The Health New Zealand Board will take over from the current Commissioner and Deputy Commissioners, who were appointed last ...

New Zealand already has one of the worst occupational health and safety records, per head of population, among OECD nations.

The New Zealand government has announced a series of reforms aimed at ensuring the country's work health and safety legislation is fit-for-purpose for businesses. Workplace Relations and Safety ...

New Zealand is a Pacific nation of just over 5 million people. Indigenous Maori make up about 20% of the population, but suffer high rates of imprisonment and ill-health.

Minister Watts praised Selwyn Mayor Sam Broughton, councillors, and council staff for their leadership, vision, and swift ...

Earlier this month the Minister of Health announced the government would introduce legislation for a "suite of amendments" to ...

A report on corruption in New Zealand released on Sunday questioned the transparency of the nation’s political system, recommending proactive changes to lobbying regulation, political donations and ...

Families face an expensive legal battle to prove medical negligence in Australia, but experts say reforms that New Zealand undertook two decades ago offer a solution.

There's a deepening mental health crisis in Aotearoa's construction sector, according to one business leader who says reform ...

The forum will cover aspects of the health reforms, including the move away from the Consumer Engagement Council to regional councils, that will cover much larger geographical areas. (file photo ...

If the headlines are anything to go by, New Zealand's regional councils are on life support.Author Jeffrey McNeill Honorary Research Associate ...