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.

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Data and insights from our health surveys, research and monitoring.

Following a change of Minister, the Ministry of Health | Manatū Hauora, produces a Briefing to the Incoming Minister of Health, as is usual practice.

This briefing provided the incoming Minister of Health, Hon Ayesha Verrall, with an overview of the context of recent Government reforms and priorities, and identified key issues and upcoming milestones and decisions for Ministers.

Some information has been withheld, in line with the following sections of the Official Information Act 1982.

  • Section 9(2)(a) to protect the privacy of individuals.
  • Section 9(2)(f)(iv) to maintain the constitutional conventions that protect the confidentiality of advice tendered by Ministers and officials.

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Publication date
Citation

Ministry of Health. 2023. Briefing to the Incoming Minister of Health February 2023. Wellington: Ministry of Health.

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Owned by the Ministry of Health and licensed for reuse under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence.

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