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At the same time as forecasting the capital spend, it is trying to make $2b in operational savings.

New Zealand's Minister for Pacific Peoples says Pasifika health providers will play a pivotal role in vaccinating the second priority group, which includes older Pasifika people.

Christopher Luxon and Shane Reti have faced questions over a ranges of issues after their annual flu vaccinations.

The National Federation Party says in the last six or seven years the deteriorating health services in Fiji have gone from bad to worse making the issue a top priority.

Wellington's district health board says the region will finish Covid-19 vaccinations by the end of the year, and an earlier projection it would take until February 2022 is out of date.

A New Zealand academic and former director of chronic disease at the WHO says the body's approach to vaping would protect the cigarette trade and cause more harm than good. Audio

Minister of Building and Construction Poto Williams is supporting calls for mental health initiatives to be written into government construction contracts.

Talley's is suing Television New Zealand over a series of stories in recent months about allegations of health and safety breaches at some of its worksites.

Nurses nationwide are refusing to work extra shifts or fill roster gaps, forcing hospital managers to cancel planned care and reduce ward beds. Audio

The Minister of Health, district health boards, and the Nurses Organisation all agree that if pay equity is settled then strike action could be avoided. Audio

There are no other similar programmes in the North Island. Audio

The minister for workplace relations says she is looking to cut health and safety red tape for low-risk businesses and create a hotline to enable reporting of overzealous road cone use.

The monkeypox outbreak has been declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization.

Public health officials have confirmed a second case of mpox linked to the recent Winter Pride Festival in Queenstown.

The initiative will cover operations for hip and knee replacements and cataract surgeries, the Health Minister says.

A national survey shows support for students with mental health and wellbeing problems has become the number one issue for secondary schools. Audio