Healthcare in New Zealand

New Zealand doesn’t deduct social security health contributions from salaries and the cost of providing public health services is largely met from general taxation. All citizens and permanent residents are automatically entitled to state healthcare.

•  If you’re a migrant from a country with which New Zealand has a reciprocal agreement, you can receive state health benefits. Otherwise you must pay the full cost of healthcare.
•  Countries that have reciprocal agreements include Australia, Canada, Denmark, Greece, Guernsey, Ireland, Jersey, the Netherlands and the UK.
•  State hospital in-patient treatment is provided free.
•  Out-patient and non-hospital treatment (e.g. consultations with a family doctor and prescribed medicines) must be paid for by patients (although services are subsidised).