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Te Whatu Ora

Health New Zealand

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If you need health advice, call Healthline on 0800 611 116 — it’s free and available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Partnerships with Te Whatu Ora

Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand works with:

Together, they work to provide consistent, high-quality health services for all people.

Health services in your area

Te Whatu Ora has local websites to help you with health services in your area.

Our local health websites — Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand

District Health Boards (DHBs)

On 1 July 2022, New Zealand's 20 DHBs were disestablished and merged into Te Whatu Ora — Health New Zealand.

Why the change? — futureofhealth.govt.nz

New organisations and previous DHBs

New organisations

Previous DHBs

  • Auckland District Health Board
  • Bay of Plenty District Health Board
  • Canterbury District Health Board
  • Capital and Coast District Health Board
  • Counties Manukau District Health Board
  • Hawke’s Bay District Health Board
  • Hutt Valley District Health Board
  • Lakes District Health Board
  • MidCentral District Health Board
  • Nelson Marlborough District Health Board
  • Northland District Health Board
  • South Canterbury District Health Board
  • Southland District Health Board
  • Te Tairāwhiti District Health Board
  • Taranaki District Health Board
  • Waitematā District Health Board
  • West Coast District Health Board
  • Wairarapa District Health Board
  • Waikato District Health Board
  • Whanganui District Health Board

Focus areas of Te Whatu Ora

Te Whatu Ora manages all health services, including:

  • hospital and specialist services
  • primary and community care.

Our work — Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand

Te Pae Tata Interim New Zealand Health Plan

Te Aka Whai Ora and Te Whatu Ora created a plan for the first 2 years of action, from 2022 to 2024.

Te Pae Tata Interim New Zealand Health Plan 2022 — Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand

Ministers

Managers

Sector

Public Sector

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