Ngā Tauanga Manapou

Paramedic Registration Statistics

This area of our website contains information about the manapou | paramedic workforce in Aotearoa New Zealand. The figures are updated daily to provide relevant information. Historical information is available here, and is updated periodically.

Manapou | Paramedic registration status

Registered

2,781 current total

This figure represents the number of manapou | paramedics who are currently registered with Te Kaunihera, including both paramedics who hold a practising certificate and those who are currently non-practising.

It is important to note that to practise as a paramedic in Aotearoa, a paramedic must hold both registration and a practising certificate with Te Kaunihera.

Practising

2,268 current total

This figure represents the total number of paramedics who hold a practising certificate with Te Kaunihera Manapou.

It is important to note that to practise as a paramedic in Aotearoa, a paramedic must hold both registration and a practising certificate with Te Kaunihera.

Non Practising

512 current total

This figure provides the total number of ngā manapou | paramedics who do not hold a practising certificate.

A manapou | paramedic may be listed as non-practising for many reasons. This could include for example, taking a break from paramedic practise, being on parental leave, working abroad, or retirement.

Critical Care Paramedics

250 current total

This figure represents the number of manapou | paramedics who currently hold a Critical Care Paramedic (CCP) endorsement with Te Kaunihera.

As specialist endorsements are a new area of Te Kaunihera's mahi | work, these numbers will increase as endorsement applications are approved.

Registered this cycle

41 current total

This figure represents the number of manapou | paramedics who have been registered with Te Kaunihera since the start of the current practising cycle - since 1 Āperira | April.

Extended Care Paramedics

133 current total

This figure represents the number of manapou | paramedics who currently hold an Extended Care Paramedic (ECP) endorsement with Te Kaunihera.

Intensive Care Paramedics

20 current total

This figure represents the number of manapou | paramedics who currently hold an Intensive Care Paramedic (ICP) endorsement with Te Kaunihera.

It is important to note that this will be a closed endorsement, with new applications not being accepted after the 18-month grandparenting period ends on 2 Tīhema | December 2026.

Manapou | Paramedic demographics

Māori

175 current total

This figure represents paramedics who have identified as being Māori in any of the three ethnicity reporting fields.

At the time of registering with Te Kaunihera, paramedics are asked to report their ethnicity. They can report up to three ethnicities, or they can instead choose not to report their ethnicity. This can be updated by the practitioner at any time by logging into their MyPMC practitioner portal. Ethnicity data is provided to enable reporting on the demographic breakdown of registered paramedics.

Pacific Peoples

58 current total

This figure represents paramedics who have identified as being from a Pacific nation in any of the three ethnicity reporting fields.

Te ira o ia manapou | Genders of paramedics

This data represents paramedics who have identified a gender.

Gender refers to a person’s social and personal identity as male, female, or another gender or genders that may be non-binary. Gender may include gender identity and/or gender expression. A person’s current gender may differ from the sex recorded at their birth and may differ from what is indicated on their current legal documents. A person’s gender may change over time. Some people may not identify with any gender.

Te Kaunihera acknowledges that gender is a complex area, and paramedics can choose not to disclose this information to Te Kaunihera. A paramedic can update their recorded gender identity at any time by logging in to their MyPMC practitioner portal.

Te pakeke o ia manapou | Ages of paramedics

This data provides the ages of paramedics. When reviewing this data, please note that the 18 - 25 age range refers to those under (but not including) the age of 25.

When applying for registration, paramedics provide their date of birth to Te Kaunihera. This data can be used to provide insights on the workforce. Te Kaunihera records the ages of paramedics using the same data ranges as the Paramedicine Board of Australia, to enable easy comparison between the two jurisdictions.

Ngā Huarahi Rēhita | Pathway to registration

This data provides the pathways used by paramedics to gain registration with Te Kaunihera.

There are different ways in which a paramedic can be registered:

Completing a prescribed (approved) Aotearoa New Zealand qualification (PQ)
Applying for an assessment of their overseas qualification (ONPQ)
Mutual recognition of their Australian registration (TTMR)

When registration first opened, there were also two grandparenting pathways:

Recognition of an Authority to Practise with an approved employer (ATP)
An assessment of their Aotearoa New Zealand practise experience (EXP)

The two grandparenting pathways officially closed in Ākuhata | August 2021 for working paramedics, and in Mei | May 2022 for those who were not working, for example on parental or extended leave.

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