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How much, if any, has been spent on locum medical cover 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 in each financial year from 1 July 2023 to date broken down by FTE?

Answered Question 27861 (2026)
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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • How much, if any, has been spent on locum medical cover 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 in each financial year from 1 July 2023 to date broken down by FTE?

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.