A group in New Zealand has called for action to tackle Campylobacter in fresh chicken meat. The Public Health Communication ...

Explainer - The government has changed regulations on several medications. Here's what you need to know about melatonin, ADHD ...

Employees whose working weeks were cut by eight hours or more—while retaining the same salary—saw the most changes.

Recent compliance checks on vape retailers across Auckland found that while the majority were compliant, just under 10 per cent failed to adhere to new laws restricting the promotion of vapes. A ...

New Zealand has long been a leader in the battle against tobacco and its extensive health costs. But the latest step in the country's ambitious plan to sharply reduce smoking is now in jeopardy ...

Earlier this month the Minister of Health announced the government would introduce legislation for a "suite of amendments" to the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act.

BRETT PHIBBS/NEW ZEALAND HERALD VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS. A health worker gave out rapid COVID-19 antigen self-test kits at the Waipareira Trust drive-in COVID-19 testing station in Auckland, New ...

A man sits while smoking in Auckland, New Zealand, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021. New Zealand's government believes it has come up with a unique plan to end tobacco smoking, a lifetime ban for those aged ...

WELLINGTON – New Zealand reported its first recorded death linked to the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, the health ministry said on Monday, after a woman suffered a rare heart muscle ...

An international study has found that spending less time on the job in a four-day work week improves the wellbeing employees.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Back in August, New Zealand’s government put theentire nation on lockdown after a single community case of the coronavirus was detected. On Tuesday, when new ...