Annual reports

The 2019/20 Annual Report summarises the Ministry’s major work programmes and achievements, and demonstrates our progress towards our strategic intentions 2017-2021, Ta Tatou Rautaki | Our Strategy and Pae Ora | Healthy Futures.

Each year, the Director-General of Health publishes an Annual Report to Parliament that assesses the Ministry of Health's performance against objectives set at the beginning of the financial year. The Annual Report for the year ended 2018 contains the Ministry's achievements including the Ministry's financial and non-financial performance.

The Director-General of Health’s Annual Report is presented it to the House of Representatives under section 44 of the Public Finance Act 1989. The report includes detail on the Ministry's financial and non-financial performance over the past year.

This annual report outlines the Ministry of Health’s key achievements for the 2013/14 financial year, including the Ministry’s output performance and financial summary. It includes the Health and Independence Report, which provides a snapshot of the overall functioning of the health and disability system in New Zealand. The Minister of Health’s report on the implementation of the New Zealand Health Strategy is included in this publication.