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.

  • Health strategies

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    About the Ministry of Health's work on health strategies.

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  • Women’s Health Strategy

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    The Women’s Health Strategy sets the direction for improving the health and wellbeing of women over the next 10 years.

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  • Rural Health Strategy

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    The Rural Health Strategy sets the direction for improving the health and wellbeing of rural communities over the next 10 years.

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  • Provisional Health of Disabled People Strategy

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    The Health of Disabled People Strategy sets the direction and long-term priorities for the new health system to move towards achieving equity in disabled people’s health and wellbeing outcomes over the next 10 years.

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  • Te Mana Ola: The Pacific Health Strategy

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    Te Mana Ola is the first-ever Pacific Health Strategy for Aotearoa New Zealand. Te Mana Ola sets the direction and long-term priorities to achieve equity in Pacific health and wellbeing outcomes over the next 10 years.

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  • Pae Tū: Hauora Māori Strategy

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    As part of the health system transformation a range of strategies have been developed to help guide our health system to achieve pae ora, healthy futures. One of those is Pae Tū: Hauora Māori Strategy. It has been produced by Manatū Hauora and Te Aka Whai Ora.

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  • New Zealand Health Strategy

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    This publication sets the direction for achieving pae ora, healthy futures for all New Zealanders over the next 10 years.

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