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Strategy, Policy and Legislation Te Pou Rautaki
Deputy Director-General: Maree Roberts
This directorate provides leadership across the Ministry to achieve our priority as the Government’s primary advisor on health priority setting, strategy, and policy. The directorate leads long-term strategy, setting direction, and priority areas for investment.
Regulation and Monitoring Te Pou Whakamaru
Deputy Director-General: Simon Medcalf
As a regulator, the Ministry is responsible for ensuring public safety and quality. The Ministry also monitors the performance of the health system as a whole and the individual entities in achieving Government priorities and their responsibilities under the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act 2022 and the Crown Entities Act 2024. It includes the New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority (Medsafe) to regulate therapeutic products.
Public Health Agency Te Pou Hauora Tūmatanui
Deputy Director-General: Dr Andrew Old
The Public Health Agency is a distinct branded business unit within the Ministry. It leads on public and population health strategy, policy, regulation, intelligence, evaluation, and monitoring functions.
Māori Health Te Pou Hauora Māori
Deputy Director-General: John Whaanga
Te Pou Hauora Māori exercises the Ministry’s kaitiakitanga function for Māori health. As the Minister’s chief steward for Māori health, this function provides assurance that the health system is meeting its obligations under Te Tiriti, addressing Māori health aspirations, and achieving equity for Māori.
Clinical, Community and Mental Health Te Pou Whakakaha
Deputy Director-General: Robyn Shearer
This directorate provides specialist capabilities and knowledge in clinical leadership and mental health, addiction, and suicide prevention. It is the chief advisor to the Minister for Mental Health and leads a whole of government approach to mental wellbeing.
Evidence, Research and Innovation Te Pou Whakamārama
Deputy Director-General: Dean Rutherford
This directorate provides high-quality analytics, research, science, health economics and other evidence to help make evidence-led decisions, strategies and policies, and drive innovation.
Government and Executive Services Te Pou Whakatere Kāwanatanga
Deputy Director-General: Sarah Turner
This directorate provides expertise and support to the organisation and to ministers to ensure we operate as a good public service agency. It supports our leaders and people to tell our strategic story, to uphold our reputation and trust, maintain accountability, protect our brand, and to champion integrity.
Corporate Services Te Pou Tiaki
Deputy Director-General: Celia Wellington
This directorate ensures that the internal machinery of the Ministry works well so our people are supported to do their jobs to the best of their ability and are kept safe at work. It manages key organisational risks and monitors and reports on the overall performance (financial and non-financial) of the Ministry.
