Discounted electric bikes will be offered up to public sector staff across the country as part of the Government’s work to reduce transport emissions and support healthier transport options.

Associate Health Minister Julie Anne Genter has received the report back from a surgical mesh restorative justice process undertaken by Victoria University.

Associate Health Minister Julie Anne Genter says today’s release of sexual and reproductive health data reinforces the significance of the Government’s commitment to providing free or very low-cost contraception.

The Government welcomes PHARMAC’s decision to fund a vaccine to protect young people from meningococcal disease from 1 December this year.

Quality, free healthcare provided by a publicly funded health system is the basis of a good life. Everyone has a right to the healthcare services they need There should be no financial barriers to anyone accessing the healthcare services they need. Dental care should be free for children, students, beneficiaries, and superannuitants. Government should fund inpatient and community mental health services at all levels, to ensure people everywhere in Aotearoa New Zealand can access them. Health funding should keep pace...

This was a joint report from the Green Party and Labour Party, following on from original work in 2010. It has informed our work in Government this term.