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Question 12897 (2026)
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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer
Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori
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How many pharmacy closures, if any, have been reported in the country in the past 12 months?
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
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I am advised that Health New Zealand holds contracts with just over 1,000 community pharmacies throughout New Zealand. I am further advised that while pharmacies do not report closures to Health NZ, available data suggests that the number of pharmacies has been relative stable in the last 12 months.