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Immunisation data is collected from Aotearoa Immunisation Register (AIR) and is collated weekly.

We report both publicly funded and some privately funded flu vaccines that are recorded. Not all the privately funded vaccines are recorded in our registries which means the total number of vaccines administered will be higher than reported. Influenza vaccines are funded under several criteria. Further details is on our Health Information and Services website. Our reporting is focussed on the 2025 funded age group.

Flu vaccine — Health Information and Services (external link)

Total vaccinations

 

Maori

Pacific

Asian

Other

Total

Week: 01 September to 07 September

 323 284 649 1,478 2,734

Total vaccinations 65+ years (YTD)

 36,270 18,597 46,548 464,465 565,880

Total vaccinations (YTD)

 97,977 58,282 201,956 862,868 1,221,083

Definitions

  • Ethnicity: This is based on prioritised ethnicity, which means each person is only counted against a single ethnicity category. When a person has multiple ethnicities recorded, then the prioritised ethnicity is ranked in the order of 1) Māori 2) Pacific Peoples 3) Asian 4) Other. For example, if a person is recorded as their ethnicities being both Māori and Pacific Peoples, their prioritised ethnicity will be Māori, i.e. they will not be counted in the Pacific Peoples group.
  • YTD: is defined as vaccinations occurring from 1 March 2025 to 30 September 2025.

Vaccinations by district

Number of vaccines by district and prioritised ethnicity. Based on the district of where the person lives, which may differ from where the person received their vaccine.

 

Maori

Pacific

Asian

Other

Total
Auckland 5,659 9,226 39,136 67,421 121,442
Bay of Plenty 7,057 822 3,735 45,558 57,172
Canterbury 8,408 3,020 19,913 137,785 169,126
Capital and Coast 6,337 4,190 15,002 73,740 99,269
Counties Manukau 9,211 22,392 38,804 45,885 116,292
Hawkes Bay 5,506 1,148 2,366 32,122 41,142
Hutt Valley 3,897 2,354 7,232 30,230 43,713
Lakes 4,468 463 1,765 15,815 22,511
MidCentral 3,914 821 3,602 35,208 43,545
Nelson Marlborough 2,323 668 2,164 38,519 43,674
Northland 7,719 560 1,863 28,694 38,836
South Canterbury 659 148 930 14,933 16,670
Southern 5,010 1,521 6,828 76,568 89,927
Tairawhiti 3,415 459 530 5,548 9,952
Taranaki 2,647 360 1,459 24,160 28,626
Waikato 10,500 2,259 11,656 69,597 94,012
Wairarapa 1,225 275 621 12,261 14,382
Waitemata 7,023 7,197 43,354 89,109 146,683
West Coast 552 79 332 6,713 7,676
Whanganui 2,414 299 581 12,728 16,022
Total 97,977 58,282 201,956 862,868 1,221,083

Vaccination uptake: age 65+ years

Uptake percent is calculated by comparing the flu doses to date for this year with the estimated number of people in New Zealand who are aged 65 and over.

The estimated population is sourced from AIR and validated against the National Health Index (NHI) and National Enrolment Service (NES) registers.

 

 Maori % Pacific % Asian % Other % Total %

 

 count % count % count % count % count %

Auckland

 1,671 54% 3,353 52% 10,623 52% 29,329 63% 44,976 59%

Bay of Plenty

 3,353 49% 204 49% 629 42% 29,681 59% 33,867 58%

Canterbury

 2,563 60% 657 50% 3,256 51% 69,408 69% 75,884 67%

Capital and Coast

 1,590 59% 1,443 55% 3,022 56% 28,885 71% 34,940 68%

Counties Manukau

 3,195 54% 7,429 51% 11,427 53% 25,955 60% 48,006 56%

Hawkes Bay

 2,210 50% 262 51% 357 45% 19,941 64% 22,770 61%

Hutt Valley

 1,191 56% 778 56% 1,508 57% 13,761 68% 17,238 65%

Lakes

 2,065 49% 161 51% 293 47% 9,930 59% 12,449 57%

MidCentral

 1,551 49% 248 47% 774 53% 21,168 63% 23,741 61%

Nelson Marlborough

 905 55% 93 46% 235 51% 23,810 63% 25,043 63%

Northland

 3,614 45% 216 47% 314 46% 19,936 53% 24,080 52%

South Canterbury

 255 56% 22 39% 77 44% 9,320 65% 9,674 65%

Southern

 1,676 57% 296 52% 611 50% 41,417 65% 44,000 65%

Tairawhiti

 1,484 49% 55 51% 37 37% 3,559 59% 5,135 56%

Taranaki

 1,135 53% 59 51% 204 50% 14,632 61% 16,030 60%

Waikato

 4,166 48% 656 49% 2,056 47% 41,171 59% 48,049 57%

Wairarapa

 453 52% 61 55% 78 50% 7,428 64% 8,020 63%

Waitemata

 2,290 53% 2,502 50% 10,766 49% 46,743 59% 62,301 56%

West Coast

 234 53% 20 62% 30 49% 4,208 55% 4,492 55%

Whanganui

 1,083 55% 89 49% 100 47% 8,369 62% 9,641 61%

Total

 36,696 51% 18,608 51% 46,404 51% 468,741 63% 570,449 60%

Vaccination uptake over time: age 65+ years

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Vaccinations per week for all age groups

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Notes on report data:

  1. Immunisation data is sourced from Aotearoa Immunisation Register (AIR) which includes migrated information from the COVID-19 Register (CIR) and National Immunisation Register (NIR) and collated weekly.
  2. As of 2025, a few changes have been introduced into how the numbers are calculated and displayed:
    1. Vaccination uptake calculation is based on a snapshot of the estimated eligible population in AIR as at 01 March of the current year. This snapshot does not take into account any deaths or births that occur during the influenza season, so that the uptake can be observed against a static population.
    2. Age group is determined by age as at 30 September of the current year to ensure uptake captures not only those who are eligible for funded vaccination at the start but also those who become eligible over the course of the season. This definition was updated on 28 August 2025; prior to this change, age was calculated at the start of the influenza season.
    3. Totals include those whose assigned domicile district is overseas or unknown, but the actual numbers of overseas or unknown district will not be displayed to protect data confidentiality.
  3. Data captured on paper or systems other than AIR are not included.
  4. The data contains public and privately funded influenza vaccinations. Following the 2021 influenza season we have seen a higher proportion of privately funded vaccines being recorded. This is due to additional immunisation registries and the ability of pharmacies and other providers being able record vaccinations. Data between years, therefore, are not directly comparable.