Media Releases

On World Asthma Day (Tuesday 3 May) the Paediatric Society is calling for urgent action to address the ongoing significant gaps in asthma care in Aotearoa. Research has repeatedly shown that Māori, Pacific peoples and those living in our most disadvantaged…

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The number of tamariki and rangatahi affected by COVID-19 in New Zealand continues to rise, with many people managing the disease at home. So, how do you manage a child sick with COVID at home? Maori Paediatrician Dr Owen Sinclair says, “COVID-19 in most children…

The Paediatric Society of NZ/Te Kāhui Mātai Arotamariki o Aotearoa are calling for changes to be made to how New Zealand children with rare disorders are diagnosed, treated and supported. It is estimated there are 300,000 New Zealanders living with a rare…

As Auckland children return to school post lockdown information about how to reassure any child feeling a bit anxious can now be found on the KidsHealth website at https://kidshealth.org.nz/supporting-children-returning-school-delta-2021 There are two new…

Some preterm babies should be kept with their mothers rather than taken to neonatal or special care units, says the Paediatric Society of New Zealand (PSNZ). Paediatric Society Executive Committee member Associate Professor Nicola Austin says, “Keeping mothers…

A research paper on nutritional management of moderate to late preterm babies has won Liggins Institute PhD candidate Tanith Alexander the Paediatric Society’s New Investigator Award. The award, sponsored by Glaxo SmithKline, was presented on 4 November at the…

The Paediatric Society of New Zealand is calling for improved access to diabetes technology for all children with diabetes as part of World Diabetes Day today. Until the discovery of insulin in 1921, diabetes was considered a death sentence. A hundred years on it…

New information available to reassure wāhine about the Covid-19 vaccine and pregnancy 11 November 2021 Information to reassure wāhine concerned about getting the Covid-19 vaccination while they are hapū can now be found on the KidsHealth website at…

A new programme called ‘Koira 4 Rukahukahu’ or ‘Lungs 4 Life’ has recently been launched by the Northern Regional Alliance encompassing the three Auckland Metro DHBs and Northland DHB in partnership with the Bronchiectasis Foundation. “The programme aims to…

Kia ora koutou katoa Please find attached our current media release titled ‘Doctors Stand Up for Vaccination’. We welcome enquiries from all media outlets for our Aotearoa NZ President Dr George Laking. Ngā mihi nui Paula Birnie Senior Executive Officer | Member…