New-Zealand on Urániahttps://urania.institute/en/tags/new-zealand/Recent content in New-Zealand on UrániaHugoen-usTue, 28 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0400New Zealand Will Ease Blood Donation Rules for Gay and Bisexual Menhttps://urania.institute/en/news/2026/new-zealand-blood-donation-rules/Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0400https://urania.institute/en/news/2026/new-zealand-blood-donation-rules/<p>From May 4, New Zealand will change its rules for blood and plasma donation so that gay and bisexual men are no longer automatically deferred simply because they had sex with another man in the previous three months. As the <a href="https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026/04/28/scientists-welcome-new-blood-donation-policy.html">University of Auckland reports</a> , the New Zealand Blood Service is moving to an individual risk assessment model.</p>