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Experts urge protection ahead of winter season

1 April, 2026

People living with long-term lung and heart conditions are being urged to ensure their vaccinations are up to date ahead of the cooler months....

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Leading respiratory charity calls for urgent action on child respiratory health following stark new report

27 March, 2026

The Government must urgently fund RSV protection, expand free flu vaccinations, and tackle unhealthy housing, as record numbers of children are being ho...

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New air pollution report prompts renewed calls for action

20 March, 2026

A new report reveals that more than 700 Aucklanders are dying every year from traffic-related air pollution - a toll now rivalling smoking - yet little ...

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Advocates demand lung cancer screening for New Zealand’s deadliest cancer

2 March, 2026

Australia screens for lung cancer. England screens for lung cancer. New Zealand does not, yet it is the country’s deadliest cancer....

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Health organisation welcomes first medically-approved quit vaping product, renews call for tougher laws

30 January, 2026

Medsafe has approved New Zealand’s first vaping-specific Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) product....

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Asthma hospitalisations to rise as kids return to school

26 January, 2026

The Foundation is urging parents, caregivers, and schools to be alert to the signs of an asthma attack, as data shows hospitalisations peak in the third...

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Health organisation calls on Government to reinstate flu tracking programme

18 December, 2025

The Government’s decision to stop tracking key respiratory conditions leaves the country’s most vulnerable people at greater risk of severe illness or d...

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Asthma Foundation supports stop-smoking provider threatened for rejecting vapes

12 December, 2025

The Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ is appalled that a Wellington stop-smoking provider is at risk of losing its Government contract for refusing t...

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Teen vaping crisis worsens, system 'truly failed to protect them'

19 November, 2025

Vaping is far from under control, with new figures showing a worrying rise in use among teens....

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Call for swift action on new RSV protection for infants

10 November, 2025

A breakthrough treatment that could save babies from a deadly but preventable lung disease is sitting in the hands of Pharmac - and respiratory health e...