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One in seven people reported suffering from recent migraine symptoms, according to results from the 2023-24 Health Survey that were published last month.
Of those, more than half said they had never been formally diagnosed with a migraine.
Among those surveyed, women, Māori, young and disabled people were more likely to have suffered symptoms in the past three months.
Dr Fiona Imlach is an epidemiologist at Otago University with a special interest in researching the impact and burden of migraine disease. She is also the co-founder of the Migraine Foundation charity.
