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Further to reply 8104 (2025), which stated that voluntary redundancy payments at Health New Zealand totalled $21,448,257.81 at an average gross payment of $28,867.10, does he confirm that this implies 743 voluntary redundancies; if not, what number of employees does that total represent?

Answered Question 33810 (2026)
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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • Further to reply 8104 (2025), which stated that voluntary redundancy payments at Health New Zealand totalled $21,448,257.81 at an average gross payment of $28,867.10, does he confirm that this implies 743 voluntary redundancies; if not, what number of employees does that total represent?

Answered by

Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

Answer

I am advised that in relation to the data provided for Written Parliamentary Question 8104 (2025), a total of 743 people exited through voluntary redundancy or early exit.