The Public Health Surveillance Strategy sets the direction for strengthening the public health surveillance system over the next five years.

The minimum quality standard is used to verify medicinal cannabis products which have been derived from the Cannabis plant. Medicinal cannabis products that meet the minimum quality standard and can ...

Over 60 years of international and New Zealand research finds water fluoridation is both a safe and effective way to reduce tooth decay. The World Health Organization and other international and ...

How we’re working to improve health outcomes for all New Zealanders.

Tobacco products and notifiable products (vaping products, smokeless tobacco products, and herbal smoking products) are not allowed to be sold to anyone under 18 years (minors). This means: An ...

In July 2024, the Ministry of Health published an interim update to the New Zealand Pandemic Plan. This replaces the previous national pandemic plan, the New Zealand Influenza Pandemic Plan (2nd ...

How we’re working to improve health outcomes for all New Zealanders.

The Ministry of Health is responsible for the regulation of vaping products and smokeless tobacco products (notifiable products). The Ministry manages applications from retailers to become specialist ...

Increasing access to health services, achieving equity and improving outcomes for Māori.

Increasing access to health services, achieving equity and improving outcomes for Māori.

How we’re working to improve health outcomes for all New Zealanders.

General retailers are stores that sell vaping products but only in a limited range of flavours which include tobacco, menthol, mint (including spearmint and peppermint). These products are not the ...