Information for health professionals and the wider sector is gradually moving. Until mid-2026, information will either be here, or on our other website — tewhatuora.govt.nz.
About the Aotearoa Immunisation Register (AIR)
The Aotearoa Immunisation Register (AIR) is our national register for immunisation activity.
Benefits of the Aotearoa Immunisation Register (AIR)
Over their lifetime, New Zealanders can receive vaccines from a range of health providers. In the past, health providers could not always get a full picture of a person’s immunisation history.
The AIR lets immunisation healthcare providers:
- access immunisation health records
- make better decisions about whether a person should or should not receive a vaccine.
How the data can be used
The health sector will have opportunities to use more accurate aggregate-level vaccination data to:
- understand vaccine uptake
- make decisions to address inequities in immunisation rates.
The AIR helps give Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora and the wider health system a better understanding of population immunity against vaccine-preventable diseases. This helps manage public health risks by providing an accurate set of immunisation data that health providers can use.
The AIR is also used by healthcare workers to see:
- which vaccines people in their community have had
- if people are due for an immunisation.
Support for providers using the AIR
This service desk is for health providers only. For general enquiries about the AIR, contact your local AIR adminstrator.
For support when using the AIR:
- use the AIR service desk portalexternal link
- phone: 0800 855 066 (press 2 and then 1).
These channels are monitored:
- Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm
- Wednesdays 9:30am to 5pm