Our brief is broad – if it affects GPs and primary care, its business, staff, patients or ethos, we’re interested. Our team of experienced, award-winning journalists, includes reporters in Nelson and Christchurch, who are dedicated to providing comprehensive coverage of news and current affairs relevant to primary care.
Drawing on a wide range of commentators, the publication also delves into the political and philosophical issues facing the health sector. And when you are finished reading the news we provide a learning section CLASS - where you can access our Practice and How to Treat articles to earn CPD points.
Published monthly, the newspaper provides what print has provided for decades, a relaxing, comprehensive read in your space, at your pace. For those readers keen for a daily fix of news, our website is updated daily.
Our email newsletter, Daily Triage, is sent to subscribers every weekday afternoon, alerting them to the day's news events.
Award-winning ways
We have a long history of delivering high-quality, in-depth news about general practice and primary care.
The quality of our journalism and design has been acknowledged through regular national and international awards. We’re a small fish in a big media pond and we like to boast about our achievements (or let’s just say as many as we can remember)
2023
Voyager Media Awards
Finalist – Best News, Current Affairs or Specialist Publication
Finalist - Zahra Shahtahmasebi, Le Mana Pacific Award
2021
Voyager Media Awards
Winner – Best Trade Professional magazine
Winner - Zahra Shahtahmasebi, NIB junior health journalism scholarship
2019
Trade and Business Publications International Awards (Tabbies)
Gold Award - Best Single issue
Voyager (formerly Canon) Media Awards
Finalist – Best Trade Professional magazine
2018
Voyager (formerly Canon) Media Awards
Finalist – Best Trade Professional magazine
Winner – Barbara Fountain, NIB senior health journalism scholarship
2017
Canon Media Awards
Finalist – Best Trade Professional magazine
Fiona Thomas – Finalist, junior feature writer; Finalist NIB health journalism scholarship
Virginia McMillan - Finalist NIB senior health journalism scholarship
Winner, RCPA Excellence in journalism relating to pathology award - Cliff Taylor
2016
Canon Media Awards
Barbara Fountain – Inaugural winner Editorial Leader of the Year
Finalist – Best Trade Professional magazine
Respiratory Media Awards
Virginia McMillan – Health industry media category
Trade and Business Publications International Awards (Tabbies)
New Zealand Doctor included in first-ever “The Big 95” list, highlighting the 95 most acclaimed b2b/trade publications
2015
Canon Media Awards
Finalist – Best Trade and Professional Magazine
2014
Canon Media Awards
Winner – Best Trade Professional Magazine
Winner – Junior newspaper feature writer of the year – Jeremy Olds
Highly commended – Junior reporter of the year – Jeremy Olds
Winner, RCPA Excellence in journalism relating to pathology award - Reynald Castaneda
ANZCA Media Award
Winner – Virginia McMillan for feature “Pain, finding perspectives”
2013
Canon Media Awards
Highly commended – Best Trade and Professional Magazine
Magazine Awards
Winner – Best Columnist (business and finance) – Barbara Fountain
Finalist – Best Journalist – Lucy Ratcliffe
Magazine Cover Awards (Maggies)
Finalist – Best Cover – business and trade
2012
Canon Media Awards
Highly commended – Best Trade and Professional Magazine
Finalist – Best Online News Site
Magazine Cover Awards (Maggies)
Finalist – Best Cover – business and trade
2011
Canon Media Awards
Highly commended – Best Trade and Professional Magazine
Trade and Business Publication International Awards (Tabbies)
Honorable mention – Best News Coverage
Honorable mention – Best Single Issue – 22 September 2010
Magazine Awards
Finalist – Journalist of the Year, Trade Professional – Amanda Cameron, Lucy Ratcliffe and Jodi Yeats
2010
Qantas Media Awards
Finalist – Best Online News Story – Amanda Cameron
2008
Qantas Media Awards
Winner – Best Magazine Feature Writer – Jodi Yeats
2007
Qantas Media Awards
Winner – Best Trade and Professional Magazine
Winner – Junior Magazine Feature Writer – Amanda Cameron
Finalist – Best Magazine Cover
Trade and Business Publication International Awards (Tabbies)
Honorable mention – Front Cover Illustration
Honorable mention – Best Single Issue
2006
Trade and Business Publication International Awards (Tabbies)
Winner – Best Trade and Professional Magazine
Honorable mention – Best Single Issue
2004
Qantas Media Awards
Finalist – Best Trade and Professional Magazine
2003
Qantas Media Awards
Finalist – Best Trade and Professional Magazine
2002
Qantas Media Awards
Finalist – Best Trade and Professional Magazine
