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Sector fears a more straightforward pathway to Australian citizenship for New Zealanders will exacerbate workforce shortages in this country

PSNZ names three pharmacists – Sharon Gardiner, Marilyn Tucker and Natalie Gauld – for top awards

WASHING BOTTLES and dusting and stacking shelves in her father’s pharmacy as a teenager on Auckland’s North Shore was Melanie Begovic’s first foray into pharmacy. Helping out at her father, Jim Begovic’s, Mortar and Pestle pharmacy in Takapuna, ultimately shaped her career.

A new tech partnership is likely to make finding a pharmacy easier - even for patients who are out of town

A $3.27 million scholarship fund for Māori health students, including those studying pharmacy, has been launched to keep more Māori in pharmacy schools. 

For a brief period in February and March, pharmacies in regions affected by Cyclone Gabrielle were able to offer patients free prescriptions. Jonathan Chilton-Towle reports on their experience 

The effectiveness of minorailment services sees Te Whatu Ora considering pilots for these in areas affected by recent weather events. Paulette Crowley reports

An Upper Hutt pharmacy is offering more vaccinations at weekends and evenings after a successful drive, including a visit from politicians and an Elvis impersonator. Meanwhile, Pfizer is using superheroes to promote COVID-19 jabs

Otago University Students' Association welfare and equity representative Kaia Kahurangi-Jamieson said cases of the skin condition caused by a parasitic mite spiked last August and seemed to be on the rise again