The Health Research Council of New Zealand promotes and invests in a range of research across all aspects of health including bio-medical, clinical, public health, Maori and Pacific health. Ultimately our goal is to support research that will improve the health and wellbeing of all New Zealanders.
We work with numerous individuals, teams and research institutions throughout New Zealand and internationally to achieve this and often work in partnership with other agencies to address cross-sectoral issues.
We also support emerging researchers through HRC-funded contracts and foster rising talent through our Career Development Awards programme.
The high quality and integrity of research projects that we have funded is recognized worldwide.

The Alcohol Advisory Council is a Crown Entity charged by legislation with reducing alcohol-related harm. Our vision is achieving a New Zealand drinking culture that supports the moderate use of alcohol so that whanau and communities enjoy life, free from alcohol harms. Our work draws on national marketing approaches to achieve social and cultural change as well as a broad range of interrelated and mutually reinforcing work in the areas of early intervention, community-based initiatives and better enforcement of the supply and provision regulations. It also includes a focus on three priority groups - Maori, young people (aged 12-24) and Pacific peoples - who experience disproportionate alcohol-related harms.

Te Puni Kōkiri, the Ministry for Māori Development, leads Māori Public Policy and advises on policy affecting Māori wellbeing.

We are the only government department solely focused on Māori, and the principal advisor on Government-Māori relationships. We monitor policy and legislation, and we provide government with high quality policy advice.

We strive for Māori to enjoy a better quality of life - Māori succeeding as Māori, achieving a sustainable level of success as individuals, in organisations and in collectives.

We recognise the importance of Māori achieving success without compromising what it means to be Māori. Our investments in Māori development build resources.

We build and maintain close and interactive connections with Māori, through our strong network of regional offices. We cultivate information and knowledge, even while we interpret and represent the many dimensions of contemporary Māori culture.

Te Puni Kōkiri is 'a group moving forward together' to realise Māori potential.

Nga Pae o te Maramatanga, New Zealand's Maori Centre of Research Excellence, delivers programmes of excellent research, capability building and knowledge exchange that: " make a difference for Maori and the nation and " play a leading role in development of an international indigenous scholarly environment.

ANIHKD is the Aotearoa network arm of the INIHKD (International Network of Indigenous Health Knowledge and Development).

A primary aim of the INIHKD is bringing together key stakeholders from Austraila, Canada, United States and Aotearoa (New Zealand), namely community members, policy makers, service providers and researchers. With this in mind the major focus of the INIHKD’s activity has been facilitating active sharing of information and ideas by these groups.

Our Ministry is all about helping to build successful individuals, and in turn building strong, healthy families and communities.
We’re working towards this through providing:

• care and protection of vulnerable children and young people
• employment, income support and superannuation services
• funding to community service providers
• social policy and advice to government
• student allowances and loans.

Our work touches the lives of more than one million New Zealanders. In 2007 we provided:

• retirement income support to over 500,000 older people
• financial support to about 261,000 working age people unable to work through health family or employment circumstances
• help with living expenses for the 1.1 million people receiving a Community Services Card
• Student Loans to some 134,000 people to help with their full time study costs
• Student allowances to around 52,000 students to help with their living costs. 

This is not work we do alone.  We work closely with other government agencies, non-government organisations, advisory and industry groups, and communities and iwi.  Together we aim to make a positive and lasting difference in the lives of New Zealanders

Established in 2001, Lakes DHB is responsible for providing and funding healthcare services for the 102,000 people who live in the Lakes region.

The Lakes DHB hospitals at Rotorua and Taupo are an example of one of the groups the DHB funds. The others include private providers, Maori providers, mental health service providers and non-government organisations.  The Lakes DHB is responsible for ongoing health and disability needs assessment of its population, and for planning health service delivery.

Approximately one third of the Lakes population lives in the Taupo region and two thirds live in the Rotorua region.  A total of 32 per cent of the Lakes population is Maori, and the Lakes region has a small (approximately 3,600 as at 2004) but growing Pacific population.

New Zealand's national indigenous broadcaster, Māori Television has been established as one of a number of important initiatives to promote and revitalise the Māori language. The aim of our channel is to play a major role in revitalising language and culture that is the birthright of every Māori and the heritage of every New Zealander.

Underpinning our channel are stakeholders, governance and management structures, strategic goals, and the disciplines in place for a robust, well-managed television broadcast organisation.

Māori Television was founded under the Māori Television Service Act 2003 (Te Aratuku Whakaata Irirangi Māori). Passed in May 2003, the Act establishes the channel as a statutory corporation. It sets out that the channel should:

• be a high quality, cost effective television provider which informs, educates and entertains;
• broadcast mainly in reo Māori; and
• have regard to the needs of children participating in immersion education and all people learning Māori.

The Ministry of Health aims to ensure that the health and disability support system works for all New Zealanders. As principal advisor to the government on health and disability policy, we lead and support the sector to achieve better health for New Zealanders, including reduced inequalities, better participation and independence, trust and security. The Minister of Health has overall responsibility for the health and disability system.