conflict as part of the All‑of‑Government approach.

The Government is appealing a High Court judgment involving the New Zealand College of Midwives.

The Ministry of Health has published new data on adult New Zealanders’ self‑reported experiences of COVID‑19 and long COVID, drawn from the 2024/25 New Zealand Health Survey.

The Ministry of Health welcomes the publication of the NZ Royal Commission COVID-19 Lessons Learned Final Report, and the opportunity to strengthen our preparation for a future pandemic.