Green Cross Health Limited (NZX: GXH) provides primary healthcare services to communities across New Zealand through its pharmacy and medical divisions. The company supports a network of more than 300 community pharmacies under the Unichem and Life Pharmacy brands, with equity interests in 84 pharmacies that dispense over 36 million script items annually; offers retail and dispensary services via consolidated stores, equity-accounted investments, and franchise operations; and provides family healthcare through 65 general practitioner, accident, and medical centres under The Doctors brand, serving 416,500 enrolled patients, alongside back-office and operational support services to affiliated centres. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Ellerslie, Auckland, Green Cross Health operates exclusively in New Zealand's healthcare sector, targeting retail consumers, pharmacy franchisees, and primary care patients nationwide.
In recent developments, the company launched Beauty by Life, a new store concept blending expanded beauty product ranges and services starting at Life Pharmacy Newmarket in late 2024, with rollout to additional sites; partnered with Uber Eats for on-demand prescription delivery now available at 149 pharmacies; and executed a distribution agreement with Biome Australia in September 2025 to launch Activated Probiotics across its 328 pharmacies. Green Cross Health upgraded Life Pharmacy's e-commerce platform for real-time stock visibility and click-and-collect; rolled out Care & Advice Health Hubs to 186 pharmacies; and expanded virtual care offerings to support general practices amid GP shortages. In August 2025, Catherine Treneman joined the board as an independent director, while the company announced plans to sell its Community Health division for approximately NZ$30 million in net proceeds during the current financial year.