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.
Resources
Breastfeeding information and resources
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.
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.
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
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.
Ageing Well National Science Challenge are a team of researchers, scientists and associated stakeholders tackling important age-related issues across Aotearoa New Zealand. They have Tapinga 'a Maama' which is information on improving end-of-life care for Pacific Peoples and for aiga supporting them.
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.
Cancer Nurses College is committed to excellence in cancer nursing care in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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 topics such as housing, drugs and alcohol, older persons health, nutrition, Māori health, Pacific health, youth mental health, well being and resilience and more.
Diabetes New Zealand is a Charitable Trust that represents and supports people with diabetes.
Hāpai: SUDI Prevention Coordination Service is responsible for coordinating a national, integrated approach to Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) prevention in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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.
Mental Health Foundation. A charity that promotes positive mental health and wellbeing.
New Zealand College of Mental Health Nurses is a professional body that represents mental health, addiction and disability nursing.
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.
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.
New Zealand Nursing Organisation supports professional nursing practice in New Zealand.
Nursing Council of New Zealand is the regulatory authority responsible for the registration of nurses. Its primary function is to protect the health and safety of members of the public by ensuring that nurses are competent and fit to practise.
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.
Palliative Care New Zealand (PCNZ) represents nurses from all care settings who work within the specialty of palliative care.
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.
Plunket Whānau Āwhina is a charity and Aotearoa’s largest support service for the health and wellbeing of tamariki under-five and their whānau.
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 Rūnanga o Aotearoa (Te Rūnanga) alongside their Te Tiriti o Waitangi partner, the New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO), represents Māori health professional members.
Living Clinical Guidelines for Stroke Management. The Australian and New Zealand Clinical Guidelines for Stroke Management are living guidelines, updated as new evidence emerges.
Toi Tangata is a Māori
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