Are peptides legal in New Zealand?
Research peptides are legal to sell and to purchase in New Zealand when supplied strictly for research use and when no medicinal claims are made. The framework that governs this is the Medicines Act 1981. Under that legislation, a medicine cannot be sold for human therapeutic use without consent granted through Medsafe, the New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority. Compounds offered for research and development use, with no medicinal claims and no intent for human consumption, sit outside the medicines-consent regime.
Healius Peptides sells research-grade chemical compounds. Medsafe does not authorize Healius to manufacture or supply medicinal products for human use, and no product in the catalog is intended for human or veterinary use. This research-only stance is the legal basis for New Zealand supply and applies to other compliant research peptide suppliers in New Zealand.
New Zealand customers are responsible for ensuring that their intended use of any compound complies with the Medicines Act, the Misuse of Drugs Act (where relevant), and any applicable institutional rules. The position taken on this website and on every Healius product page is for research and development use only.
