The purpose of the Federation will be to provide national leadership on key issues affecting primary health in New Zealand. In particular the Federation will aim to: 

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• Promote health and wellbeing, on behalf of members for the benefit of the population of New Zealand. 

• Promote primary and community health through integrated multi-agency and multi- professional partnerships. 

• Foster effective partnerships between providers and communities. 

• Foster and nurture key strategic relationships at a local and national level. 

• Encourage collaboration and the sharing of resources, good practice and, information across Members and the wider sector. 

• Contribute to the development and implementation of health policy at a national level. 

• Carry out other activities consistent with the charitable objects of the Federation. 

• Be the voice of primary health care for the health, well-being and benefit of all New Zealanders. 

• Promote primary health to be the central function and main focus of New Zealand’s health system. 

• Promote protect and improve the sustainability and interests of the primary health sector. 

• Pursue meaningful responses to the differences in health access and outcomes between different populations in New Zealand and to tackling these inequities. 

• Promote primary health as being practical, scientifically sound, socially acceptable and enabled by technology. 

• Embrace the principles of the Te Tiriti o Waitangi by working in partnership, ensuring participation and protecting the health of Māori. 

• Ensure a consumer focus is applied to primary health policy and provision, with the inclusion of the consumer voice and being responsive to consumer needs. 

• Acknowledge the specific needs and differences of our communities and the services required to support them.