Ordering Resources from the Community Health Information Centre

Read our disclaimers before ordering/viewing resources.

Community Health Information Centres (CHIC) as part of Community and Public Health, are a regional provider of Public Health resources for Canterbury, South Canterbury, Kaikoura and the West Coast of New Zealand.

See a map and details of CHIC's coverage area.

Ordering if You Are Elsewhere in New Zealand or Overseas

If you are from another region of New Zealand

If you are from another region of New Zealand and wish to order Ministry of Health resources, you need to contact your local Ministry of Health resource provider.

Find your nearest New Zealand Ministry of Health Resource Provider (HealthEd).

Some resources produced by Community and Public Health are available to those outside our coverage area. You need to pay for these items including a postage charge.

Contact the Christchurch CHIC to find out about C&PH resources available to other New Zealand regions.

If you are from outside New Zealand

If you are outside New Zealand, you have limited access to the resources CHIC has available. You will need to pay for these items including a postage charge.

Contact the Christchurch CHIC to find out about the resources that can be sent overseas.

Ordering Resources Online

Almost all resources distributed by the Community Health Information Centres are available to order online.
The maximum online order quantity for a resource is 100.

Contact your closest CHIC directly for larger quantities.

Delivery of Your Order

Orders are dispatched to you within five working days of receiving of your order, if stock is available. Your order will stay active until we are able to supply any out-of-stock items requested. This may take up to a month or more.  You will be kept informed of your order's progress.

Find the Resources You Need

To find the resources that you need, you can either do this by subject/category or by using the search function. Resources designed for use by Health Professionals (e.g. midwives, doctors) and posters are listed as subheadings within each subject/category where applicable.

Using the Search Function

There are several options you can use to find the resource that you need: by type (e.g. A3 Poster) or by keyword (e.g. pregnancy). The search function can also be used to search by Ministry of Health code. Just enter either the HE or HP code in the Keyword box (e,g. HE1256 instead of 1256).