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Immunisation data is collected from Aotearoa Immunisation Register (AIR) and is collated weekly.

We report both publicly funded and some privately funded flu vaccines that are recorded. Not all the privately funded vaccines are recorded in our registries which means the total number of vaccines administered will be higher than reported. Influenza vaccines are funded under several criteria. Further details is on our Health Information and Services website. Our reporting is focussed on the 2025 funded age group.

Flu vaccine — Health Information and Services (external link)

Total vaccinations

  Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Week: 5 May to 11 May 7,141 4,187 14,739 63,938 90,005
Total vaccinations 65+ years (YTD) 27,303 13,407 34,851 365,353 440,914
Total vaccinations (YTD) 64,003 36,304 132,456 611,261 844,024

Definitions

  • Ethnicity: This is based on prioritised ethnicity, which means each person is only counted against a single ethnicity category. When a person has multiple ethnicities recorded, then the prioritised ethnicity is ranked in the order of 1) Māori 2) Pacific Peoples 3) Asian 4) Other. For example, if a person is recorded as their ethnicities being both Māori and Pacific Peoples, their prioritised ethnicity will be Māori, i.e. they will not be counted in the Pacific Peoples group.
  • YTD: is defined as vaccinations occurring from 1 March 2025 to 30 September 2025.

Vaccinations by district

Number of vaccines by district and prioritised ethnicity. Based on the district of where the person lives, which may differ from where the person received their vaccine.

  Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Auckland 3,490 5,715 26,252 45,212 80,669
Bay of Plenty 4,903 461 2,568 33,851 41,783
Canterbury 5,219 1,936 12,545 96,005 115,705
Capital and Coast 3,950 2,620 9,514 49,198 65,282
Counties Manukau 5,856 13,840 25,366 32,988 78,050
Hawkes Bay 3,556 656 1,348 22,739 28,299
Hutt Valley 2,536 1,537 4,876 21,403 30,352
Lakes 3,085 321 1,165 11,517 16,088
MidCentral 2,748 556 2,509 26,784 32,597
Nelson Marlborough 1,604 396 1,448 28,917 32,365
Northland 4,656 323 1,142 19,647 25,768
South Canterbury 448 107 546 10,834 11,935
Southern 3,375 1,030 4,372 55,328 64,105
Tairawhiti 2,406 197 277 3,841 6,721
Taranaki 1,758 195 826 17,679 20,458
Waikato 7,114 1,546 8,017 51,169 67,846
Wairarapa 869 174 450 8,766 10,259
Waitemata 4,364 4,445 28,577 61,238 98,624
West Coast 396 57 236 4,814 5,503
Whanganui 1,650 178 364 9,146 11,338
Total 64,003 36,304 132,456 611,261 844,024

Vaccination uptake: age 65+ years

Uptake percent is calculated by comparing the flu doses to date for this year with the estimated number of people in New Zealand who are aged 65 and over.

The estimated population is sourced from AIR and validated against the National Health Index (NHI) and National Enrolment Service (NES) registers.

  Māori   Pacific   Asian   Other   Total  
  count % count % count % count % count %
Auckland 1,180 41% 2,290 37% 7,742 39% 22,067 49% 33,279 45%
Bay of Plenty 2,534 39% 155 39% 459 32% 23,073 48% 26,221 46%
Canterbury 1,866 46% 489 40% 2,452 40% 54,296 56% 59,103 54%
Capital and Coast 1,177 47% 1,008 40% 2,206 43% 22,148 57% 26,539 54%
Counties Manukau 2,267 41% 5,096 37% 8,235 40% 20,276 48% 35,874 44%
Hawkes Bay 1,593 38% 183 38% 253 33% 15,311 51% 17,340 48%
Hutt Valley 929 46% 607 46% 1,189 47% 10,841 56% 13,566 54%
Lakes 1,556 39% 128 43% 224 38% 7,757 48% 9,665 46%
MidCentral 1,181 39% 195 38% 603 42% 16,836 52% 18,815 50%
Nelson Marlborough 679 44% 74 39% 183 41% 18,944 52% 19,880 51%
Northland 2,455 32% 143 33% 215 33% 14,545 40% 17,358 39%
South Canterbury 187 43% 16 31% 59 36% 6,936 50% 7,198 50%
Southern 1,238 45% 218 41% 473 41% 32,186 53% 34,115 52%
Tairawhiti 1,127 39% 35 36% 25 26% 2,614 45% 3,801 43%
Taranaki 851 42% 41 39% 156 41% 11,512 50% 12,560 49%
Waikato 3,085 38% 503 39% 1,545 37% 31,969 48% 37,102 46%
Wairarapa 349 43% 47 44% 54 36% 5,507 49% 5,957 48%
Waitemata 1,616 40% 1,742 37% 7,898 38% 35,550 46% 46,806 44%
West Coast 178 44% 15 52% 24 42% 3,210 43% 3,427 44%
Whanganui 806 43% 64 37% 73 36% 6,445 49% 7,388 48%
Total 26,862 40% 13,049 38% 34,074 39% 362,095 50% 436,080 48%

Vaccination uptake over time: age 65+ years

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Vaccinations per week for all age groups

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Notes on report data:

  1. Immunisation data is sourced from Aotearoa Immunisation Register (AIR) which includes migrated information from the COVID-19 Register (CIR) and National Immunisation Register (NIR) and collated weekly.
  2. As of 2025, a few changes have been introduced into how the numbers are calculated and displayed:
    1. Vaccination uptake calculation is based on a snapshot of the estimated eligible population in AIR as at 01 March of the current year. This snapshot does not take into account any deaths or births that occur during the influenza season, so that the uptake can be observed against a static population.
    2. Age group is determined by age as at 30 September of the current year. In other words, “age 65+ years” will include those who do not turn 65 years of age until later in the influenza season. This way, uptake captures not only those who are eligible for funded vaccination at the start but also those who become eligible over the course of the influenza season.
    3. Totals include those whose assigned domicile district is overseas or unknown, but the actual numbers of overseas or unknown district will not be displayed to protect data confidentiality.
  3. Data captured on paper or systems other than AIR are not included.
  4. The data contains public and privately funded influenza vaccinations. Following the 2021 influenza season we have seen a higher proportion of privately funded vaccines being recorded. This is due to additional immunisation registries and the ability of pharmacies and other providers being able record vaccinations. Data between years, therefore, are not directly comparable.