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New funding to reward GP clinics delivering results
Source: New Zealand Government GP clinics that immunise more children, screen more women, and support more smokers to quit will receive extra funding from this year, Health Minister Simeon Brown says. “GPs do vital work keeping New Zealanders well, and this funding recognises the clinics getting results for their patients,” Mr Brown says. “Our Government…
New Zealand renews its commitment to working alongside Pacific partners
Source: Maritime New Zealand On 11 September 2026, Maritime NZ signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) to deliver a fifth phase of the Pacific Maritime Safety Programme (PMSP) through to June 2031. This phase will work with five participating member states – Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa, Tokelau…
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Three million screening kits help find thousands of cancers
Source: New Zealand Government More than three million bowel screening kits have now been distributed nationwide since the National Bowel Screening Programme began, Health Minister Simeon Brown says. “This programme saves the lives of New Zealanders. Since it began in 2017 under the previous National-led government, more than three million bowel screening kits have been…
Health targets: shorter waits for patients in Northland and Auckland
Source: New Zealand Government Patients across Northland and Auckland are getting faster access to care, the latest health target results show, Health Minister Simeon Brown says. “Healthcare in the Northern region is improving steadily. Patients are spending less time in emergency departments, waits for surgery and specialist appointments are coming down, and more children are…
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