The Health Media

How we started

The Health Media was formed with great gusto in July 2015 by Anna Mickell and Barbara Fountain when they purchased the print products of Medimedia Ltd.

The Health Media today

In June 2024, The Health Media was sold to health data infrastructure company Group Healthcare Ltd, which owns Conporto Health, ReCare, Early Care and ReScript Limited.

The directors of Group Healthcare are Grant Bai, Sam Jacobs and Peter Wachtell. This team brings a wealth of experience to The Health Media as well as a track record of innovation and creative problem-solving providing transparent and measurable improvements in population health initiatives.

To the delight of our readership and our team, Barbara remains on board as editor of  New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa and continues as managing editor of The Health Media.

What we do

In addition to being the proud publisher of New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa, Pharmacy Today Kaitiaki Rongoā o Te Wā, The Healthcare Handbook and the Everybody Patient Information Sheets, The Health Media provides accredited continuing professional development services for our New Zealand Doctor and Pharmacy Today subscribers, and other healthcare staff and professionals.

We work, with great passion and independence, to connect our readers with each other and with the businesses and organisations who wish to communicate with them.

As a result of this commitment, our products have been the leading providers of health sector news, opinion and education in New Zealand for well over two decades.

Onward to the future

The road ahead looks exciting with opportunities for synergies with other Group Healthcare products and digital platforms. Watch this space as The Health Media continues to evolve to meet the needs of the ever-changing primary healthcare landscape in Aotearoa.