Pursuant to section 53 of the Residential Care and Disability Support Services Act 2018, the Acting Director-General of Health has set, by written notice, the Maximum Contribution Applying in Each Region from 1 July 2026.

The notice, which was made on 28 May 2026 and comes into force on 1 July 2026, replaces the previous maximum contribution notice published in the New Zealand Gazette, 24 June 2025, Notice No.2025-go3402.

The maximum contribution is the maximum weekly amount (inclusive of GST) that a resident assessed as requiring long-term residential care (through a needs assessment and service coordination agency) is required to pay for contracted care services provided to them in the region in which their rest home or continuing care hospital is located.

The administering agency responsible for administering the notice is the Ministry of Health.

The notice is published on the Ministry of Health’s website here: https://www.health.govt.nz/publications/maximum-contribution-applying-in-each-region-from-1-july-2026.

Dated this 28th day of May 2026.

RUTH ISAAC, Acting Director-General, Ministry of Health.