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Below you can find monthly and bi-monthly updates from the Guild's Interim Chief Executive Glenn Mills and President Kesh Naidoo-Rauf, along with the latest media releases from the Guild.

Glenn Mills

Interim Chief Executive reinforces focus

I feel privileged and hugely excited to be stepping into this role. I’m looking forward to continuing to work alongside the Guild HQ team, Board, and wider stakeholders to achieve for members and our ...

Advocacy Funding Pharmacy ownership

May 1, 2026

Nicole Rickman

Media release: Guild welcomes continued expansion of community pharmacy’s role

The Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand (the Guild) supports the acknowledgement of the vital role of community pharmacy, with the announcement today that community pharmacists will be funded to directly pr...

Advocacy Funding Media release Scope of practice

Apr 15, 2026

Kesh Naidoo-Rauf

2025 reflections and looking ahead

I want to acknowledge Andrew and his contribution to the Guild over the past 10 years. He has led the organisation through significant change – policy reform, a pandemic, and ongoing sector uncertaint...

Advocacy Constitution Funding Pharmacy ownership Workforce

Apr 1, 2026

Kesh Naidoo-Rauf

Medicines shortages and use of unapproved medicines

New Zealand, like many countries, struggles with medicines shortages. This issue increased during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic and unfortunately appears to be here to stay. New Zealand has a un...

Advocacy Funding Workforce

Mar 1, 2026

Andrew Gaudin

Proposed pharmacy ownership policy changes

The Guild does not see the policy problem the government is seeking to address by proposing the removal of the majority pharmacist pharmacy-ownership restrictions. There are currently no issues with N...

Advocacy Legislation Pharmacy ownership

Mar 1, 2026

Andrew Gaudin

Progress made in 2025

Positively influence pending legislative, regulatory and policy change Delivered full mitigation of the potential adverse fee impacts of 12-month prescriptions from 1 February 2026 – avoiding a mid-po...

12-month prescriptions Advocacy Funding NAAR

Feb 1, 2026

Kesh Naidoo-Rauf

Our priorities for 2026

Our purpose has always been clear: to support and advance the business and professional needs of community pharmacy. At the heart of this is our commitment to promote, protect, and strengthen the coll...

12-month prescriptions Advocacy Constitution Funding Pharmacy ownership Scope of practice Workforce

Jan 1, 2026

Nicole Rickman

CPLF media release: CPLF working groups begin advancing key community pharmacy priorities

The Community Pharmacy Leaders Forum (CPLF) met in early November, following the establishment of two key sub-groups focused on developing a comprehensive workforce plan and a roadmap to full scope of...

CPLF Media release Scope of practice Workforce

Dec 15, 2025

Andrew Gaudin

12-month prescription mitigation

We have worked intensely with key senior officials to resolve this issue since the government’s policy decision in May 2025. This has included working with officials at multiple levels and providing r...

12-month prescriptions Advocacy Funding NAAR

Dec 1, 2025

Nicole Rickman

Media release: Guild successfully mitigates 12-month prescription impacts

The Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand (the Guild) is delighted that Health New Zealand (HNZ) has now agreed to funding changes to fully mitigate the financial impact of 12-month prescriptions for communit...

12-month prescriptions Funding Media release

Nov 12, 2025

Kesh Naidoo-Rauf

Sector workforce challenges

New Zealand, like many countries, is facing a chronic pharmacy workforce shortage. This comes at a time when we are being asked to do more to relieve pressure from our general practice and hospital co...

Advocacy Funding Workforce

Oct 31, 2025

Andrew Gaudin

NAAR process concerns

Every year, the NAAR process is expected to be completed before 1 July, with any variations to the ICPSA from NAAR to be agreed by Voluntary Variation between ICPSA providers and HNZ. In 2024 and 2025...

Advocacy Funding NAAR

Oct 31, 2025

Updates also appear in our hardcopy publications, Contact and Australasian Pharmacy.

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