"We are the regulatory authority responsible for the registration of nurses. Our primary function is to protect the health and safety of members of the public by ensuring that nurses are competent and fit to practise."
"The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) represents more than 55,000 nurses and health workers. We are the leading professional body of nurses in Aotearoa New Zealand. Our members include nurses, midwives, students, kaimahi hauora, health care workers and allied health professionals."
"We protect and promote public health and safety in New Zealand. The funding that allows us to do this comes from fees that doctors pay to be registered and to practice medicine."
"As the Government’s advisor for health and disability, the Ministry is charged with setting the direction for Māori health and guiding the sector as we work to increase access, achieve equity and improve outcomes for Māori."
"The Ministry for Pacific Peoples is the Crown’s principal advisor on policies and interventions aimed at improving outcomes for Pacific peoples in Aotearoa."
"Our vision is to ensure all tamariki or children in Aotearoa New Zealand are in loving whānau or family and communities where oranga tamariki can be upheld."
"The Social Wellbeing Agency Toi Hau Tāngata works on challenging social-sector problems to improve people’s lives. We focus our efforts on where we can make the greatest impact to lead and shine a light on policy issues that affect the wellbeing of New Zealanders."
"Te Whatu Ora leads the day-to-day running of the health system across New Zealand, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels. It weaves the functions of the 20 former District Health Boards (DHBs) into its regional divisions and district offices, ensuring continuity of services in the health system."
"The Waitangi Tribunal is a standing commission of inquiry. It makes recommendations on claims brought by Māori relating to legislation, policies, actions or omissions of the Crown that are alleged to breach the promises made in the Treaty of Waitangi."
"The Health and Disability Commissioner promotes and protects people's rights as set out in the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers' Rights. This includes resolving complaints in a fair, timely, and effective way."
"Te Tāhū Hauora works with clinicians, providers and consumers to improve health and disability support services."
Check out the below guides for a comprehensive collection of Māori and Pacific resources. There is also a section on Pacific Health in the Pacific Knowledge Guide and a Hauora Resources page.
"The AUT Pacific Health Research Centre brings together research that advances understanding of public health issues that can improve access to healthcare and promote positive health and wellbeing among Pacific peoples in New Zealand."
"As New Zealand’s Māori Health Strategy, He Korowai Oranga sets the overarching framework that guides the Government and the health and disability sector to achieve the best health outcomes for Māori."
The Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers' Rights (the Code) establishes the rights of consumers, and the obligations and duties of providers to comply with the Code. It is a regulation under the Health and Disability Commissioner Act.
"The purpose of this Code of Ethics (the Code) is to guide nurses’ practice, and communicate the nursing profession’s ethical values. It has been formulated and updated in response to the need for a code that closely reflects the current context of nursing practice."
"The Code both advises nurses and tells the public what they can expect of a nurse in terms of the professional role. It also provides a yardstick for evaluating the conduct of nurses."
"Get introduced to all of the major organ systems of the body. You'll learn some general anatomy (roadmap for your body), and how the organs work to keep you alive! Watch some videos, read some articles, try some flashcards, and then quiz yourself!"
Tutorials for "any student or practitioner requiring Clinical Pharmacology knowledge, e.g. undergraduate and post-graduate students in medicine, pharmacy and pharmacology. A basic understanding of physiology and pharmacology is assumed." Developed by Christchurch Hospital and the University of Otago.
"The Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand is a charity that works towards creating a society free from discrimination, where all people enjoy positive mental health & wellbeing. Improving individuals, whanau, organisations and communities."
This hub is to make visitors "aware of the latest reports, research and findings about mental health and wellbeing... We have catalogued electronic documents, videos and websites, and much more, that anyone can browse."
"Health Navigator NZ is now Healthify He Puna Waiora." A list of support services and information to help individuals and family/whānau to maintain their mental health and live well.
"This website helps New Zealanders recognise and understand depression and anxiety. We want to reduce the impact that depression and anxiety have on the lives of New Zealanders by encouraging early recognition and help-seeking."
"Our mission is to eliminate the stigma around perinatal mental health in Aotearoa New Zealand by championing awareness and facilitating best practices in perinatal mental health and wellbeing to ensure all families and whānau have equitable access to appropriate information and support."
"IFIC is a nonprofit education and consumer research organization with a mission to effectively communicate science-based information about sustainable food systems, with a focus on food safety and nutrition. Our vision is a global environment where science informs food decisions."
"The Ministry of Health runs national nutrition surveys for adults and children, to collect information on the food and nutrient intake of New Zealanders."
The Society is the premier professional and scientific association for psychologists in Aotearoa/ New Zealand and is committed to supporting quality practice, education and research in psychology.
"The Board’s main purpose is to protect the health and safety of members of the public through the registration of psychologists and the management of matters related to competence, conduct, and fitness to practise."
"The College is the specialist organisation for clinical psychologists in Aotearoa, N.Z. The College aims to provide a process by which trained and competent clinical psychologists can be identified and distinguished from others offering mental health services."
"Whānau Āwhina Plunket is a charity and Aotearoa New Zealand’s largest support service for the health and wellbeing of tamariki under-five and their whānau."
"Ngā mihi nunui mō tō tautoko o tēnei kaupapa.
With our collective membership, SSPA is working to ensure Aotearoa's NGO social services are sustainable, making a positive impact every day in our communities, supporting children, young people and whānau to thrive now and into the future."
"Youthline is a "with youth, for youth" organisation that supports young people throughout Aotearoa New Zealand. We have been providing support to Kiwis aged between 12-24 years for more than 50 years."
"In order to become familiar with the layout of the examination and the style and format of the questions, the Nursing Council has provided examples of the State Final Examination."
"The Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (CRD) specialises in evidence synthesis, assembling and evaluating data from multiple research studies to generate robust evidence to inform health policy and practice."
"BMJ Best Practice provides access to the latest, quality-assessed evidence to inform clinical decision making." Includes Evidence Tables, EBM Toolkit and Cochrane Clinical Answers.
This report presents a summary of the combined DHB and NGO workforce. It estimates the size, composition and turnover and compares findings to the previous More than numbers organisation workforce survey.
