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Improving Transparency and Supporting Better Health Outcomes

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora regularly publishes quarterly updates on primary care performance and Primary Health Organisation (PHO) reporting. These updates help improve transparency, track progress, and support continuous improvement across general practice and primary care services in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Each quarter, we share data that reflects how well PHOs and general practices are reaching their enrolled populations and supporting better health outcomes.

These reports are part of our ongoing commitment to improve access, equity, and quality in primary healthcare. They support PHOs and general practice teams in delivering services that meet the needs of their communities.

What measures are reported?

  • Childhood Immunisation (8 months and 24 months)
  • Smoking Cessation Support
  • General Practice Enrolment Availability

These indicators help us understand how accessible and effective primary care services are, and where we can focus to support improvements.

What's coming up in the future updates?

Overtime, we’ll expand the set of indicators to give a more complete picture of pirmary care peformance. These may include:

  • Cardiovascular Risk Assessment (CVRA)
  • Service use rates
  • Clinical FTE per 1,000 people
  • Patients experience indicators
  • Newborn enrolment rates

Primary Care indicators

Immunisation - 8 months and 24 months

Immunisation - 8 months and 24 months

Why is immunisation at 8 months and 24 months important to report on? 

Babies and children need immunisation to provide ongoing protection from many life-threatening diseases. Over a million people around the world die every year from diseases that can be prevented by immunisation. Most of these diseases have become rare in New Zealand thanks to immunisation programmes. 

What is the source of this immunisation data?

Health NZ gathers this data from the National Enrolment Service (NES) and Aotearoa Immunisation Register (AIR).

Immunisation data - 2024/25 Quarter 3

The tables below show:

  • Immunisation Milestone Coverage for Children 8 months and 24 months
    This prompts providers to increase the immunisation coverage of children

Reporting period: 2024/25 Quarter 3

8 months

Rank

PHO Name

Lead District

Fully Immunised

Declined

Not Fully Immunised

Eligible
1 Christchurch PHO Limited Canterbury 98.2% 1.2% 0.6% Masked 
2 Cosine Primary Care Network Trust Capital and Coast 91.4% 2.6% 6.0% Masked 
3 Auckland PHO Limited Auckland 90.2% 2.7% 7.2% 264
4 East Health Trust Counties Manukau 89.7% 5.2% 5.2% 271
5 Tu Ora Compass Health Capital and Coast Capital and Coast 89.4% 3.7% 6.9% 678
6 Pegasus Health (Charitable) Limited Canterbury 88.7% 6.5% 4.8% 1,388
7 Waitaha Primary Health Limited Canterbury 87.2% 10.1% 2.8% Masked 
8 Comprehensive Care PHO Waitemata 86.0% 5.8% 8.2% 414
9 Wellsouth Primary Health Network Southern 85.8% 5.9% 8.3% 783
10 South Canterbury Primary and Community South Canterbury 84.6% 6.9% 8.5% 130
11 Health Hawke's Bay Limited Hawkes Bay 84.5% 5.2% 10.3% 522
12 Kimi Hauora Wairau (Marlborough PHO Trust) Nelson Marlborough 84.4% 8.6% 7.0% 128
13 National Hauora Coalition - Counties Manukau Counties Manukau 83.7% 4.3% 11.9% 897
14 Procare Health (PHO) Limited Auckland 83.7% 4.3% 12.0% 1,872
15 Taranaki DHB PHO Taranaki 83.3% 0.0% 16.7% Masked 
16 West Coast Health West Coast 82.5% 12.7% 4.8% Masked 
17 National Hauora Coalition - Northland Northland 82.2% 13.3% 4.4% Masked 
18 The Cause Collective Counties Manukau 82.2% 3.3% 14.5% 539
19 Comprehensive Care PHO - Northland Northland 82.1% 5.4% 12.5% Masked 
20 Tu Ora Compass Health Wairarapa Wairarapa 80.9% 10.7% 8.4% 131
21 Pinnacle Midlands Health Network - Waikato Waikato 80.8% 5.2% 14.0% 781
22 Nelson Bays Primary Health Trust Nelson Marlborough 80.4% 13.6% 6.1% 214
23 Total Healthcare Charitable Trust Counties Manukau 79.9% 2.8% 17.3% 1,067
24 Te Awakairangi Health Network Hutt Valley 79.4% 5.8% 14.8% 344
25 THINK Hauora MidCentral 79.2% 6.4% 14.5% 519
26 Pinnacle Midlands Health Network - Taranaki Taranaki 79.1% 8.4% 12.5% 311
27 Ora Toa PHO Limited Capital and Coast 77.4% 9.4% 13.2% 53
28 Western Bay of Plenty PHO Limited Bay of Plenty 76.1% 10.8% 13.0% 553
29 Rotorua Area Primary Health Services Limited Lakes 75.9% 7.1% 17.0% 224
30 Whanganui Regional Health Network Whanganui 75.5% 12.2% 12.2% 147
31 National Hauora Coalition - Waikato Waikato 72.0% 7.1% 20.9% 296
32 Pinnacle Midlands Health Network - Lakes Lakes 71.7% 14.5% 13.8% 152
33 Hauraki PHO Waikato 67.1% 8.8% 24.2% 331
34 Nga Mataapuna Oranga Limited Bay of Plenty 66.0% 6.0% 28.0% Masked 
35 Pinnacle Midlands Health Network - Tairawhiti Tairawhiti 65.4% 11.0% 23.6% 127
36 Eastern Bay Primary Health Alliance Bay of Plenty 63.1% 9.2% 27.7% 130
37 Te Kaupapa Mahitahi Hauora Northland 58.9% 14.1% 27.0% 355
38 Ngati Porou Hauora Charitable Trust Tairawhiti 50.0% 18.4% 31.6% 38
  All 81.8% 6.1% 12.1% 14,275

Reporting period: 2024/25 Quarter 3

24 months

Rank PHO Name Lead District Fully Immunised Declined Not Fully Immunised Eligible
1 Christchurch PHO Limited Canterbury 91.8% 4.1% 4.1% 146
2 Tu Ora Compass Health Capital and Coast Capital and Coast 90.6% 4.5% 5.0% 625
3 Pegasus Health (Charitable) Limited Canterbury 90.4% 6.0% 3.6% 1,240
4 Waitaha Primary Health Limited Canterbury 89.7% 6.6% 3.7% 136
5 Cosine Primary Care Network Trust Capital and Coast 89.0% 2.5% 8.5% Masked 
6 East Health Trust Counties Manukau 87.6% 4.9% 7.4% 283
7 South Canterbury Primary and Community South Canterbury 87.5% 9.2% 3.3% 152
8 Taranaki DHB PHO Taranaki 87.5% 12.5% 0.0% Masked 
9 Wellsouth Primary Health Network Southern 86.7% 5.9% 7.4% 784
10 Procare Health (PHO) Limited Auckland 86.5% 3.7% 9.8% 1,873
11 Comprehensive Care PHO - Northland Northland 86.4% 5.1% 8.5% Masked 
12 Kimi Hauora Wairau (Marlborough PHO Trust) Nelson Marlborough 86.3% 9.8% 3.9% 102
13 Auckland PHO Limited Auckland 84.3% 5.2% 10.5% 191
14 Comprehensive Care PHO Waitemata 82.8% 7.7% 9.5% 402
15 Nelson Bays Primary Health Trust Nelson Marlborough 82.4% 14.8% 2.9% 244
16 THINK Hauora MidCentral 81.3% 10.1% 8.6% 514
17 Tu Ora Compass Health Wairarapa Wairarapa 81.3% 10.2% 8.6% 128
18 National Hauora Coalition - Counties Manukau Counties Manukau 81.2% 5.7% 13.0% 889
19 Pinnacle Midlands Health Network - Tairawhiti Tairawhiti 80.4% 7.2% 12.3% 138
20 Whanganui Regional Health Network Whanganui 80.1% 9.0% 10.9% 156
21 Te Awakairangi Health Network Hutt Valley 80.1% 5.5% 14.5% 311
22 Pinnacle Midlands Health Network - Taranaki Taranaki 79.9% 9.6% 10.4% 364
23 Pinnacle Midlands Health Network - Waikato Waikato 79.4% 7.2% 13.4% 777
24 Health Hawke's Bay Limited Hawkes Bay 79.3% 9.8% 10.9% 479
25 Ora Toa PHO Limited Capital and Coast 78.3% 4.3% 17.4% Masked 
26 Western Bay of Plenty PHO Limited Bay of Plenty 77.6% 12.0% 10.4% 594
27 The Cause Collective Counties Manukau 77.2% 5.5% 17.3% 457
28 West Coast Health West Coast 75.7% 17.6% 6.8% 74
29 National Hauora Coalition - Northland Northland 75.4% 8.8% 15.8% 57
30 Rotorua Area Primary Health Services Limited Lakes 75.3% 7.9% 16.7% 227
31 Total Healthcare Charitable Trust Counties Manukau 73.5% 5.4% 21.1% 907
32 Pinnacle Midlands Health Network - Lakes Lakes 70.6% 17.6% 11.8% 119
33 National Hauora Coalition - Waikato Waikato 69.7% 8.7% 21.6% 287
34 Te Kaupapa Mahitahi Hauora Northland 65.8% 19.1% 15.1% 383
35 Hauraki PHO Waikato 58.0% 12.9% 29.2% 319
36 Nga Mataapuna Oranga Limited Bay of Plenty 55.6% 24.4% 20.0% 45
37 Eastern Bay Primary Health Alliance Bay of Plenty 52.5% 20.0% 27.5% 120
38 Ngati Porou Hauora Charitable Trust Tairawhiti 38.5% 10.3% 51.3% 39
  All 81.2% 7.5% 11.3% 13,793

Primary Care Indicators - Immunisation - 2024/25 Quarter 1 (including ethnicity view) [XLSX, 116 KB]

Primary Care Indicators - Immunisation - 2024/25 Quarter 2 (including ethnicity view) [XLSX, 118 KB]

Primary Care Indicators - Immunisation - 2024/25 Quarter 3 (including ethnicity view) [XLSX, 123 KB]

 

Smoking Cessation

Smoking Cessation

Why is smoking cessation important?

Quitting is the very best thing that people who smoke can do for their health, and for the health of their families (especially their children), whānau and friends.

What is the source of this data?

Primary Health organisations provide Health NZ with this data.

Smoking Cessation data – 2024/25 Quarter 3

The table below shows:

  • Smoking cessation or referral in the last 15 months
    This prompts providers to provide evidence-based cessation support or referrals to support those who wish to stop smoking
  • The numerator is the number of current smokers who have been given or referred to cessation support services in the last 15 months.
  • The denominator is the eligible enrolled population who have a most recent smoking status as current smoker.

 

Reporting period: 2024/25 Quarter 3

Rank PHO Name Lead District Numerator Denominator Percent
1 Pinnacle Midlands Health Network - Taranaki Taranaki 5,740 10,064 57.0%
2 Pinnacle Midlands Health Network - Waikato Waikato 9,856  18,377 53.6%
3 Pinnacle Midlands Health Network - Lakes Lakes  1,941  3,842 50.5%
4 Pinnacle Midlands Health Network - Tairawhiti Tairawhiti 1,929 4,244 45.5%
5 Waitaha Primary Health Limited Canterbury 1,883 4,440 42.4%
6 East Health Trust Counties Manukau  2,031 5,710 35.6%
7 The Cause Collective Counties Manukau 4,003 12,071 33.2%
8 Procare Health (PHO) Limited Auckland 14,169 42,876 33.0%
9 Ngati Porou Hauora Charitable Trust Tairawhiti 654 2,027 32.3%
10 Auckland PHO Limited Auckland 1,685  5,305 31.8%
11 Te Kaupapa Mahitahi Hauora Northland 5,340  17,530 30.5%
12 National Hauora Coalition - Waikato Waikato 2,628  8,812 29.8%
13 South Canterbury Primary and Community South Canterbury 1,677 5,689 29.5%
14 National Hauora Coalition - Counties Manukau Counties Manukau 4,855 17,090 28.4%
15 Pegasus Health (Charitable) Limited Canterbury 8,346 31,454 26.5%
16 Cosine Primary Care Network Trust Capital and Coast 445 1,727 25.8%
17 Nelson Bays Primary Health Trust Nelson Marlborough 1,991 7,908 25.2%
18 National Hauora Coalition - Northland Northland Masked  Masked  22.0%
19 Eastern Bay Primary Health Alliance Bay of Plenty 955 4,541 21.0%
20 Hauraki PHO Waikato 2,615 12,934 20.2%
21 Comprehensive Care PHO Waitematā 1,834 9,190 20.0%
22 West Coast Health West Coast 796 4,295 18.5%
23 Whanganui Regional Health Network Whanganui 1,054 5,709 18.5%
24 Wellsouth Primary Health Network Southern 5,134 28,318 18.1%
25 Christchurch PHO Limited Canterbury 597 3,434 17.4%
26 Ora Toa PHO Limited Capital and Coast 440 2,588 17.0%
27 Te Awakairangi Health Network Hutt Valley 1,809 10,805 16.7%
28 Rotorua Area Primary Health Services Limited Lakes 1,434 8,639 16.6%
29 Tu Ora Compass Health Capital and Coast Capital and Coast 3,286 20,781 15.8%
30 Comprehensive Care PHO - Northland Northland 313 2,075 15.1%
31 THINK Hauora MidCentral 2,000 13,811 14.5%
32 Health Hawke's Bay Limited Hawkes Bay 2,521 19,057 13.2%
33 Kimi Hauora Wairau (Marlborough PHO Trust) Nelson Marlborough 522 3,995 13.1%
34 Total Healthcare Charitable Trust Counties Manukau 3,470 27,177 12.8%
35 Western Bay of Plenty PHO Limited Bay of Plenty 1,486 12,938 11.5%
36 Tu Ora Compass Health Wairarapa Wairarapa 496 5,093 9.7%
37 Nga Mataapuna Oranga Limited Bay of Plenty 243 3,007 8.1%
  All* 100,178 397,553 25.2%

*Note: total for all PHOs has been adjusted to exclude masked values.

2024/2025

Primary Care Indicators - Smoking Cessation 2024/25, Quarter 1 (including ethnicity view) [XLSX, 147 KB]

Primary Care Indicators - Smoking Cessation - 2024/2025 Quarter 2 (Including ethnicity view) [XLSX, 147 KB]

Primary Care Indicators - Smoking Cessation - 2024/2025 Quarter 3 (Including ethnicity view) [XLSX, 161 KB]

General Practice Enrolment Availability

General Practice Enrolment Availability

Why is enrolment with a GP important?

Understanding general practice enrolment status helps identify access to primary healthcare services, supporting planning and resource allocation to meet community needs.

What is the source of this data?

Health NZ gathers this data from Healthpoint, which provides enrolling status details, and the National Enrolment Service (NES), which provide information about healthcare facilities, practices, and Primary Health Organisations.

General Practice Enrolment Availability data – 2024/25 Quarter 3 

The table below shows:

  • General practice enrolment availability for March 2025
    This helps identify access to primary care services nationwide.
  • Enrolling is accepting new patients and books are open.
  • Restricted is enrolling new patients, but with conditions or limitations.
  • Not enrolling is not currently accepting new patients and books are closed.

Reporting period: 2024/25 Quarter 3 (March)

PHO name Lead District Enrolling Restricted Not Enrolling Eligible Facilities
Auckland PHO Limited Auckland 77.3% 9.1% 13.6% 22
Christchurch PHO Limited Canterbury 0.0% 50.0% 50.0% 4
Comprehensive Care PHO Waitematā 80.5% 7.3% 9.8% 41
Comprehensive Care PHO - Northland Northland 33.3% 33.3% 33.3% 6
Cosine Primary Care Network Trust Capital and Coast 0.0% 50.0% 50.0% 2
East Health Trust Counties Manukau 72.2% 16.7% 11.1% 18
Eastern Bay Primary Health Alliance Bay of Plenty 50.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10
Hauraki PHO Waikato 78.9% 21.1% 0.0% 19
Health Hawke's Bay Limited Hawkes Bay 25.0% 4.2% 70.8% 24
Kimi Hauora Wairau (Marlborough PHO Trust) Nelson Marlborough 30.0% 20.0% 50.0% 10
National Hauora Coalition - Counties Manukau Counties Manukau 79.4% 14.3% 6.3% 63
National Hauora Coalition - Northland Northland 0.0% 80.0% 20.0% 5
National Hauora Coalition - Waikato Waikato 57.9% 5.3% 36.8% 19
Nelson Bays Primary Health Trust Nelson Marlborough 63.6% 22.7% 13.6% 22
Nga Mataapuna Oranga Limited Bay of Plenty 50.0% 0.0% 50.0% 4
Ngati Porou Hauora Charitable Trust Tairawhiti 83.3% 0.0% 16.7% 6
Ora Toa PHO Limited Capital and Coast 20.0% 20.0% 60.0% 5
Pegasus Health (Charitable) Limited Canterbury 42.1% 22.1% 34.7% 95
Pinnacle Midlands Health Network - Lakes Lakes 57.1% 28.6% 14.3% 7
Pinnacle Midlands Health Network - Tairawhiti Tairawhiti 20.0% 40.0% 40.0% 5
Pinnacle Midlands Health Network - Taranaki Taranaki 41.4% 6.9% 51.7% 29
Pinnacle Midlands Health Network - Waikato Waikato 73.3% 13.3% 13.3% 45
Procare Health (PHO) Limited Auckland 67.6% 9.0% 23.4%  145
Rotorua Area Primary Health Services Limited Lakes 35.7% 21.4% 42.9% 14
South Canterbury Primary and Community South Canterbury 44.4% 5.6% 50.0% 18
Taranaki DHB PHO Taranaki 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 1
Te Awakairangi Health Network Hutt Valley 0.0% 26.3% 73.7% 19
Te Kaupapa Mahitahi Hauora Northland 27.3% 18.2% 54.5% 33
The Cause Collective Counties Manukau 73.9% 2.2% 23.9% 46
THINK Hauora MidCentral 28.6% 20.0% 51.4% 35
Total Healthcare Charitable Trust Counties Manukau 94.3% 0.0% 5.7% 35
Tu Ora Compass Health Capital and Coast Capital and Coast 28.8% 26.9% 44.2% 52
Tu Ora Compass Health Wairarapa Wairarapa 14.3% 57.1% 28.6% 7
Waitaha Primary Health Limited Canterbury 71.4% 7.1% 21.4% 14
Wellsouth Primary Health Network Southern 55.8% 12.8% 31.4% 86
West Coast Health West Coast 78.6% 7.1% 14.3% 14
Western Bay of Plenty PHO Limited Bay of Plenty 45.7% 20.0% 34.3% 35
Whanganui Regional Health Network Whanganui 60.0% 0.0% 40.0% 10
All   55.7% 14.6% 29.5%  1,025

2024/2025

Primary Care Indicators - General Practice Enrolment Availability - 2024/2025 Quarter 3 [XLSX, 63 KB]