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• Auahi kore
  A positive Māori message about being Smokefree promoted by the Health Sponsorship Council.
  
  
• Auckland District Health Board
  Decides on the mix, level and quality of health and disability services to be publicly funded in the central Auckland and Hauraki Gulf Island region.
  
  
• Auckland Regional Public Health Service
  Presents information about the service including its strategic plan, services, health advice, projects, career advice and media releases.
  
  
• Bay of Plenty District Health Board Hauora a Toi
  The Board was set up to improve, promote and protect the health of the district's population; and to promote the independence of people with disabilities within the district. Provides information on health services in the Bay of Plenty Region, including Tauranga Hospital and Whakatane Hospital.
  
  
• Canterbury District Health Board
  Administers most of the public funding of health and disability services for Canterbury. Works with other organisations to provide improved health for Canterbury people and runs the public hospitals and other services.
  
  
• Capital & Coast District Health Board
  Wellington's hospital information, media releases, and patient information links.
  
  
• Community & Public Health
  CPH delivers public health services in Canterbury (from Kaikoura to the Waitaki River) and the West Coast. Information about the services offered and contact details. Resources and posters can be ordered online.
  
  
• Counties Manukau District Health Board
  Health service provider for the people of Manukau City, Papakura and Franklin districts. The Board; publications; FAQs.
  
  
• District Health Boards New Zealand : DHBNZ
  DHBNZ coordinates the activities of the district health boards in New Zealand. The site includes information and online publications, and covers programmes, issues and Government policy in the New Zealand health sector.
  
  
• Hawke's Bay District Health Board
  Assesses, plans for and funds the health requirements of the people of Hawke's Bay and the Chatham Islands and ensures the provision of health services. Publications; vacancies; FAQs etc.
  
  
• He Oranga Pounamu
  The primary role of He Oranga Pounamu is to re-organise and re-distribute Crown funding for health and social services to improve access, choice and service quality for Māori residing in the Ngai Tahu rohe.
  
  
• Health & Disability Commissioner : HDC = Te Toihau Hauroa, Hauātanga
  The Health and Disability Commissioner is the agency which deals with complaints about any health or disability services provider in New Zealand. The site contains information about the role of the Commissioner, the legislation, consumer information, and the complaints resolution process. It includes many online publications issued by the agency.
  
  
• Health e-news / Ministry of Health = Manatū Hauora
  Health E-news is a quarterly newsletter published by the Ministry of Health, covering the health information and technology sector in New Zealand. Latest issue available in full-text.
  
  
• HealthCare Providers New Zealand
  Information on public health care, health care planning and choosing a private hospital, as well as members-only information. Includes conference papers.
  
  
• HealthPAC
  Health Benefits and the Shared Support Service Group of the Ministry of Health have been merged and renamed Health Payments, Agreements and Compliance (HealthPAC). Site gives information about services it provides to health funders. Online publications and forms.
  
  
• HSC
  Site of Health Sponsorship Council, a New Zealand government agency that promotes health and healthy lifestyles by developing and delivering health promotion and marketing programmes. Includes links to its corporate documents.
  
  
• Hutt Valley District Health Board
  Responsible for planning, prioritising, funding and providing government-funded health care and disability support services for people in the Hutt Valley.
  
  
• InPHARMation : www.PHARMAC.govt.nz
  Consumer information newsletter on medicine and drugs available in New Zealand from the Pharmaceutical Management Agency (PHARMAC), the company that manages the New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule and recommends subsidies on drugs in order to get the best healthcare value for the government's dollar. Issues are available in full-text.
  
  
• International Accreditation New Zealand
  About IANZ, the national authority for the accreditation of laboratories, inspection bodies and other technical competence based activities and the services it offers. Includes a directory of accredited organisations, accreditation training courses available and online publications.
  
  
• Lakes District Health Board
  Health funder and provider for Rotorua and Taupo Districts. Includes information for patients and visitors; services provided; Rotorua and Taupo hospital maps; projects and planning for the future.
  
  
• MidCentral District Health Board
  MidCentral District Health Board is a funder and provider of health and disability services in the wider Manawatu region. The Board has two key functions: planning and funding of health and disability services; governance and management of Crown owned hospital and associated services.
  
  
• Ministry of Health = Manatū Hauora
  The Ministry of Health is responsible for raising the level of health in New Zealand. The web site provides an overview of the Ministry; its structure and policies. It also features news items, current health issues, forums for public discussion and FAQ's on health, the Ministry and the administration of health policy. An extensive bibliography of hard-copy and online publications is available; this listing includes electronic datasets. Access to the library catalogue is provided. Links include other government health sites, health/medical libraries and New Zealand Health Strategy DHB toolkits.
  
  
• National Health Committee : National Advisory Committee on Health and Disability
  The National Health Committee was established by statute to advise the Minister of Health on the kinds and relative priorities of public health services, personal health services and disability services that it believes should be publicly funded. The site provides information about the Committee, its work programme, and a list of online publications. Information on the Public Health Advisory Committee and a link to the site of the New Zealand Guidelines Group is also available.
  
  
• Nelson Marlborough District Health Board
  The predominant provider of publicly funded health services in Nelson and Marlborough. The web site provides an historical record and background to the NMDHB and offers an insight into the region. In addition to information about the Board and its services, it also includes some publications in PDF format.
  
  
• New Zealand health and disability ethics committees
  Describes committees that carry out ethical review of health and disability research in New Zealand. Includes information for researchers, study participants, committee members; application forms and guidelines. Access to 'Ethics review', an online newsletter.
  
  
• New Zealand Health Information Service = Te Pārongo Hauora
  Ministry of Health service that collects and disseminates health-related data. Website provides information on NZHIS data collections and services, the National Health Index (NHI) and the Health Practitioner Index (HPI). Contains national health statistics, technical documentation for District Health Boards, and statistical publications in PDF.
  
  
• Northland District Health Board = Hauora o te Taitokerau
  Responsible for providing and buying Government funded health care services for Northland. Site includes the Northland Health site; mental health review of the region; publications and health events calendar.
  
  
• Otago District Health Board
  Provides information about Board and its activities, including services; how services are planned and funded; meeting information; employment opportunities and how to have your say on health and disability support services in Otago.
  
  
• PHARMAC : Pharmaceutical Management Agency
  Website of company that manages the pharmaceutical budget on behalf of District Health Boards, and decides which medicines are funded by the Government. Contains information for patients and consumers, health professionals, District Health Boards, and pharmaceutical suppliers. Includes the New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule, Māori health reports, annual reports, and media releases.
  
  
• Public Health Association of NZ Inc = Kāhui Hauora Tūmatanui
  The PHA is a voluntary association that promotes public health and works to influence Government policy on public health. The site contains numerous online documents, including PHA submissions, New Zealand Government publications, and some international publications.
  
  
• Quality Health New Zealand = Te Taumata Hauora
  A national accreditation body for hospitals and other health and disability support services. The web site provides information about accrediation and education services, standards and the clinical indicator comparative results service. Some newsletter articles are available in full text.
  
  
• Quit Group
  The Quit Group is a charitable trust formed by the Cancer Society, Te Hotu Manawa Mãori and the Health Sponsorship Council to carry out programmes to reduce smoking in New Zealand. The programmes are funded by the Ministry of Health. The Quit/Me Mutu Campaign is a multi-pronged strategy that uses mass communications combined with practical support for smokers. The support is provided through the free phone service, the Quitline. In addition to information about the programmes, the site provides facts and figures on smoking in New Zealand.
  
  
• Residual Health Management Unit : RHMU
  Information on various functions of RHMU (the Crown's lender to the District Health Board (DHB) sector), such as funding, residual assets & liabilities management and property advice. Includes publications.
  
  
• Smokefree
  The HSC manages and promotes the Smokefree and Auahi Kore brands to achieve behaviour change. The site provides Information on the key audience and acitivites. It also includes facts and figures on smoking in New Zealand.
  
  
• South Canterbury District Health Board
  Responsible for the planning and funding of most publicly funded health and disability services in South Canterbury. Publications available.
  
  
• Southland District Health Board
  Responsible for all Southland health services.
  
  
• Tairawhiti District Health = Te Mana Hauora o te Tairawhiti
  Crown entity responsible for funding and providing health and disability services for Tairawhiti and working to improve health outcomes and enhance the health status. Publicatons available.
  
  
• Taranaki District Health Board
  A Crown entity responsible for the provision and funding of health and disability services in the region. It is one of 21 district health boards established nationally on January 1, 2001.The board governs all Taranaki public hospitals, community services, including district nursing, health education and public health. Hospitals provide a range of acute health, emergency services, mental health, assessment, treatment and rehabilitation services and community and outpatient health services to a regional population of about 106,000 people. The site includes information about services, recent events, and news, and lists directors, staff, and vacancies, reports and magazines. Also featured are names of babies recently born (with photos), and links for children.
  
  
• Te Oranganui Iwi Health Authority
  The authority offers health services in Wanganui.
  
  
• Te Wana Quality Programme
  Quality improvement programme for community health services, developed by Health Care Aotearoa Inc (HCA), a national network of community primary health care providers. Provides summaries of standards and indicators.
  
  
• Waikato District Health Board
  WDHB is responsible for funding and providing services to achieve good health and independence for the people living in the Waikato district. In addition to information about the Board and its services, the web site includes some publications in PDF format.
  
  
• Wairarapa DHB
  The Wairarapa District Health Board is responsible for providing and funding health and disability services to the population of the Wairarapa. In addition to details about the Board, the web site provides information about the following divisions: Masterton Hospital, Surgical, Medical and Elderly, Women and Child Health, Mental Health, Public Health, and Community Health.
  
  
• Waitemata District Health Board = Te Wai Awhina
  The Waitemata District Health Board serves the population of North Shore City, Waitakere City and the Rodney District. It provides extensive medical, surgical, maternity, mental health and community health services through North Shore Hospital and Waitakere Hospital, as well as from a number of other sites in the community.Includes some publications in PDF format.
  
  
• West Coast District Health Board = Te Poari Hauora a Rohe o Tai Poutini
  Information about the board, reports, vacancies.
  
  
• Whanganui District Health Board
  Responsible for providing publicly funded health services for Wanganui, Taihape, Raetihi and Marton. Online publications; vacancies.