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Editor Jonathan Chilton-Towle writes about how sector underfunding is putting barriers in the way of overseas workers, who can help to fill the staff shortages in pharmacy

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and other services has announced it will discontinue its third-party factchecking programmes, starting in the US

As part of its coalition deal with National, the ACT Party is preparing to resurrect its “regulatory responsibility” legislation for the fourth time. This is despite the idea having been consistently rejected since 2007

Community pharmacist Claire Salter took part in a full-immersion Māori language course run at the University of Waikato’s Tauranga campus in 2022. She discusses her reasons for learning te reo as a Pākehā. From April, having a basic understanding of te reo Māori will be a requirement for all pharmacists under the Pharmacy Council’s competency standards

Clinical pharmacist Katrina Azer ponders what kind of ocean New Zealand’s pharmacy sector is swimming in and whether they are being swept along with the tides or charting their own course

Moore Markhams Auckland director Jonathan Roberts shares some tips for starting a pharmacy business

When prime minister Christopher Luxon criticised doctors for prioritising young Māori and Pasifika patients, he called it a matter of need, not ethnicity. But if healthcare isn’t based on ethnicity, how will we truly capture those with the highest need, ponders Lucy O’Hagan

Clinical pharmacist Katrina Azer talks about her experiences working in community pharmacy and how it was foundational for her career growth

As a pharmacist with a passion for vaccinations and all the public health benefits they bring, I have seen tremendous changes in a pharmacy’s role as the home of preventative medicine

Clinical pharmacist Katrina Azer looks back on the year that was, and forward to the vision she has for a unified profession