New Zealand

Whanganui Hospital opens upgraded dental unit

Key features include a dedicated area for patients receiving IV sedation.

New Zealand to modernise health workforce regulation for faster care

Key measures include quicker recognition of overseas qualifications.

New Zealand introduces mobile tracking system for emergency response

The tool can be used for search and rescue operations.

New Zealand funds midwives to provide antenatal vaccines

The initiative supports the government’s whooping cough response.

Taupō Hospital expands chemotherapy services in New Zealand

The long-term plan is to boost services at the hospital to five days a week.

Health New Zealand’s plan targets shorter wait times

It focuses on the government's health priorities through 2027.

North Shore Hospital’s one-stop service streamlines hysteroscopy

It combines specialist assessment and diagnostic procedures in one visit.

Hawke’s Bay adopts remote monitoring model for heart failure patients

Individuals are monitored from home using hospital-supplied kits.

New cath lab opens at Tauranga Hospital

The facility offers interventional services like angiography.

New Zealand fast-tracks registration for overseas-trained doctors

Applications from the US, Canada, and Singapore will be processed within two months.

New dialysis unit to open in Blenheim, New Zealand

It is expected to free up capacity at Nelson Hospital.

New digital platform to boost breast cancer screening in New Zealand

The Te Puna system replaces an ageing legacy database.

New $7.6m CT unit to boost scanning capacity in Palmerston North

It is expected to add around 3,000 scans annually.

New Dunedin Hospital development resumes in New Zealand

Major construction is expected to start in early 2026.