Influenza vaccine data

Data and statistics about the rollout of the 2026 flu vaccine campaign in New Zealand.

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About the influenza (flu) vaccine data

Immunisation data is collected from the Aotearoa Immunisation Register (AIR) and is collated weekly. We report all publicly funded, and some privately funded, flu vaccines on the AIR. Not all the privately funded vaccines are recorded in our registries, which means the total number of vaccines administered will be higher than reported.

The vaccination data on this page is up to 28 September 2025. This page is updated weekly at 1pm on Thursday during the flu season. Note the final update to the content of this page will be made once the flu season ends for the year, typically end of September.

Our reporting is focused on the 2026 funded age group.

Details of when the vaccine is funded is available on our flu vaccine page.

Flu (influenza) vaccine

Total vaccinations up to 28 September 2025

Data / Ethnicity Māori Pacific Peoples Asian Other Total
Week: 22 to 28 September 210 236 590 801 1,837
Total YTD vaccinations for people aged 65 and older 36,465 18,775 46,880 465,383 567,503
Total YTD vaccinations 98,918 59,125 204,101 866,487 1,228.631

Definitions

Ethnicity (prioritised)
Each person is only counted against a single ethnicity category. When a person has multiple ethnicities recorded, 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, and they will not be counted in the Pacific Peoples group.
Year to date (YTD)
Vaccinations occurring from 1 March to 30 September every year.

Vaccinations by district

Number of vaccinations by district and prioritised ethnicity. Figures are based on where the person lives, which may differ from where they got their vaccine.

District Māori Pacific Peoples Asian Other Total
Auckland 5,712 9,354 39,532 67,779 122,377
Bay of Plenty 7,102 828 3,784 45,730 57,444
Canterbury 8,473 3,048 20,083 138,349 169,953
Capital and Coast 6,408 4,243 15,157 74,165 99,973
Counties Manukau 9,342 22,832 39,339 46,041 117,554
Hawkes Bay 5,552 1,154 2,387 32,210 41,303
Hutt Valley 3,952 2,383 7,302 30,342 43,979
Lakes 4,506 469 1,779 15,864 22,618
MidCentral 3,957 828 3,637 35,310 43,732
Nelson Marlborough 2,338 670 2,199 38,664 43,871
Northland 7,787 561 1,895 28,785 39,028
South Canterbury 665 152 938 14,967 16,722
Southern 5,041 1,532 6,887 76,956 90,416
Tairawhiti 3,440 461 529 5,558 9,988
Taranaki 2,672 360 1,469 24,284 28,785
Waikato 10,601 2,273 11,757 69,830 94,461
Wairarapa 1,236 273 622 12,311 14,442
Waitemata 7,102 7,300 43,806 89,571 147,779
West Coast 565 80 335 6,739 7,719
Whanganui 2,433 303 583 12,765 16,084
Total 98,918 59,125 204,101 866,487 1,228,631

Vaccination uptake — age 65 years or more

Uptake percent is calculated by comparing the flu doses to date for this year with the estimated number of people in Aotearoa 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.

District Māori Māori % Pacific Pacific Peoples % Asian Asian % Other Other % Total Total %
Auckland 1,678 54% 3,381 52% 10,697 52% 29,422 63% 45,178 59%
Bay of Plenty 3,365 49% 204 49% 633 42% 29,727 59% 33,929 58%
Canterbury 2,575 60% 661 50% 3,266 51% 69,507 69% 76,009 67%
Capital and Coast 1,599 60% 1,453 55% 3,038 56% 28,950 71% 35,040 68%
Counties Manukau 3,213 54% 7,532 52% 11,513 53% 26,015 60% 48,273 56%
Hawkes Bay 2,225 50% 263 51% 360 45% 19,979 64% 22,827 62%
Hutt Valley 1,197 56% 779 57% 1,510 57% 13,784 68% 17,270 65%
Lakes 2,077 49% 162 52% 295 47% 9,945 59% 12,479 57%
MidCentral 1,556 49% 249 47% 777 53% 21,203 63% 23,785 61%
Nelson Marlborough 907 56% 95 47% 236 51% 23,849 63% 25,087 63%
Northland 3,642 45% 218 47% 317 47% 19,986 54% 24,163 52%
South Canterbury 256 57% 22 39% 78 45% 9,332 65% 9,688 65%
Southern 1,683 58% 298 53% 614 51% 41,509 66% 44,104 65%
Tairawhiti 1,486 49% 55 51% 37 37% 3,560 59% 5,138 56%
Taranaki 1,140 53% 59 51% 204 50% 14,668 62% 16,071 61%
Waikato 4,178 49% 658 49% 2,064 47% 41,242 60% 48,142 58%
Wairarapa 454 52% 61 55% 78 50% 7,439 64% 8,032 63%
Waitemata 2,298 53% 2,518 51% 10,820 50% 46,858 59% 62,494 57%
West Coast 235 54% 20 62% 31 51% 4,217 55% 4,503 55%
Whanganui 1,086 55% 89 49% 100 47% 8,377 62% 9,652 61%
Total 36,862 52% 18,781 52% 46,675 51% 469,659 63% 571,977 60%

Vaccination uptake over time — age 65 years or more

Line graph with vaccine uptake by people 65 or older over the period 2 March to 28 September 2024 and 2025. Split into Māori, Pacific peoples, Asian, and Other ethnicities.

This line graph shows flu vaccine uptake for people aged 65 or older, from the first week in March to the last week in September, with each point representing the week ending on that date, for both 2024 and 2025. The data is broken down by the ethnicities:

  • Māori
  • Pacific Peoples
  • Asian
  • Other.

The graph shows a sharp uptake in the flu vaccine between 30 March to 25 May for both years, for all ethnic groups.

As of the end of this week, the uptake % for each year by ethnic group is as follows.

Ethnicity 2025 uptake 2026 uptake
Māori 52% Data to come
Pacific Peoples 52% Data to come
Asian 51% Data to come
Other 63% Data to come

Vaccinations per week for all age groups

This bar graph shows flu vaccines administered per week between 2 March 2025 and 28 September 2025, for all age groups and ethnicities.

This bar graph shows flu vaccinations administered from the first week in March to the last week in September, with each point representing the week ending on that date. For all age groups and ethnicities:

  • there were minimal vaccinations administered in March
  • the majority of vaccinations were administered in the first 2 weeks of April, with over 200,000 each week
  • the number of vaccinations administered slowed gradually from the middle of April until the end of September.

Notes on report data

  1. Immunisation data is sourced from the 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.
    • Vaccination uptake calculation is based on a snapshot of the estimated eligible population in the 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.
    • 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.
    • 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 to record vaccinations. Data between years, therefore, are not directly comparable.