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Health Policy
Vision: Our whānau, hinengaro, tinana and wairua are upheld throughout our health journeys. Values and Principles: All people in Aotearoa will live in a country with improved determinants of health, holistic preventive interventions and comprehensive health services that removes health disparities and promotes equity for the most marginalised groups - including women, Māori, Pasifika, Rainbow, disabled, fat, migrants, refugees and asylum seekers, and those living with chronic conditions, rare disorders and stigmatised diseases such as HIV. To reflect our commitment... -
SPEECH: Green Party Co-leader James Shaw – Ministerial statement on State of National Emergency and Epidemic Notice
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The scale of what we face right now is unlike anything we have ever seen before. Overcoming it is our common purpose. -
Ground-breaking abortion law passes, giving NZers compassionate healthcare
Ground-breaking law has passed that will decriminalise abortion and ensure women and pregnant people seeking abortions have compassionate healthcare. -
Package supports Kiwis to put collective health first
The Green Party says that the measures announced by the Government today will help families and businesses to prioritise our collective health and wellbeing in the response to COVID-19. -
Strengthening New Zealand’s Immunisation System
Hundreds of thousands of young adults will be offered measles vaccinations in a new campaign to strengthen New Zealand’s immunisation system, Associate Health Minister Julie Anne Genter said at its launch in Auckland today. -
Discounted electric-bikes offered to public sector workers
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. -
Surgical mesh restorative justice report received
Associate Health Minister Julie Anne Genter has received the report back from a surgical mesh restorative justice process undertaken by Victoria University. -
Contraception important for New Zealanders
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. -
More vaccines for meningococcal disease
The Government welcomes PHARMAC’s decision to fund a vaccine to protect young people from meningococcal disease from 1 December this year. -
New research links poor housing to hospital admissions
A research paper conducted by the University of Otago that was published today has shown a strong link between damp, mouldy housing and hospital admissions for young children with respiratory infections. "This research confirms the extra burden placed on too many families trying to keep their children safe. Poor housing standards that harm children are totally unacceptable”, said Green Party housing spokesperson Marama Davidson. “We need to see more urgent progress on enforcing the Government’s healthy homes standards. Housing New...