Latest from Ministry of Health

Alleged rest home assault on resident probed

Healthline is $35 per call

Flu epidemic met by data chaos and poor planning, says report

Budget 2010: Govt puts health on life support

The Govt has allocated just under $500 million annually to health - $250m less a year than the increase in last year's budget.

Stricter rules for food advertisements for children

Former chief nurse cleared of fraud

Harsh home help cut hurts sick pensioner

Bad news predicted for health spending

The public health sector is bracing itself for a Budget that may not cover all its rising costs.

'We treat our babies like dogs'

Social Development Minister Paula Bennett says children are being treated like dogs, as figures show serious cases of abuse against babies have leapt by two-thirds in just two years.

$24m for bowel cancer programme

New health commissioner appointed

NZ cannabis stronger than ever - study

<i>Editorial</i>: Failure of nerve on liquor law

<i>Editorial</i>: Tough love should work for smokers

Smoke signals - controlling tobacco

Higher tobacco taxes are a first step to reducing numbers of smokers. Martin Johnston looks at what else could be on the cards.

Beneficiaries and pensioners lose $430m

The Govt has cancelled pumping $430m into superannuation, tax credits and benefits that would have, in effect, been compensation for higher tobacco taxes.

Weak advertising codes 'fail children'

$17 a packet: Parliament socks smokers

A typical pack of 25 cigarettes will cost now $17 after tax hikes were bulldozed through Parliament last night.