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What was the result of Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora's December 2025 stage gate assessment and what regions and districts if any were eligible for devolution? and 1 other question

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    What was the result of Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora's December 2025 stage gate assessment and what regions and districts if any were eligible for devolution?

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    What was the result of Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora's April 2026 stage gate assessment and what regions and districts if any were assessed as ready to take on fully devolved delegations from 1 July 2026?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised that the Board of Health New Zealand considered a stage gate assessment in October 2025 as part of the development of its approach to devolving decision making closer to the point of care. However, a stage gate assessment process was not put in place. Instead, all regions and districts shifted to an organisational model where decision making and delegations were further devolved on 1 July 2026. I am further advised that in support of this process, Health NZ undertook a current state assessment of regions and districts in December 2025 to help them prepare for the transition.