New Zealand

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.

New Zealand’s Nelson Hospital to undergo major redevelopment

The project includes a new 128-bed inpatient building.

New Zealand’s Forté Hospital expands with new operating theatre

This increases its surgical capacity by 25% for an additional 1,800 surgeries annually.

What lies ahead for New Zealand’s medical device market?

A shift in policy involves decreased funding for digital health, impacting the sector’s growth.