Health providers and products we regulate, and laws we administer.

Health providers and products we regulate, and laws we administer.

How we’re working to improve health outcomes for all New Zealanders.

Health providers and products we regulate, and laws we administer.

This is the first periodic Review of Certain Matters under the Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion Act 1977. The review identifies that some good progress has occurred. There is increased ...

The Bill sets out requirements that medicines must meet to be considered through the verification pathway. Medsafe has met with individual companies and considers most companies applying for the ...

Audrey Sonerson is the Director-General of Health and Chief Executive of the Ministry of Health, a role she was appointed to in April 2025. Audrey started her career at the Ministry of Health and has ...

Increasing access to health services, achieving equity and improving outcomes for Māori.

The Minister for Mental Health has announced 5 mental health and addiction targets which provide clear expectations for health system performance. They are intended to improve outcomes for people with ...

The Annual Data Explorer presents results from the 2023/24 New Zealand Health Survey, with comparisons to earlier surveys where possible. The Annual Data Explorer presents results from the 2022/23 New ...

The Public Service Act 2020 requires each department to have, as its administrative head, a chief executive. The Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act 2022 states that the chief executive can be referred to ...

Simon Wallace, New Zealand Aged Care Association CEO talks about resources that have been jointly developed with the Ministry of Health, to assist in navigating the residential care complaints process ...