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Health consumer rights

Health consumers have a number of rights when dealing with health practitioners. This poster produced by the Health and Disability Commissioner can be found on the walls of clinics and hospitals.

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Allison Kirkman, Health practitioners – Health-care practice, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/ephemera/28319/health-consumer-rights (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Allison Kirkman, published 29 March 2011, updated 28 April 2026.