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.

Improving the financial performance of Health New Zealand

Cabinet material:

These documents have been proactively released by the Ministry of Health on behalf of the Minister of Health, Hon Dr Shane Reti. This paper provides Cabinet with further information on the current financial performance of Health New Zealand (Health NZ) and associated risks for the 2024/25 year and sets out proposed actions to address the risks.

Title of Cabinet paper: Improving the financial performance of Health New Zealand
Title of Cabinet minute: Improving the Financial Performance of Health New Zealand (CAB-24-MIN-0255)

Additional document:

Letter from Minister of Health, Hon Dr Shane Reti, to Professor Lester Levy

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:

  • S 9(2)(a) to protect the privacy of natural persons.
  • S 9(2)(f)(iv) - to maintain the constitutional conventions that protect the confidentiality of advice tendered by Ministers and officials.
  • S 9(2)(g)(i) - to maintain the effective conduct of public affairs through the free and frank expression of opinions by or between or to Ministers and officers and employees of any public service agency.

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