Media Releases

The Paediatric Society of New Zealand (PSNZ), the New Zealand Breastfeeding Alliance (NZBA), and the New Zealand College of Midwives (NZCOM) have joined forces to advocate for workplace support for breastfeeding parents in honour of World Breastfeeding Week. This…

The Paediatric Society of New Zealand/Te Kāhui Mātai Arotamariki o Aotearoa is calling for greater action to reduce access to vapes for young people. Paediatrician Dr Colette Muir says, “The Society and my child health colleagues are extremely worried by the…

The world’s first living guideline for autism has been developed in New Zealand/Aotearoa to provide advice on how to help autistic people live full and meaningful lives. Aotearoa New Zealand Autism Guideline – He Waka Huia Takiwātanga Rau is intended for use by…

The Paediatric Society of New Zealand/Te Kāhui Mātai Arotamariki o Aotearoa are very concerned about the high number of tamariki injured by dogs in Aotearoa. Auckland emergency doctor Natasha Duncan-Sutherland says, “Over 2800 dog-related injuries occur every…

The Paediatric Society of New Zealand/Te Kāhui Mātai Arotamariki o Aotearoa welcomes the publication of a parent and caregivers guide for children newly diagnosed with a rare disorder, launched at Government House yesterday. The booklet, produced by Rare…

The Paediatric Society of New Zealand/Te Kāhui Mātai Arotamariki o Aotearoa are concerned about the number of tamariki in Aotearoa that are not up to date with all their immunisations, particularly the MMR vaccination. This means we could see a widespread…

Joint media release Child health experts say urgent action needed to resolve child immunisation crisis Child health experts from the Paediatric Society of New Zealand (PSNZ) and Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) are deeply concerned about Aotearoa’s…

Media release 27 October 2022 Child health experts to converge on Taranaki for conference Child health experts from around the country will converge on New Plymouth next week for the 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting, which will be held from 1-4 November. Over the…

Register aims to capture health information on children with Cerebral Palsy Every three days a child in Aotearoa New Zealand is born with Hōkai Nukurangi/Cerebral Palsy (CP) but little is known about exactly how many children the condition affects. In an effort…

New Zealand Breastfeeding Alliance (NZBA), the NZ College of Midwives and the Paediatric Society of New Zealand have joined forces to remind New Zealanders that successful breastfeeding involves the whole whānau. World Breastfeeding Week (WBW), runs from 1-7…

Winter is coming, get prepared says Paediatric Society With winter approaching, the Paediatric Society of New Zealand encourages children and whānau to take up protections against an expected surge in winter viral illnesses. Paediatric Society paediatrician, Dr…