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Clinical trials provider latest health sector organisation to suffer cyber breach

10 September; 2026

Police are investigating and Health New Zealand is supporting a Dunedin-based clinical trial service provider as it responds to a cyber incident in which it appears health information has been stolen and posted online.

INFORMATION GOVERNANCE

HealthX building a governed AI Foundation Service

10 September; 2026

Health New Zealand’s HealthX team is developing an AI Foundation Service to enable approved health use cases to use selected AI models safely within a governed environment.

AI & ANALYTICS

Mental health telehealth review highlights abandoned call rates and lack of integration

9 September; 2026

The government has accepted all 16 recommendations from an independent review of mental health and addiction telehealth services, which found many calls are being abandoned because of long wait times and fragmentation between services is creating risk.

DIGITAL PATIENT

AI enters the lab - innovations and highlights at Co:Lab 2026

8 September; 2026

AI was a hot topic at Co:Lab this year with speakers highlighting patient concerns about its use in clinical care, the importance of selecting the right combination of tools and the need to upskill the workforce to take advantage of them.

AI & ANALYTICS

Tech platform live for Online GP service

3 September; 2026

A new digital platform lets patients see and compare GP video appointment providers, pricing and availability in one place as part of Health New Zealand’s Online GP service.

DIGITAL PATIENT

Features

Telehealth: replacing or supplementing in-person care?

4 September; 2026

Primary care leaders are worried that telehealth is shifting from being a complementary tool into being seen as a replacement for in-person general practice, putting continuity of care at risk, particularly for rural and remote communities.

DIGITAL PATIENT

Views

My View - Cyber resilience is about people, not just technology

11 September; 2026

Recovering from a cyber incident is about much more than technology, it is about restoring confidence in your organisation, your services and your people, writes Jean-Pierre Walle, group manager security assurance, Health New Zealand.

AI & ANALYTICS

MY VIEW – Working with communities on digital health

8 September; 2026

Green Party health spokesperson Hūhana Lyndon writes that with the input of our people and the proper funding, we can make digital health work for all of us.

NATIONAL SYSTEMS & STRATEGY