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Digital tools tackling high-risk pregnancies and bone reconstruction feature at MedTech Showcase

1 September; 2026

More than 300 people attended the MedTech Explorer Showcase 2026 where 20 exhibitors presented innovations ranging from AI-powered diagnostics to a tool designed to reduce stillbirth risk in high-risk pregnancies.

AI & ANALYTICS

Health NZ lacks clear view of critical digital systems, RFI reveals

27 August; 2026

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora does not have a consistent consolidated view of the health and performance of its critical digital systems, limiting its ability to detect and respond to service disruptions early, a new Request for Information (RFI) says.

INFORMATION GOVERNANCE

Digital health key to mission of Waikato’s new Institute for Chronic Disease Research

25 August; 2026

The use of digital health technologies to help people prevent and manage chronic conditions is central to the mission of the new Institute for Chronic Disease Research at the University of Waikato, its director says.

DIGITAL PATIENT

Four PHOs call for national digital health strategy and single health record

24 August; 2026

Four of New Zealand's largest primary health organisations are calling for a nationally aligned digital health strategy with primary care at its centre, greater investment in AI and digital tools, and the rollout of a single, secure health record.

NATIONAL SYSTEMS & STRATEGY

Timaru Hospital moves to digital patient records

19 August; 2026

Patients at Timaru Hospital will benefit from faster access to information and better coordinated care following the introduction of a new digital patient documentation platform, Health New Zealand says.

CLINICAL SOFTWARE

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 - A health system I want to grow old in

1 September; 2026

Chief executive of Orion Health Brad Porter writes that he wants to grow old in a country where illness is picked up earlier, a clinician can draw on the full picture of his health, and AI can spot patterns a human might miss while giving health professionals more time with patients

AI & ANALYTICS

My View - Why I'm done with dashboards

17 August; 2026

General manager of digital and innovation at Pinnacle Garry Johnston writes that there is a conversation happening across the health sector right now about artificial intelligence, but he believes we are framing it the wrong way.

AI & ANALYTICS