Our regions and districts

Our health services are nationally and regionally planned, and locally delivered.


Our regions

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora delivers and funds public health services across Aotearoa New Zealand.

Health NZ has 4 regions nationally, known as:

  • Northern
  • Midland | Te Manawa Taki
  • Central | Te Ikaroa
  • South Island | Te Waipounamu.

Health services within each region are provided in districts.

Northern

  • Northland
  • North Shore, Waitākere, and Rodney (Waitematā)
  • Auckland
  • Counties Manukau

Midland | Te Manawa Taki

  • Waikato
  • Rotorua and Taupō (Lakes)
  • Bay of Plenty
  • Taranaki
  • Tairāwhiti

Central | Te Ikaroa

  • Whanganui
  • Hawke's Bay
  • Manawatū, Horowhenua and Tararua districts (MidCentral)
  • Wairarapa
  • Wellington, Kapiti and Hutt Valley (Capital, Coast and Hutt)

South Island | Te Waipounamu

  • Nelson Marlborough
  • Canterbury
  • South Canterbury
  • West Coast
  • Otago and Southland (Southern)

Health NZ region map

Map of New Zealand showing the 4 regions of Health NZ