Pacific Health

The Ministry of Health is committed to working with the health and disability sector to improve Pacific peoples’ health outcomes and reduce inequalities experienced by Pacific peoples.

Information about Pacific health on the Ministry of Health website

This report presents evidence to support improvements in primary care delivery to Pacific peoples. It arises from a 2010 Request for Proposal (RFP), Improving Pacific Health Outcomes: Research on the delivery of primary care to Pacific Peoples in New Zealand, which was jointly funded by the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC).

Information about primary care for Pacific people

Includes a Pacific Health overview, resources, videos and multiple links to websites regarding Pacific Health websites.

Information about Pasifika health on the Health Navigator NZ website

HealthEd provides free public health resources from Te Whatu Ora, the Ministry of Health and other health providers.

Information about Pacific health on the HealthEd website

Siu Ki Moana – the Pacific Health Promotion Action Plan is a future-focused, action plan designed by Pacific, for Pacific. The plan launched in August 2022, is a gift for the future health system. It is a map to achieve equity for Pacific communities in health promotion. At its heart is the knowledge that the future of health promotion for Pacific peoples means bringing things back to the community and the family.

Information about the Pacific Health Promotion Action Plan 2022