The war against tobacco needs to be renewed. It is now clear that New Zealand will not reach its target of being smokefree by 2025 without tougher measures. But will the Government do what is needed? The Ministry of Health has now conceded that it won't hit the target...

Welcome to the 3rd edition of our Rakatahi pānui, above are 11 of the 16 MBCHB Māori graduates who attended the Māori Centre Pre Graduation function on Friday 5 December 2014 remember these faces as you will in the future be working alongside these doctors, we feature...

Story by Cliff Taylor, NZ Doctor (April 2015 edition) The health sector can look forward to a “tsunami” of Māori doctors, but steps must be taken to ensure they are not crushed by the weight of expectations, says National Hauora Coalition clinical director Rawiri...

SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT On behalf of the Convenor Dr Annette van Zeist-Jongman and The RANZCP 2015 NZ Conference Committee, you are invited to submit abstracts for oral and poster presentation at the NZ Conference, Tainui Novotel Hamilton, 21-23 September 2015.   Join us...

PRESS RELEASE: Te ORA applauds Minister of Health, Jonathon Coleman’s stance that NZ will not follow the Australian ‘no jab, no pay’ policy Te Ohu Rata o Aotearoa - Māori Medical Practitioners Association (Te ORA) applauds Minister Coleman’s stance not to follow the...

Trainee Satisfaction Survey: have your say! Trainees please take the opportunity to provide feedback on your first placement for the 2015 Training year. Information collated in this survey assists with planning for education development activities and improvements to...

Trainee Satisfaction Survey: have your say! Trainees please take the opportunity to provide feedback on your first placement for the 2015 Training year. Information collated in this survey assists with planning for education development activities and improvements to...

In Supermarket News on 1 February Trina Snow reported on an Australian study by Davidson and De Silva showing "no empirical evidence" that plain packaging has reduced smoking. Her article, Key decisions looming on tobacco sales, focused largely on this research and...

Reducing harm from falls is the fifth focus for the Open for better care national patient safety campaign. Open for better care is led nationally by the Health Quality & Safety Commission (the Commission), and delivered in partnership with First, Do No Harm in the...

Promoting future Indigenous leaders in EM The ACEM Foundation invites you to nominate an Indigenous – Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander or Māori – medical practitioner, medical student and other health professional to support them in attending the 2015 ACEM Winter...