The Centre for Asian and Ethnic Minority Health Research has several goals:

• to establish a centre of national and international excellence in understanding health issues affecting Asian and other Ethnic Minority communities
• to cultivate an inter-disciplinary approach to studying Asian and other Ethnic Minority health
• to provide research-based information to enhance the capacity of health services in delivering effective and culturally appropriate interventions
• to conduct research that can foster health amongst Asians and other Ethnic Minorities in New Zealand
• to collaborate with Asian and other Ethnic Minority communities, business, local government, and ministries to further research in the areas of Asian and other Ethnic Minority health
• to build a new focal point of exchange on Asian and other Ethnic Minority health with both the local and international research communities
• to disseminate and analyse the outcomes of relevant Asian and other Ethnic Minority health research.