Publication of the Registrar (assisted dying) Annual Report 2024
Publication date:The Ministry of Health has published the Registrar (assisted dying) Annual Report to the Minister of Health, covering the period 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024.
End of Life Choice Act Review
Publication date:The Ministry of Health will be inviting the public to share their views on the End of Life Choice Act as part of a review of the Act.
Publication of the Registrar (assisted dying) Annual Report 2023
Publication date:Manatū Hauora – the Ministry of Health has published the Registrar (assisted dying) Annual Report to the Minister of Health, covering the period from 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023.
The End of life Choice Act 2019 became law on 7 November 2021.
New assisted dying health service established
Publication date:The assisted dying service has been formed as part of the implementation of the End of Life Choice Act 2019. It is a new health service in New Zealand, available to some people with a terminal illness who are nearing the end of their lives.
Statutory body established for New Zealand’s assisted dying service
Publication date:Implementation of the End of Life Choice Act 2019 (the Act) is well under way, in preparation for when assisted dying becomes legally available in New Zealand from 7 November this year.