Health services and programmes

Information about the abortion legislation in New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora contracts with aged residential care providers across the motu for delivery of services to older people.

Information for health professionals

Find out about the Assisted dying service in New Zealand Aotearoa

Book My Vaccine is a booking tool that connects consumers and vaccine providers together.

We work with agencies responsible for border security, customs, biosecurity, policing and immigration to respond to public health risks at the border.

The Ministry of Health started the national breast screening programme in December 1998 to provide screening for women who have no symptoms.

Heath New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora contracts with community pharmacies to deliver pharmacy services to all New Zealanders.

Community Referred Radiology provides diagnostic imaging services funded by Health New Zealand for individuals referred by community-based practitioners.

The hub is the cyber security information centre for organisations delivering or supporting healthcare in Aotearoa.

Statistical publications and data sets that increase understanding of our health system.

Digital health is the use of digital technologies and accessible data to help New Zealanders manage their health and wellbeing.

Emergencies can happen anywhere and at any time. They can be caused by severe weather, infectious diseases, industrial accidents, or by people.

This section provides information about a range of environmental health topics including dioxins, drinking water, foodborne illness and more.

Find out about family violence and sexual violence.

A new national service has been established to support and care for women who have suffered injury from pelvic surgical mesh.

Genetic Health Service New Zealand (GHSNZ) helps assist in diagnosing genetic conditions and supports people with genetic conditions.

A Green Prescription (GRx) is a health professional’s written advice to a patient to be physically active, as part of the patient’s health management.

Legislation and guidance on burial and cremation of the deceased – including the death verification, and death certification requirements after a death.

Information about the National Health Index (NHI), Health Provider Index (HPI), Medical Warning System (MWS) and NES.

Healthy Active Learning is a government programme that delivers education and health outcomes for children and youth across Aotearoa New Zealand.

Hospitals provide quality care for serious health problems and illnesses.

Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) refers to the practices and procedures to protect patients, visitors, residents, clients and health workers.

Getting our health infrastructure right is crucial to enable the health workforce to deliver care safely and effectively.

We’re working to transform New Zealand’s mental health and addiction system.

HPV testing replaced cytology as the primary method of cervical screening on 12 September 2023.

Learn more about the free National Bowel Screening Programme.

The National Public Health Service works alongside communities to deliver national, regional and local programmes for achieving pae ora.

The National Renal Transplant Service (NRTS) in New Zealand advocates for and on behalf of patients with kidney disease in New Zealand.

The Nationwide Service Framework is used by Health New Zealand and Disability Support Services (within MSD) to track publicly funded disability activities and services. It is a collection of business rules and guidelines. It enables delivery on management and statutory accountabilities by supporting consistent planning, commissioning, delivery and reporting of health services and activity.

Information about oral health programmes and services.

This section provides information about the Ministry of Health’s work in the area of nutrition.

The Newborn Metabolic Screening Programme began in 1969. New Zealand was one of the first countries in the world to have this kind of programme.

Health New Zealand is strengthening primary and rural care, so all New Zealanders receive timely access to quality health care.

Health NZ provides bowel, breast, cervical, pregnancy and newborn health screening programmes across Aotearoa New Zealand.

Advice for health professionals

This national programme ensures those babies detected with a hearing loss receive support from the newborn period through to school entry.