In 2016/17, the measure called “Emergency department patients seen within six hours” was 90.8%.[1] In 2017/18, it was 89.5%.[3]

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Chart 1. Emergency department patients seen within six hours, 2016/17 year to 2025/26 year, in per cent. Latest: 76.3 per cent, 2025/26 year. Vertical axis starts at 0. Measured from Health New Zealand, Health targets 5 and 10 years of results Q4 2025/26; record as of .
Chart 1 as a table
PeriodValue, in per cent
2016/17 year90.8
2017/18 year89.5
2018/19 year86.2
2019/20 year89.6
2020/21 year81.9
2021/22 year75.9
2022/23 year71.1
2023/24 year71.2
2024/25 year73.9
2025/26 year76.3

In 2018/19, the measure was 86.2%.[4] In 2019/20, it was 89.6%.[5]

In 2020/21, the measure was 81.9%.[6] In 2021/22, it was 75.9%.[7]

In 2022/23, the measure was 71.1%.[8] In 2023/24, it was 71.2%.[9]

In 2024/25, the measure was 73.9%.[10] In 2025/26, it was 76.3%.[2]

Sources

  1. Emergency department patients seen within six hours, 2016/17 year where cited
  2. Emergency department patients seen within six hours, 2025/26 year where cited
  3. Emergency department patients seen within six hours, 2017/18 year where cited
  4. Emergency department patients seen within six hours, 2018/19 year where cited
  5. Emergency department patients seen within six hours, 2019/20 year where cited
  6. Emergency department patients seen within six hours, 2020/21 year where cited
  7. Emergency department patients seen within six hours, 2021/22 year where cited
  8. Emergency department patients seen within six hours, 2022/23 year where cited
  9. Emergency department patients seen within six hours, 2023/24 year where cited
  10. Emergency department patients seen within six hours, 2024/25 year where cited

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