About us Mō mātou

About the Ministry of Health and the New Zealand health system. 

Regulation & legislation Ngā here me ngā ture

Health providers and products we regulate, and laws we administer.

Strategies & initiatives He rautaki, he tūmahi hou

How we’re working to improve health outcomes for all New Zealanders.

Māori health Hauora Māori

Increasing access to health services, achieving equity and improving outcomes for Māori.

Statistics & research He tatauranga, he rangahau

Data and insights from our health surveys, research and monitoring.

This Cabinet material sets out decisions on proposals to implement health reform in primary and community healthcare and inform the development of localities as referred to in the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act 2022 (Pae Ora Act).

Some parts of this information release would not be appropriate to release and, if requested, would be withheld under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act). Where this is the case, the relevant sections of the Act that would apply have been identified. Where information has been withheld, no public interest has been identified that would outweigh the reasons for withholding it.

Key to redaction codes:
• s9(2)(f)(iv): to protect constitutional conventions protecting for the time being the confidentiality of advice tendered by Ministers and officials
• Out of scope of the subject of this proactive release.

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