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What year in each district that has funded locum support or a rural sustainability package for rural LMC midwives, was that support first established?

Answered Question 33125 (2026)
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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • What year in each district that has funded locum support or a rural sustainability package for rural LMC midwives, was that support first established?

Answered by

Hon Casey Costello

List MP · NZ First Party · Associate Minister of Health

Answer

I am advised that funded locum support or rural sustainability packages for rural LMC midwives were first established in West Coast and Nelson Marlborough (Golden Bay) in 2016, followed by Ashburton and Kaikōura in 2021, Waikato in 2022, Chatham Islands and Lakes in 2023, and Nelson Marlborough (Wairau) and Mid-Central (Dannevirke) in 2025.