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.

Publication date:

Manatū Hauora – Ministry of Health is advising that publication of the 2022/23 New Zealand Health Survey results has been delayed. It had been scheduled for publication on 23 November 2023. The decision to delay publication is a result of a data error found late in the analysis process. The results will be published when we have full confidence in the quality of the data.

We will confirm the new publication date shortly and publish it on our website:

The New Zealand Health Survey has been providing information about the health and wellbeing of New Zealanders since 1992/93. It is a key data source for the health sector, providing population-level data on health status, long-term conditions, health behaviours and risk factors, health service utilisation and barriers to accessing health care. It is widely used to inform strategy and policy across the health system.

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