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Culturally-grounded 'BroPilot' developed by Hauora Māori Services

22 April; 2026

Hauora Māori Services within Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora has transformed Microsoft 365 Copilot into ‘BroPilot’, an artificial intelligence tool grounded in tikanga Māori to support its staff.

AI & ANALYTICS

Whakarongorau builds AI-powered Welcome service

20 April; 2026

Whakarongorau Aotearoa will launch an AI-powered Welcome service in May 2026 to support people waiting to connect with mental health counsellors through its 1737 and Women's Refuge web chat services.

AI & ANALYTICS

Lester Levy leaves Health NZ - Mark Darrow takes chair

16 April; 2026

Lester Levy concludes his tenure as Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora board chair at the end of this month with Mark Darrow taking over from May alongside new board members Michael Schubert and Bryan Betty.

NATIONAL SYSTEMS & STRATEGY

HiNZ and DHA bring cross-sector leadership forum to Wellington

15 April; 2026

Health informatics New Zealand (HiNZ) and the Digital Health Association (DHA) are bringing together government, clinical, health provider, iwi and industry leaders on May 12 in Wellington to explore the future of healthcare delivery in Aotearoa.

EVENT

National panel for AI scribe suppliers to be established

15 April; 2026

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora has released a Request for Proposal to establish an open panel of suppliers for AI ambient scribe solutions to improve clinical productivity and experience.

AI & ANALYTICS

Features

Medtech Global launches AI-powered intelligence layer, moving beyond traditional scribing

23 February; 2025

Industry Innovation Article - Medtech Global
Kiwi GPs can now benefit from an artificial intelligence tool, providing context-aware patient summaries and automated clinical documentation fully integrated with Medtech Evolution.

AI & ANALYTICS

Views

My View - Digital safety is patient safety

26 March; 2026

Health professionals and leaders must demand that digital infrastructure be treated with the same clinical rigor as any other medical tool, writes Labour health spokesperson Ayesha Verrall.

INFORMATION GOVERNANCE

My View - Telehealth is not the point

2 April; 2026

Fellow of HiNZ Ruth Large writes that if telehealth were a pill, we would not prescribe it indiscriminately, and digital health deserves the same clinical discipline.

DIGITAL PATIENT