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New Zealand’s 2021 flu vaccination programme will “definitely” start on 14 April says Immunisation Advisory Centre national influenza coordinator Barbara McArdle 

Whānau are withdrawing from the Mana Kidz school-based programme and a principal has asked nurses to stop swabbing for strep throat following wild and false claims made on social media last week 

Construction on New Zealand’s first community-designed Pacific healthcare centre is expected to start later this year 

Northland PHO Mahitahi Hauora has announced the resignation of chief executive Phillip Balmer, with chair Geoff Milner acknowledging uncertain times lie ahead 

Unlawful immigrants must be included in the COVID-19 vaccination programme, but building trust will be difficult, says RNZCGP medical director Bryan Betty 

Māori health providers are dis-appointed no government announcement about a Māori health authority was made at Waitangi earlier this month 

Māori health providers are dis-appointed no government announcement about a Māori health authority was made at Waitangi earlier this month 

Northland GPs, their PHO Mahitahi Hauora and Māori health providers are meeting this week to repair rifts caused by a plan to place the region’s primary care services under a new ōranga Māori entity

Road trips; I love ’em. Alone on the road, my only company a rumbling tummy, some random thoughts, a slight ache in my right ankle, a growing pile of fast-food rubble, and that nagging worry I forgot something. Okay, that sounds quite crowded

A diverse group of young people is working with ProCare Health to find new ways of engaging youth with general practice