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How many allied, scientific and technical positions were funded, filled, and vacant at each of Kaitāia, Bay of Islands, Taumarunui, Hāwera, Thames, Te Nīkau Grey, Te Kūiti, Taupō, Wairoa, Whakatāne, Timaru, Tokoroa, Ashburton, Lakes District, Wairau, Wairarapa, Whanganui and Kenepuru Hospitals, and what were the vacancy rates in each month from 1 July 2023 to date?

Answered Question 27860 (2026)
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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • How many allied, scientific and technical positions were funded, filled, and vacant at each of Kaitāia, Bay of Islands, Taumarunui, Hāwera, Thames, Te Nīkau Grey, Te Kūiti, Taupō, Wairoa, Whakatāne, Timaru, Tokoroa, Ashburton, Lakes District, Wairau, Wairarapa, Whanganui and Kenepuru Hospitals, and what were the vacancy rates in each month from 1 July 2023 to date?

Answered by

Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

Answer

I am advised Health New Zealand does not hold this information centrally, and that providing the Member with this information would require Health New Zealand to undertake a substantial manual collation and verification exercise and divert staff from their core duties. In accordance with Speaker’s Ruling 210-6, I consider that the time, and hence the expense, of answering the Member’s question is not in the public interest.