The End of Life Choice Act 2019 (the Act) came into force on the 7 November 2021. This established the Assisted Dying – Ngā Ratonga Mate Whakaahuru service in New Zealand Aotearoa.
The Ministry of Health is responsible for the administration of the Act. The Act requires the Registrar (assisted dying) to report to the Minister of Health about the operation of the service by 30 June each year.
This Registrar (assisted dying) Annual Report covers the period from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026.
In addition to information required by the Act, this report summarises information relating to the Ministry’s regulation and monitoring of the service, service usage, workforce and feedback about the service.
Publishing information
- Publication date
- Citation
Ministry of Health. 2026. Assisted Dying Service – Ngā Ratonga Mate Whakaahuru: Registrar (assisted dying) Annual Report to the Minister of Health – June 2026. Wellington: Ministry of Health.
- ISBN
- 978-1-991324-90-0 (print); 978-1-991324-91-7 (online)
- HP number
- 9178
- Copyright status
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Owned by the Ministry of Health and licensed for reuse under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence.
