Medical Colleges and peak health bodies in Australia and New Zealand are uniting today – the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women – to support the White Ribbon campaign to end men’s violence against women. Violence against women is a...

The Convenors of Hui-ā-Tau & Scientific Conference are pleased to present the i-Hōtaka, the online programme.  We encourage you to download and preview the i-Hōtaka before arriving at the venue. It is not to late to register, although remaining spaces are limited....

The  Hui-A-Tau & Scientific Conference 2015 has been endorsed by The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP) and has been approved for up to  8.5 credits CME for the General Practice Educational Programme (GPEP) Years 2 and 3 and Maintenance of...

Abstract submissions officially closed on 30 October 2015.  There has been a great response from submitting authors.  However, to allow for the many requests from intending authors, the closing date has been extended until Friday 13 November 2015.  Please note that...

Consultation on a draft update of the New Zealand Health Strategy is now under way. The consultation period will run for six weeks and closes 5pm, Friday 4 December 2015.  For more inforamation please click here>>  

To view the latest ACEM Bulletin  please click here>>

Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) were designed to help people stop smoking tobacco. There are many sorts of e-cigarette. E-cigarettes contain a battery, a heating element and either a cartridge containing e-liquid or a ‘tank’ that can be filled with e-liquid with...

The latest RNZCGP Digest is now available online! This Digest is packed with a selection of recent New Zealand and overseas journal articles and other publications useful to general practice.  In this issue, some articles covered include: •    Where are we now with...

"Ka mahi, ka inoi, ka moe, ka mahi anō"(Excellence comes from hard work and dedication) Nā reira ka mihi ano, ka karanga anō ki a koutou.  E pā ana tā tātou Hui-ā-tau ki te kaupapa nei, a tātou mahi, a tātou moemoeā.  Kia kōrerorerohia, kia taukumekumehia ā tātou mahi...

New Eating and Activity Guidelines to be released late October 2015 On 19 October Minister of Health Hon Dr Jonathan Coleman announced a plan to address childhood obesity. This included the new, soon to be released Eating and Activity Guidelines for New Zealand...