This summer, wherever your holidays take you around New Zealand, remember that you can still get free health advice whenever you need it.

Yesterday, (19 December) Hawke’s Bay District Health Board Chair Kevin Atkinson and Chair of Health Hawke’s Bay (PHO) Bayden Barber signed a new agreement Te PÄ«tau Health Alliance which signals a more holistic and integrated approach to health care in Hawke’s Bay.

For more than 10 years Waikato DHB’s Pebbles programme has sent positive ripples out into the wider organisation and remains one of the most highly regarded "home-grown" leadership programmes at Waikato DHB.

The Ministry of Health has released a new report into the impact of tobacco excise increases as a contributor to the Smokefree 2025 goal.

Since 2010, the excise tax rate on tobacco has increased 10% per annum and the annual CPI adjustment.

The Ministry of Health has announced the appointment of Deborah Woodley to the role of Deputy Director-General Population Health and Prevention.

Experimenting with little sorties into a potential retirement on the road, holidaying a bit, or deeply immersed in the Grey Nomad movement - Northland’s Motor Caravan Association (NZMC) members are doing their bit to help make the good times last as long as they can. 

It is coming into the holiday period and syphilis, a sexually transmitted infection that was almost gone from New Zealand, is now a public health issue again.

Work by MidCentral District Health Board and Central Primary Health Organisation to improve the services provided to the community have been highlighted in the 2017/2018 Quality Account document.

Hawke’s Bay people and visitors are encouraged to Choose Well for health care this Christmas/New Year holiday period.

Hawke’s Bay people and visitors are encouraged to Choose Well for health care this Christmas/New Year holiday period.