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Will rural general practitioners be included in any fuel resilience or prioritisation planning, if not why not?

Answered Question 12371 (2026)
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Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • Will rural general practitioners be included in any fuel resilience or prioritisation planning, if not why not?

Answered by

Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

Answer

I am advised that Health New Zealand is actively assessing the implications of each escalation level of the Fuel Response Plan 2026, and work is underway to define how service prioritisation, workforce movement, and operational activity would be managed under different fuel constraint scenarios.