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Further to WPQ 20214, did any Māori organisation consulted on the proposal support the removal of ethnicity-based eligibility criteria for Type 2 diabetes, and if so, who?

Answered Question 28193 (2026)
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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

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  • Further to WPQ 20214, did any Māori organisation consulted on the proposal support the removal of ethnicity-based eligibility criteria for Type 2 diabetes, and if so, who?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Health

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I am advised that Pharmac received a large number of responses to this consultation. Analysis of consultation responses has begun. However, due to the volume of responses received and the short time since closing, this analysis is not yet complete.