For the health workforce

Learn about health workforce initiatives

Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand was established on 1 July 2022 to achieve Pae Ora - Healthy Futures for all New Zealanders.

Tū Mata Kōkiri is a weekly newsletter that keeps the Te Whatu Ora workforce up to date with news, updates and celebrations from around the motu.

Te Whatu Ora has a range of collective employment contracts that are negotiated with health sector unions.

Directives for your action and information that have been issued by our CE Margie Apa.

Find out about the new National Operating Model and Structure to better understand the changes that are happening.

The Voluntary Bonding Scheme rewards health professionals who register and work in hard-to-staff professions, communities and specialties.

Find out about Statements of Need (SON), that allow NZ medical practitioners to obtain a J-1 visa to train in the United States.

Public health is about protecting against community health risks and threats, preventing illness, and promoting health and wellbeing across NZ.

Learning is a lifelong journey. Find out about the grants an training available to health professionals working in the sector.

Keep up to date with how Te Whatu Ora is fixing Holidays Act 2003 compliance issues for current and former staff.

See the range of scholarships and grants available through Te Aka Whai Ora, Pacific Health – Workforce, Education and private providers.