Part 1Preliminary provisions
3Purpose of this Act
The purpose of this Act is to provide for the public funding and provision of services in order to—
- protect, promote, and improve the health of all New Zealanders; and
- achieve equity in health outcomes among New Zealand’s population groups, including by striving to eliminate health disparities, in particular for Māori; and
- build towards pae ora (healthy futures) for all New Zealanders.


