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Question 18567 (2026)
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Tangi Utikere
Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party
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How much is currently being spent on locum doctors to help service the gastroenterology department at Palmerston North Hospital?
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Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
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I am advised that the most recent available data shows that Health New Zealand spent $15,452.60 on locum doctors in March 2026 to help service the gastroenterology department at Palmerston North Hospital.