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Security checklist to map cyber maturity across primary care

31 July; 2026

A new cybersecurity self-assessment tool will provide a national picture of where cyber security gaps exist across the primary care sector for the first time.

INFORMATION GOVERNANCE

Health NZ signals EHR strategy

27 July; 2026

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora will share its Electronic Health Record (EHR) strategy with the market ahead of a 2027 business case, as part of a $300 million digital investment programme under its Health Digital Investment Plan (HDIP).

NATIONAL SYSTEMS & STRATEGY

Waikato IT outage leaves hospital staff using pen and paper for more than 11 hours

23 July; 2026

A network connectivity failure at Waikato Hospital on 22 July meant staff were unable to access clinical systems for more than 11 hours after both the primary and failover systems failed simultaneously, forcing health workers across the Waikato district to use pen and paper.

INFRASTRUCTURE

New Dunedin Hospital outpatient building nears opening as digital-first facility

21 July; 2026

New Zealand's New Dunedin Hospital outpatient building is approaching completion, with the project team preparing to welcome its first patients after years of planning, construction, and digital infrastructure work.

INFRASTRUCTURE

$3.3m funding for AI-enabled mental health and addiction triage and referral tool

15 July; 2026

More than $3.3 million in government funding has been announced to develop an AI-enabled triage and referral tool to help connect people contacting mental health and addiction helplines with the best service for their needs.

AI & ANALYTICS

Features

Kiwis increasingly turn to AI for health advice, but trust remains low

10 June; 2026

Feature - eHealthNews editor Rebecca McBeth
One in five New Zealanders now turns to artificial intelligence platforms like ChatGPT, Gemini, or Claude as their first port of call for health information but trust in AI-generated health advice remains low at just 28 percent, according to Stuff's inaugural Health of the Nation study.

DIGITAL PATIENT

Analytics and near real-time data drive transformation at Health NZ

26 May; 2026

Industry Innovation Article - Acumen BI
Health New Zealand has consolidated multiple systems inherited from over 20 supporting subsidiaries, District Health Boards and the Ministry of Health covering clinical, finance, payroll, supply chain, procurement and asset management data.

AI & ANALYTICS

Views

My View - Health NZ’s digital modernisation programmes pick up pace

30 July; 2026

Acting chief information technology officer Darren Douglass writes that momentum is building across the Health Digital Investment Plan and Health NZ is now in a position to make real progress.

NATIONAL SYSTEMS & STRATEGY

My View - Building AI you can trust

23 July; 2026

Fellow of HiNZ Kate Rhind writes that before we trust AI to guide people through the system, we should be able to say precisely what good looks like, and prove our tools meet it.

AI & ANALYTICS