Searchfield, GrantAdhia, DivyaBarde, AmitDe Ridder, DirkDoborjeh, MaryamDoborjeh, ZohrehGoodey, RonaldMaslin, Michael RDSanders, PhilSmith, Paul FZheng, Yiwen2025-12-102025-12-102024-07-03Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, ISSN: 0303-6758 (Print); 1175-8899 (Online), Informa UK Limited, 55(3), 466-500. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2024.23634240303-67581175-8899http://hdl.handle.net/10292/20392Tinnitus is a very common oto-neurological disorder of the perception of sound when no sound is present. To improve understanding of the scope, strengths and weaknesses of New Zealand tinnitus research, a critical scoping review was undertaken. The aim was to help develop priorities for future research. A review of the literature was undertaken using a 6-stage scoping review framework of Scopus and Pub Med were searched in May 2023 with the combination of following key word [Tinnitus] and country of affiliation [New Zealand]. The search of PubMed resulted in 198 articles and that of Scopus 337 articles. After initial consideration of title relevance to the study (165 from PubMed and 196 from Scopus) removal of duplicates and after reading the articles and adding from references, 208 studies were chosen for charting of data. Nine themes were identified and described: A. Epidemiology; B. Models; C. Studies in animals; D. Mechanisms; E. Assessment and prognosis; F. Pharmacotherapy; G. Neuromodulation; H. Sensory therapies; I. Clinical practice. An urgent priority for future tinnitus research in NZ must be to address the absence of cultural and ethnic diversity in participants and consideration of traditional knowledge.© 2024 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The terms on which this article has been published allow the posting of the Accepted Manuscript in a repository by the author(s) or with their consent.InnovationMechanismsNew ZealandTherapyTinnitusTreatment32 Biomedical and Clinical Sciences3202 Clinical SciencesGeneral Science & TechnologyJournal ArticleOpenAccess10.1080/03036758.2024.2363424