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NZ’s health spending isn’t enough for current, let alone future needs – we’ve calculated the shortfall

NZ’s health spending isn’t enough for current, let alone future needs – we’ve calculated the shortfall

Among 16 comparable countries, no other country has shrunk its public health expenditure as a percentage of GDP to the extent New Zealand has.

17.06.2026 7

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Tim Tenbensel

NZ Budget 2025: anything less than a 5% increase in health funding amounts to merely standing still

New Zealand spends less on public health as a proportion of GDP than similar countries. Without a significant boost, the health system will remain...

20.05.2025 20

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Tim Tenbensel