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.

  • New Zealand Maternity Clinical Indicators 2019 and 2020

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    The Maternity Clinical Indicators web tool published by Health New Zealand – Te Whatu Ora presents comparative maternity interventions and outcomes data for pregnant women/people and their babies giving birth in New Zealand.

  • New Zealand Maternity Clinical Indicators 2018

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    The New Zealand Maternity Clinical Indicators present comparative maternity interventions and outcomes data for pregnant women and their babies giving birth in New Zealand, by maternity facility and district health board region.

  • Fetal and Infant Deaths 2016

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    These tables present a summary of fetal and infant deaths, with a focus on deaths and stillbirths registered in 2016. Information presented includes demographic information (eg, ethnicity and sex), cause of death, gestation and birthweight, as well as deaths classified as sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI).

  • New Zealand Maternity Clinical Indicators 2017

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    The New Zealand Maternity Clinical Indicators present comparative maternity interventions and outcomes data for pregnant women and their babies, by maternity facility and district health board region.

  • Report on Maternity 2017

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    The Report on Maternity 2017 provides health statistics about women giving birth, their pregnancy and childbirth experience and the characteristics of live-born babies in New Zealand. The focus is on births in 2017.

  • Fetal and Infant Deaths 2015

    Publication date:

    These tables present a summary of fetal and infant deaths, with a focus on deaths and stillbirths registered in 2015. Information presented includes demographic information (eg, ethnicity and sex), cause of death, gestation and birthweight, as well as deaths classified as sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI).

  • New Zealand Maternity Clinical Indicators 2016

    Publication date:

    The New Zealand Maternity Clinical Indicators present comparative maternity interventions and outcomes data for pregnant women and their babies, by maternity facility and district health board region.

  • Fetal and Infant Deaths 2014

    Publication date:

    These tables present a summary of fetal and infant deaths, with a focus on deaths and stillbirths registered in 2014

  • Report on Maternity 2015

    Publication date:

    The Report on Maternity 2015 provides health statistics about women giving birth, their pregnancy and childbirth experience and the characteristics of live-born babies in New Zealand. The focus is on births in 2015

  • Fetal and Infant Deaths 2013

    Publication date:

    These tables present a summary of fetal and infant deaths, with a focus on deaths and stillbirths registered in 2013 with the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registry.

  • New Zealand Maternity Clinical Indicators 2015

    Publication date:

    The New Zealand Maternity Clinical Indicators present comparative maternity interventions and outcomes data for pregnant women and their babies by maternity facility and district health board region.

  • New Zealand Maternity Clinical Indicators 2014

    Publication date:

    The New Zealand Maternity Clinical Indicators present comparative maternity interventions and outcomes data for pregnant women and their babies by maternity facility and district health board region.

  • Report on Maternity 2014

    Publication date:

    The Report on Maternity, 2014 provides health statistics about women giving birth, their pregnancy and childbirth experience, and the characteristics of live-born babies in New Zealand. The focus is on births in 2014.

  • Maternity Tables 2013

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    The Maternity Tables 2013 present annual health statistics about women giving birth, their pregnancy and childbirth experience, and the characteristics of the live-born babies in New Zealand. The focus is on births in 2013.

  • New Zealand Maternity Clinical Indicators 2013

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    The New Zealand Maternity Clinical Indicators present comparative maternity interventions and outcomes data for pregnant women and their babies by maternity facility and district health board region.

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