The Annual Data Explorer presents results from the 2024/25 New Zealand Health Survey, with comparisons to earlier surveys ...

Embargoed pre-release access to Tier 1 statistics Before each annual release, responsible Ministers and a small number of essential officials are offered a brief lock-up meeting. The purpose is to ...

Briefings, memos and aides mémoire to Hon Casey Costello, Associate Minister of Health, 1-31 October 2025.

This publication sets the direction for achieving pae ora, healthy futures for all New Zealanders over the next 10 years. The New Zealand Health Strategy sets out how New Zealand’s health system can ...

A list of mental health district inspectors in New Zealand listed by region.

This position statement accompanies the release of an evidence brief which examines the safety and long-term impacts of puberty blockers when used in the context of gender-affirming care. This ...

The Government is reviewing health workforce regulation to improve New Zealanders’ timely, quality access to healthcare. We have an opportunity to put patients at the centre, modernise and streamline ...

About the survey Information collected through the New Zealand Health Survey supports the development of health services, policy and strategy. Survey data is collected continuously but findings are ...

This literature review summarises the latest national and international evidence of the safety and long-term impacts of puberty blockers on adolescents. It is accompanied by the Ministry’s position ...

In 2023, the Ministry of Health commissioned the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (NZIER) to conduct an up-to-date analysis of the societal costs of alcohol harm in New Zealand.

Our climate is changing. These changes are affecting what we value most in our lives, including our health and wellbeing. This first Health National Adaptation Plan (HNAP) is an important step towards ...

This review updates the evidence regarding community water fluoridation published since the 2021 report from the Office of the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor.