ASMS senior doctors’ 48-hour strike planned for 23 and 24 September 2025
Senior doctors and dentists at Health NZ public hospitals and health services plan to strike for 48 hours on Tuesday 23 September and Wednesday 24 September.
Emergency departments will be open for emergencies only.
GPs, after-hours and urgent care clinics, and other community health providers are not affected by the strikes and will continue to operate as normal.
The Child Healthy Housing team provides services under the Healthy Housing Initiative.
The aim of the Healthy Homes Initiative is to increase the number of tamariki and their whānau living in warm, dry, and healthy homes to enhance their health and wellbeing and reduce the number of housing-related hospitalisations.
Our Child Healthy Housing team are trained Safekids Aotearoa home safety assessors. Through our relationship with Safekids we are able to provide home safety devices for whānau, such as safety gates, outlet plug covers and fireguards.
Upskill and increase your knowledge when you are looking to rent a house. Learn more about the following areas:
tenant’s rights and responsibilities
managing money and debts
maintaining a warm, dry and healthy home
housing products through Work and Income New Zealand
landlord and tenant interviews and presentation.
Ready to Rent is a Health NZ — Hawke’s Bay led initiative which is supported by Hawke's Bay Property Investor's Association, Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga, WINZ, budget advice services and others.
Ready to Rent is administered by Birthright Hawke's Bay. Contact them for programme and workshop information on 06 878 0530external link
EnergyMate partner
We have formed a wonderful relationship with our local EnergyMate service run through Ngāti Pahauwera. During our assessment we invite whānau to use this service to look at their energy consumption and ways to make their power and dollar go further. Most whānau are delighted to be referred to EnergyMate and recieve lots of helpful advice and 4 LED light bulbs.