Ministry of Health NZ
WEBMinistry of Health –. Manatū Hauora. The Ministry of Health is the government’s lead advisor on health priorities and policy. We regulate and monitor the health system to deliver better health outcomes for all New Zealanders. About our role.
Public Health Agency | Ministry of Health NZ
WEBNew Zealand Medical Assistance Team (NZMAT) NZMAT is a civilian-based emergency medical team. It can be deployed to support local health services in a major emergency or disaster in New Zealand or the South-West Pacific. More about NZMAT east.
Rest homes - Ministry of Health NZ
WEBRest homes | Ministry of Health NZ. Find rest homes in your area, and download recent audit reports.
Publications | Ministry of Health NZ
WEBHealth and Independence Report 2023. Publication date: 28 August 2024. The Health and Independence Report 2023 presents an overview of the current state of public health in Aotearoa New Zealand, using health-related data from a range of sources for the 2023 calendar year. Publication.
Māori health | Ministry of Health NZ
WEBThe Ministry of Health – Manatū Hauora works across the health system to increase access, achieve equity and improve outcomes for Māori.
Smokefree 2025 | Ministry of Health NZ
WEBSmokefree 2025. Auahi Kore. 2025. The Ministry of Health is the key agency for smokefree policy and is involved in many policy and operational aspects of tobacco control.
Assisted dying | Ministry of Health NZ
WEBAssisted dying. Mate whakaahuru. Assisted dying is when a person experiencing unbearable suffering from a terminal illness takes medication, or is given it, to end their life. Find out about our work regulating assisted dying services under the …
Certification of health care services | Ministry of Health NZ
WEBHealthCERT’s role is to administer and enforce the legislation, issue certificates, review audit reports and manage legal issues. Our database of certified health providers lists rest homes, hospitals and fertility clinics and includes summaries of rest home audits. Search the database of certified health providers.
New Zealand Pandemic Plan: A framework for action
WEB12 July 2024. This version of the New Zealand Pandemic Plan updates the New Zealand Influenza Pandemic Plan: A framework for action (Ministry of Health 2017). The interim update was completed at pace, is limited in scope, and reflects changes to how the health system is run since the 2022 reforms and some of the early lessons from the COVID-19 ...
Equity | Ministry of Health NZ
WEBThe definition. This is the Ministry of Health's definition of equity: In Aotearoa New Zealand, people have differences in health that are not only avoidable but unfair and unjust. Equity recognises different people with different levels of advantage require different approaches and resources to get equitable health outcomes.