Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand co-ordinates health services across New Zealand, from healthcare delivery in your community, through to national healthcare services.
Te Aka Whai Ora – Māori Health Authority and Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand work in partnership to enrich the health system, making it work better for Māori.
Te Aka Whai Ora - Māori Health Authority will work with the Manatū Hauora (MoH) on strategy and policy issues of particular relevance to Māori, providing direction for the health system, ensuring that our commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi continues to underpin approaches to hauora.
Alongside advising on, and commissioning, some health services, Te Aka Whai Ora - Māori Health Authority will design health care policy and approaches that:
This will be better for everyone, because a health system that does better for Māori, does better for all.
And this is just the start. Over time, the way people are supported to stay healthy will improve.
The 20 District Health Boards were formally disestablished on 30 June 2022 and were replaced by Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand.
Some tasks and services that had previously been provided by external agencies or Manatū Hauora (MoH) transferred to Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand and Te Aka Whai Ora - Māori Health Authority.
The ‘shared service agencies’ incorporated into Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand:
Under the legislation Te Hiringa Hauora (HPA) was also assumed by Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand. Some roles from Te Hiringa Hauora transfered to the Public Health Agency (i.e. those working on the alcohol and advice functions).
Many individual DHBs also owned or had joint ventures in organisations specific to their local needs. Ownership of these entities transferred to Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand as part of the transfers of DHB assets.
Some functions or parts of functions transferred from Manatū Hauora (MoH) to Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand or Te Aka Whai Ora - Māori Health Authority.
Some tasks and services that had previously been provided by external agencies or Manatū Hauora (MoH) transferred to Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand and Te Aka Whai Ora - Māori Health Authority.
The ‘shared service agencies’ incorporated into Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand:
Under the legislation Te Hiringa Hauora (HPA) was also assumed by Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand. Some roles from Te Hiringa Hauora transfered to the Public Health Agency (i.e. those working on the alcohol and advice functions).
Many individual DHBs also owned or had joint ventures in organisations specific to their local needs. Ownership of these entities transferred to Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand as part of the transfers of DHB assets.
Some functions or parts of functions transferred from Manatū Hauora (MoH) to Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand or Te Aka Whai Ora - Māori Health Authority.
