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Ministry review to examine technical failures in MMH breach

23 January; 2026

The Ministry of Health will start a review of the Manage My Health cyber security incident and the response at the end of this month, with a final report expected by 30 April.

INFORMATION GOVERNANCE
Industrial action app wins inaugural Catalyst Award

2 December; 2025

A Waikato team that built an app during strike action to enable nurses and managers to make faster, safer decisions has won the 2025 HiNZ Accenture Catalyst Award.

INTEROPERABILITY
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Health modernisation to support AoG systems consolidation

2 December; 2025

The government plans to consolidate dozens of separate digital systems into shared platforms to reduce duplication and improve services for New Zealanders, the deputy government chief digital officer says.

NATIONAL SYSTEMS & STRATEGY
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Clinical leadership model essential to digital modernisation – HNZ chair

2 December; 2025

A new clinical leadership model is part of a devolved operating structure that is essential to the success of Health New Zealand’s digital modernisation plan, the organisation’s board chair Lester Levy says.

NATIONAL SYSTEMS & STRATEGY
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Health and disability commissioner warns of life-threatening gaps in hospital digital systems

2 December 2025

Continuing use of paper-based referral and prescribing systems highlight critical gaps in New Zealand's hospital digital infrastructure and are compromising patient safety, the health and disability commissioner says.

CLINICAL SOFTWARE
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My View - digital accessibility that works

5 November; 2025

Digital health has the possibility of greatly improving the system for members of the blind, deafblind and low vision community, but only if accessibility is considered from the outset of design.

DIGITAL PATIENT
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