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Healthcare

Find out how to access healthcare, dental care and treatment after an accident or an injury.

For emergency healthcare information, please visit Keeping safe and connected.

Publicly-funded health services

Learn about healthcare services and support available in Aotearoa New Zealand. You are generally eligible for publicly-funded health services if you are a citizen, resident or hold a visa that allows you to stay in New Zealand for two or more years. To find out more, visit Get publicly-funded health services | New Zealand Government

On a work visa? Learn about Healthcare if you’re in NZ on a work visa

Enrol with a doctor

Learn about why you should enrol and find a doctor in your neighbourhood on the Asian, migrant and refugee health section of the Health New Zealand / Te Whatu Ora website.

Contact the centre or clinic to ask if you can enrol your family members – this will reduce the cost for each visit.

Did you know?  Children under the age of 14 years can usually visit the doctor they are enrolled with for free.

Free professional health advice over the phone

Call Healthline any day or time on 0800 611 116 for free health advice, information and treatment from professional healthcare providers.

  • You can choose to speak with a Māori clinician if you are calling between 8am and 8pm.
  • You can ask for a language interpreter and NZ Relay support (for people with hearing and speech communication difficulties).

For other free health helplines, visit the NZ Government website.

Health information in different languages

These videos in several different languages cover a range of health topics from women’s and men’s health, to immunisations and anti-viral medicines.

Dental health

Dental care is free for eligible children and young people under 18 years of age. Call 0800 Talk Teeth (0800 825 583) for help with enrolling your child into the free dental care programme.

If you are over 18 years of age, you will need to pay for dental care.

For more information, visit the Auckland Regional Dental Service.

In case of accident or injury

If you have an accident or injure yourself, the cost of treatment will generally be partially covered by the government. ACC (Accident Compensation Cover) provides treatment cover for everyone who gets injured in an accident in Aotearoa New Zealand.

To make a claim to ACC, you need to be treated by a doctor, physiotherapist, or emergency provider. They will fill in the right form with you to register your claim.

To find out more, visit ACC.

End of life care

Hospices provide specialised and compassionate palliative care for people with life limiting illnesses, and support to their families and whānau. This care is given in the patient’s home or within the hospice facilities. It is a free service for all, which respects each person’s choices, traditions and religious beliefs.