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Further to reply 9833 (2026), which reported figures for the period 1 July 2025 to 1 February 2026, and reply 8104 (2025), which reported figures as at 7 February 2025, on what basis were those specific end dates selected, and does the ability to report to a specific date indicate that redundancy records carry a date?

Answered Question 33806 (2026)
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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  • Further to reply 9833 (2026), which reported figures for the period 1 July 2025 to 1 February 2026, and reply 8104 (2025), which reported figures as at 7 February 2025, on what basis were those specific end dates selected, and does the ability to report to a specific date indicate that redundancy records carry a date?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised that bespoke datasets are frequently created by Health New Zealand to respond to Written Parliamentary Questions. As a result, the reporting period or end date is often determined by the data that is available and can be extracted and validated within the required response timeframes.