Publications Ngā whakaputanga kōrero

Community-led research about the health and wellbeing impact of adverse weather events in Te Tairāwhiti and Hawkes Bay following Cyclone Gabrielle. 

This publication showcases the findings from quantitative research conducted to better understand the drivers of public health behaviours and attitudes during the COVID-19 pandemic and how they have changed over time.

This publication showcases the findings from quantitative research done to better understand the drivers of public health behaviours and attitudes during the COVID-19 pandemic and how they have changed over time.

The Health and Independence Report 2023 presents an overview of the current state of public health in Aotearoa New Zealand, using health-related data from a range of sources for the 2023 calendar year.

The Strategy to Prevent and Minimise Gambling Harm 2025/26 to 2027/28 Consultation document seeks comment on the proposed direction and content of the draft Strategy. It provides the full proposed Strategy for public consultation and includes the strategic plan, service plan, associated costs and problem gambling levy options.

Under section 53 of the Residential Care and Disability Support Services Act 2018, the Director-General of Health has determined the maximum contribution that applies in each region for long-term aged residential care.

The Registrar (assisted dying) Annual Report to the Minister of Health covers the period from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024.

This supporting document to the Aotearoa New Zealand Rare Disorders Strategy outlines the context in which the Strategy was developed and will operate, along with evidence used in developing it.

This supporting document to the Aotearoa New Zealand Rare Disorders Strategy outlines how we achieved the Strategy with support from a broad range of expertise across the health and other sectors.

The Aotearoa New Zealand Rare Disorders Strategy sets out the direction for the health system to better support people and their whānau living with rare disorders. It provides a framework and long-term priorities that will guide health entities in improving health and wellbeing outcomes for people and their whānau with rare disorders over the decade of 2024 to 2034.

Following section 90(a) of the Radiation Safety Act (the Act) 2016 the Director for Radiation Safety (the Director) is reviewing codes of practice. Codes of practice have been issued under section 86(1) of the Act. Following a review, the Director has made amendments and revocations to Code of Practice for Radiation Therapy: ORS C3 (C3). Under section 89(2) the Director is consulting with persons likely to be affected by a proposed amendment or revocation to C3.

This publication updates the New Zealand Influenza Pandemic Plan: A framework for action 2017 to reflect the health system reforms of 2022. It also incorporates some of the lessons identified during the COVID-19 pandemic response.

This publication showcases the findings from quantitative research conducted to better understand the drivers of public health behaviours and attitudes during the COVID-19 pandemic and how they have changed over time.

This publication summarises the most up-to-date and relevant local and international evidence on suicide prevention and postvention. It highlights what the most impactful interventions are for the New Zealand context and where the gaps in the research are.

The 2023 Illicit Drug Harm Index (DHI 2023) provides a comprehensive evaluation of the costs of harmful illicit drug use, updated from the 2020 Illicit Drug Harm Index.