Preliminary findings are positive, but farmers must stay vigilant in farm biosecurity practices and NAIT record keeping.

A discussion document provided for a review of the act and considered Fonterra's role in the New Zealand dairy industry.

In the wake of reports that the legislation will be watered down, the release of the committee report has been delayed.

In New Zealand, prisons were made smoke-free in 2011, and nicotine-replacement-therapy lozenges are now offered to inmates with nicotine addictions.

The Biosecurity Act is to be reviewed partly as a result of flaws highlighted because of the Mycoplasma bovis outbreak.

The question is - when will the precedent created by this Australian judgment will be considered in New Zealand courts?

The message was clear: the courts will continue to operate, though practices may need to change to limit social contact.

NZ has a first-class regulatory regime for food safety, as seen in the inquiry into Fonterra's Whey Protein Concentrate.

Although reform looks to be off the table, you should still stay alert & take care when advertising therapeutic products.

The Care of Children Act 2004 makes it clear that vaccination of children is a guardianship decision.

Specialist pandemic cover may become a feature of the local insurance market, but pandemic claims are mostly excluded.

The Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ) has recently issued amended guidelines for the examination of claims directed toward both methods of medical treatment of humans and second medical use claims.

New Zealand's current Patents Act 1953 does not provide for a pharmaceutical extension of term – nor is such an extension proposed in the new Patents Bill 2008 which is presently before Parliament. However, with a US-NZ Free Trade Agreement imminent, things may be about to change.

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has published a consultation paper seeking feedback on whether it should make excipient ingredients

These measures may assist NZ businesses and individuals, in financial distress because of COVID-19, avoid liquidation.

Private health insurance covers non-essential medical services, avoids waiting lists and allows your choice of doctor.

A regulatory authority will assess natural health products and impose penalties for breaches of new regulations.

The Natural Health Products Bill paves the way for positive reform of the NZ natural health products industry.

New legislation paves the way for positive reform of the New Zealand natural health products industry.

Construction projects rely on a healthy labour force and on materials and components often produced in another country.