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.

In this section Kei tēnei wāhanga

  • Helping patients to quit smoking

    Find out how primary health practitioners can help smokers to quit using the ABC approach.

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  • Recording smoking status

    Definitions of ‘currently smoking’‘ex-smoking’ and ‘never smoked’, and how to code these terms in patient records.

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  • Recording vaping status

    Vaping is not smoking however, vaping is a health risk and should be recorded in clinical records.

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