The CCN region encompasses the following nine District Health Board areas: Taranaki, Tairawhiti, Hawkes Bay, Whanganui, MidCentral, Wairarapa, Hutt Valley, Capital and Coast, Nelson/Marlborough. The mandate of the network is to strongly influence the direction of cancer service provision in the region, consistent with the Cancer Control Strategy Action Plan, by working collaboratively with cancer service providers in the region (government and non-government), Maori, Pacific peoples and consumers.
 

The Central Cancer Network (CCN), established mid 2007, is one of four regional cancer networks established in NZ to facilitate a number of the initiatives contained in the Cancer Control Strategy Action Plan 2005-2010. These initiatives directly relate to the overarching goals of the Cancer Control Strategy 2003,to reduce the impact and incidence of cancer and to reduce inequalities with respect to cancer. The focus of the networks is to undertake leadership, facilitation and co-ordination roles with respect to these initiatives.