Ministry of Health (New Zealand)
| Manatū Hauora (Māori) | |
133 Molesworth Street, Ministry of Health NZ headquarters | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1903 |
| Jurisdiction | New Zealand |
| Headquarters | 133 Molesworth Street, Thorndon Wellington 6011 |
| Employees | 1,084 FTE staff |
| Annual budget | Vote Health Total budget for 2019/20 $19,870,563,000 |
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| Website | www |
The Ministry of Health (Māori: Manatū Hauora) is the public service department of New Zealand responsible for healthcare in New Zealand. It came into existence in its current form in 1993. The organisation was founded in 1901 as the Department of Public Health in 1901, and was renamed to Department of Health in 1922.