Full video: Simeon Brown, Casey Costello make Budget health announcement

Pharmac proposes removing priority access of type 2 diabetes meds for Māori, Pasifika

A once-controversial decision to prioritise access to type 2 diabetes medication for Māori and Pacific people is showing life-saving benefits, just as Pharmac proposes removing that access.

Coroner warns of misusing prescription drugs after young woman dies

Wynter Horrell, 20, died at her South Dunedin home in December 2021 after diluting her prescribed tramadol with water and injecting the opioid painkiller into her bloodstream.

Winston Peters wins again – no cuts for MFAT in new Budget

The Foreign Affairs Ministry has again been exempt from cuts, with Finance Minister Nicola Willis confirming it wouldn't be made to find savings until after the election.

Australia’s deadly disease outbreak linked to waning vaccinations

Hundreds of cases spanning three states and a territory have been reported amid fears the highly contagious infection has claimed a life in an outback community.