Te Whatu Ora

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora
Agency overview
Formed1 July 2022
Preceding agency
JurisdictionNew Zealand
Headquarters133 Molesworth Street,
Thorndon
Wellington 6011
Employees~80,000[1]
Agency executive
Websitetewhatuora.govt.nz

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora is the primary publicly funded healthcare system of New Zealand. It was established by the New Zealand Government to replace the country's 20 district health boards (DHBs) on 1 July 2022. Health New Zealand is charged with working alongside the Public Health Agency to manage the provision of healthcare services in New Zealand.[2][3]

  1. ^ Witton, Bridie (20 December 2021). "New Health New Zealand and Māori Health Authority chief executives announced".
  2. ^ Manch, Thomas; Witton, Bridie (21 April 2021). "Government announces radical plan to centralise healthcare, will abolish DHBs". Stuff. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  3. ^ Quinn, Rowan (21 April 2021). "Major health sector shake-up: DHBs scrapped and new Māori Health Authority announced". Radio New Zealand. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.