The Ministry of Health – Manatū Hauora advises the government on health priorities and policy to deliver better health outcomes for all New Zealanders.

The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care began on 1 February 2018 and the final report was tabled in parliament on 24 July 2024. The Royal Commission has covered certain health and disability settings, including psychiatric hospitals or facilities (including all places within these facilities), but specifically excluded general hospital admissions, including private hospitals.

About primary and community health care. Primary and community health care is the entry point to the health system for most New Zealanders. It plays a key role in delivering timely access to quality health care because it protects, promotes and improves people’s health.

About the survey. Information collected through the New Zealand Health Survey supports the development of health services, policy and strategy. Survey data is collected continuously but findings are reported annually.

Jul 1, 2022 · About the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act. The Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act 2022 took effect on 1 July 2022. The Act’s purpose is to: protect, promote, and improve the health of all New Zealanders

About the health system. The health system in Aotearoa New Zealand has a range of functions to manage and deliver health services to New Zealanders.

About the Ministry of Health’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and our long-term management strategy.

The New Zealand Health Strategy vision and goals. The New Zealand Health Strategy will help achieve a shift in thinking, so that health is viewed as an outcome, and an enabler of wellbeing.

The Ministry of Health – Manatū Hauora is the steward of New Zealand’s health system. Find out about our vision, role and priorities.

This is New Zealand’s full GPS on health. It replaces an interim GPS published in 2022.. It is the public statement of what the Government expects the health system to deliver and achieve, and how success will be measured, monitored and reported.