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.

On 31 August 2021, the COVID-19 Ministerial Group authorised the Minister of Finance and the Minister for COVID-19 Response to approve the reprioritisation of up to $26 million in 2021/22 from underspent COVID-19 funding in Vote Health, to support the Pacific COVID-19 response.

This release is comprised of key material related to the recent decisions surrounding funding to support the Pacific COVID-19 Delta variant response:

  • The COVID-19 Ministerial Group paper titled 'Supporting the Pacific COVID-19 response'
  • The associated minute [CMG-21-MIN-0008]
  • The COVID-19 Ministerial Group summary paper [CMG-21-SUB-0008]

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