As part of our ongoing work to provide oversight of cancer control, we published The State of Cancer in New Zealand 2025 | He Pūrongo
Mate Pukupuku o Aotearoa 2025 (the 2025 report), alongside a companion Insights and Summary Report and an online data dashboard. The 2025 report provides an evidence-based assessment of cancer care in New Zealand since the publication of the last report, He Pūrongo Mate Pukupuku o Aotearoa 2020 | The State of Cancer in New Zealand 2020 in March 2021.
The 2025 report is structured around key stages of the cancer continuum – from prevention and screening, through diagnosis and treatment, to survivorship and palliative care – and includes a dedicated chapter on system enablers such as workforce, infrastructure, data and technology, and research and innovation.
The full report uses evidence to highlight how the cancer system is performing, where progress has been made over the past 5 years and where opportunities for improvements remain. It contains the full references, data sources used in the writing of the report and explanations of the terms used (these are not included in this insights and summary publication).
You can read the Full and Summary and Insights Reports on our website.
