HealthInfo West Coast-Te Tai Poutini
Health information in multiple languages
Ngā kupu hauora i ngā reo maha
If a HealthInfo page has links to information in languages other than English, it mentions this in a blue heading at the top of the page. For example:
The reference to the information in other languages is highlighted on the page with a light blue background. For example:
If the reference to the information in other languages is a long way down the page, clicking on information in other languages in the blue banner at the top of the page will take you straight there.
Information on other websites
If you cannot find what you're looking for on HealthInfo, the following websites have information in other languages:
Provider |
What is available |
|---|---|
Ministry of Health |
The HealthEd website has a wide range of information in many languages. |
Healthify He Puna Wairoa |
Healthify He Puna Wairoa has a list of resources available in other languages. |
Health Translations |
This website has extensive resources in many languages. It's an Australian website but much of the information is relevant to New Zealand. |
Interpreting services
Connecting Now has the government contract for telephone interpreting services. St John ambulance service, Healthline, the National Poisons Centre and Sexual Wellbeing Aotearoa all have interpreters available through their normal phone numbers.
The following factsheets explain the differences between trained and untrained interpreters:
English, Amharic, Arabic, Assyrian, Burmese, Farsi, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Kurdish, Nepali, Simplified Chinese, Samoan, Somali, Spanish.
Written by HealthInfo clinical advisers. Last reviewed February 2022.
Review key: HIMRH-125055
