Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act 2022

Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act 2022
New Zealand Parliament
Royal assent14 June 2022
Legislative history
Introduced byAndrew Little
First reading27 October 2021
Second reading5 May 2022
Third reading7 June 2022
Passed7 June 2022
Status: Amended

The Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act 2022 is a New Zealand Act of Parliament that replaces the district health board system with a national public health service called Health New Zealand. It also establishes a separate Māori Health Authority (MHA) and a new Public Health Agency. The bill passed its third reading on 7 June 2022 and became law on 14 June 2022.