Information from the New Zealand government, professional associations and organisations
Capital & Coast District Health Board has two distinct roles:
Support for Māori and Pacific Nurses - Capital & Coast District Health Board
Hutt Valley District Health Board (HVDHB) works with other health care providers to plan, fund, and provide a range of healthcare services for people in the Hutt Valley.
Refugee Health. Links to resources and information about health and related services available in Wellington
The Health and Disability Commissioner promotes and protects people's rights as set out in the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers' Rights.
Health Research Council of New Zealand identify and supports research in order to improve the health and wellbeing of New Zealanders.
Medsafe is the New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority. It is a business unit of the Ministry of Health and is the authority responsible for the regulation of therapeutic products in New Zealand.
Ministry of Health is the Government's primary advisor on health policy and disability support services. It gives access to reports, statistics, and legislation about the health of New Zealanders.
New Zealand Government Online is the official gateway to New Zealand Government. It provides an overview of New Zealand and its government, access to government services information, including health.
New Zealand Government Online is the official gateway to New Zealand Government. It provides an overview of New Zealand and its government, access to government services information, including health.
The Human Rights Commission works under the Human Rights Act 1993. Its purpose is to promote and protect the human rights of all people in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Te Puni Kōkiri Ministry of Māori Development is the Government’s principal policy advisor on Māori wellbeing and development.
Its research and publications covers such topics as Health and 2020–2024 He Takunetanga Rautaki | Strategic Intentions that has information on whanau-centred approaches and Māori wellbeing etc.
Paramedicine
Australasian College of Paramedicine supports and represents paramedics and student paramedics from across Australia and New Zealand.
Te Kaunihera Manapou Paramedic Council is the regulatory authority responsible for the registration of paramedics.
Matatū Mataora Aotearoa - Response & Recovery Aotearoa New Zealand (RRANZ) is a professional development consortium of universities, iwi, private training providers, and subject matter experts in response and recovery leadership.
NZ Ambulance Association works on behalf of all new Zealand Ambulance personnel for a safe environment for members and the public.
St John is at the frontline of medical response, providing health and social care to the community. This is through ambulance services, first aid training, event medical services, medical alarms, youth programmes and community programmes.
Wellington Free Ambulance runs a 24/7 emergency paramedic service, covering the Kāpiti Coast as far north as Peka Peka Road, Wairarapa and all of Wellington.
Health and Social Services
Aged Care Association is an advocate for the aged care sector. The site has publications, promotes workshops and conferences, ARC documents such as the ARC funding model review (2018) and more.
Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ provides education, research and advocacy for the 700,000 Kiwis living with a respiratory condition. They have research available such as Asthma in New Zealand report: 2023 survey findings.
Te Atawhai o Te Ao is an independent Māori research institute for environment and health.Their purpose is to be a community-led, globally recognised, indigenous research institute that generates and rediscovers knowledge focused on health and environment for the benefit of Māori.
Cancer Society supports people and their whānau in New Zealand
The Child Poverty Action Group is an independent, registered charity working to eliminate child poverty in Aotearoa New Zealand through research, education and advocacy.
Community & Public Health. Information, resources and links around Seniors and ageing.
Diabetes New Zealand is a Charitable Trust that represents and supports people with diabetes.
Te Ipu Aronui support Māori whānau (families) to provide care to adults and kaumātua (older people) at end of life, as well as take care of whānau at the same time.
Le Va supports Pasifika families and communities to unleash their full potential and have the best possible health and wellbeing outcomes.
Mental Health Foundation. A charity that promotes positive mental health and wellbeing.
New Zealand Dementia Foundation exists to improve the lives of people affected by dementia. They are an independent, national organisation connecting professionals to promote best practice dementia care through leadership in the areas of research, education, support, advocacy and influence.
New Zealand Drug Foundation - They take the lead in Aotearoa New Zealand with educating, advising and advocating for healthy approaches to alcohol and other drugs.
The New Zealand Formulary is an independent resource that provides health professionals with clinically validated medicines information and guidance on best practice.
The New Zealand Formulary for Children is an independent resource providing healthcare professionals with clinically validated medicines information and guidance on best practice, enabling healthcare professionals to select safe and effective medicines for individual children.
Ora Toa offers high-quality, low cost primary health care to Māori and non-Māori living within the Porirua and Wellington regions
Palliative Care Aotearoa Research Network (PCARN) is a national group of multidisciplinary clinicians, researchers and academic who promote clinical research and enquiry across palliative care services in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Pātaka Raraunga brings together data, tools, and reports on Te Āo Māori.
Pathways is a leading national provider of community-based mental health, addiction and wellbeing services.
Pharmac is the agency that decides what medicines to fund and manages a fixed budget for those medicines.
Te Pou is a not-for-profit, national workforce development centre. They aim to improve the lives of people with mental health, addiction, and disability needs by connecting the people working with them, tāngata whai ora, tāngata whaikaha and their whānau, with knowledge, resources, training, and information.
Te Rau Ora aspire to transform the Māori Health and Social Service workforces to achieve their vision of flourishing whānau.
Living Clinical Guidelines for Stroke Management. The Australian and New Zealand Clinical Guidelines for Stroke Management are living guidelines, updated as new evidence emerges.
New Zealand Legislation. The authoritative source of acts, bills, and legislative instruments.
Privacy Commissioner. Promotes the Privacy Act and codes of practice.
Education Counts has information about education statistics and research.
Figure.NZ is a charitable organisation that makes New Zealand data easy to find and use.
NZ health data and statistics which is collected and produced by the Ministry of Health and the wider health sector
MBIE has a quarterly report series that provides a summary of New Zealand labour market trends
NZ Police routinely releases data and statistics on the last working day of each month via an interactive reporting tool known as policedata.nz
Stats NZ is New Zealand's official statistics agency. They collect information about New Zealand’s environment, economy and society. The information helps government, local councils, Māori, businesses, communities, researchers and the public to measure, and make decisions.
Te Piringa is the name of an independent body of research that provides key recommendations and findings about using a whānau-centred approach to primary health care services.
Whānau ora puts whānau and families in control of the services they need to work together, build on their strengths and achieve their aspirations.
Whānau Ora is a culturally-based, and whānau-centred approach to wellbeing focused on whānau (family group) as a whole, as the decision-makers who determine their goals and aspirations