Appendix 5: Immunisation certificate

On 8 January 2026, the Health (Immunisation) Regulations 1995 were revoked. These regulations required early childhood services and primary schools to maintain onsite immunisation registers by requesting immunisation certificates from parents/guardians of children born from 1 January 1995. These are no longer required as the Aotearoa Immunisation Register (AIR) has replaced this function.

The Immunisation Certificate will remain available for vaccinators to complete. When completing and signing the immunisation certificate, vaccinators should ensure that a child is fully vaccinated against the AIR record.  Children who have not received the necessary doses of a vaccine or have no evidence of laboratory-proven disease should be recorded as ‘not fully immunised’.

The immunisation certificate is included in the Well Child Tamariki Ora My Health Book. This book also contains the record of the child’s vaccinations. Vaccinators should ensure they record all vaccines administered and other relevant health information in this book. This becomes particularly important if the child sees different health professionals. If the child’s book is lost, it should be replaced. Copies of the Well Child Tamariki Ora My Health Book and immunisation certificate pads can be obtained from the authorised provider of health education materials, usually the local public health service, or ordered from the HealthEd website (external link).