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	8 May 2007		Government tests pandemic action plan
			A nationwide test of the Government’s plans to respond to an influenza pandemic is being held this month.

	5 February 2007		Ministry of Health Confident with New Zealand's Level of Pandemic Prep...
			The Ministry of Health says New Zealand's pandemic planning is among the best in the world and is confident the country will be ready when the big one hits.

	8 November 2006		Ministry of Health holding nationwide influenza pandemic exercise
			The Ministry of Health is staging a nationwide influenza pandemic exercise tomorrow.

	21 September 2006		Latest version of plan to respond to an influenza pandemic released
			A bigger and better version of New Zealand’s plan for responding to an influenza pandemic was released by the Ministry of Health today.

	5 July 2006		Feedback sought on values identified to guide pandemic response
			The Minister of Health’s independent advisor on ethical issues is seeking the public’s feedback on values to guide planning and response to a potential pandemic.

	16 December 2005		District Health Boards meet to discuss Pandemic Planning
			More than 70 people from District Health Boards (DHBs) across the country have attended the latest DHB Emergency Planners Workshop to discuss planning for influenza pandemic.

	15 December 2005		Community Based Assessment Centres - roles and functions in a flu pand...
			The expected roles and functions of Community Based Assessment Centres (CBACs) in the event of an influenza pandemic have been outlined by the Ministry of Health, in a draft document sent to District...

	23 November 2005		No policy decisions made yet on Tamiflu, Ministry of Health says
			The policy on the best use of Tamiflu in a pandemic situation has not yet been determined, Director of Public Health Dr Mark Jacobs said today. The Ministry has been consulting since the end of...

	3 November 2005		New step in planning for a pandemic
			Plans to protect New Zealanders against a possible influenza pandemic have been strengthened through an agreement with an Australian manufacturer for supplies of pandemic vaccine once developed, the...

	20 October 2005		Pandemic influenza planning tools
			The Ministry of Health has developed a range of different scenarios for planning purposes and has shared them with government agencies and health sector groups to help them focus on issues they may...

	30 September 2005		Pandemic preparedness 2
			It is impossible to say with any degree of certainty how many people might get sick or die in the next pandemic influenza, but it is important to plan for the possibility that it will cause...

	26 July 2005		Pandemic preparedness
			The Ministry of Health is working to ensure New Zealand is as prepared as possible in the event of a pandemic, such as bird flu. We have been planning for such a scenario since the late 1990s and...

	27 June 2005		Pandemic planning vital, ongoing
			New Zealand will continue to update and strengthen its pandemic preparedness plan, the Ministry of Health says. We are acutely aware that we are of the need to plan and prepare for the possibility of...

	11 March 2005		Pandemic awareness and planning vital ongoing work
			New research suggesting thousands of New Zealanders could die in an influenza pandemic reinforces just how crucial it is to take the illness seriously and plan accordingly, the Ministry of Health...

	24 February 2005		Preparedness for influenza pandemic well advanced
			New Zealand's preparedness for the possibility of a 'flu pandemic has been further enhanced with an agreement between the Ministry of Health and a major pharmaceutical company for a supply of...