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.

Annual Tobacco Returns filed by manufacturers and importers for 2016 are listed below.

Highlights from the 2016 tobacco returns analysis are:

  • tobacco consumption per capita has decreased 31 percent between 2010 – 2016
  • $2.8 billion worth of tobacco has been released for sale
  • tax revenue from both domestic and internationally imported tobacco was $1.8 billion (up from $1.6 billion in 2015)
  • 71 percent of all tobacco sales were tailor made cigarettes.

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