HL7® FHIR® New Zealand Base Implementation Guide
3.1.0 - Draft

HL7® FHIR® New Zealand Base Implementation Guide, published by HL7 New Zealand. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 3.1.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/hl7nz/nzbase/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

## CodeSystem: Māori Descent

Official URL: https://standards.digital.health.nz/ns/maori-descent-code | Version: 1.0.0
Active as of 2025-12-18 | Computable Name: MaoriDescent

Codes for classifying Māori descent. Defined by Stats NZ - Māori descent v1.0.0

This Code system is referenced in the content logical definition of the following value sets:

- MaoriDescentValues

This case-sensitive code system `https://standards.digital.health.nz/ns/maori-descent-code` defines the following codes:

Code | Display
1 | Māori Descent
2 | No Māori Descent
4 | Don't Know
5 | Refused to Answer
7 | Response Unidentifiable
8 | Response Outside Scope
9 | Not Stated