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  How many of the 1,845 graduate registered nurses employed across the wider health sector, as refered to in his announcement on 23 July 2026 were employed directly by Health New Zealand, and how many by primary care, community services,…

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  What was the specific 12-month period, referred to in his announcement of 23 July 2026, during which 1,845 graduate registered nurses were employed across the wider health sector?

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Ayesha Verrall

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  What was the specific 12-month period, referred to as "last year" in his announcement of 23 July 2026, during which Health New Zealand made 1,716 offers to graduate registered nurses?

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Ayesha Verrall

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  What is the expected total headcount of graduate enrolled nurse roles, as distinct from graduate registered nurse roles, within the approximately 1,800 roles planned to be offered by Health NZ in the next 12 months, as referred to in his…

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Ayesha Verrall

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  What was the total full-time equivalent of the 1,716 graduate registered nurses employed by Health NZ as referred to in his 23 July 2026 announcement?

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  What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 27 July 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Ayesha Verrall

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  What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 27 July 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Ayesha Verrall

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  What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 27 July 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Ayesha Verrall

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  What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 27 July 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Ayesha Verrall

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 27 July 2026, by title and date?

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Ayesha Verrall

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 27 July 2026, by title and date?

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Ayesha Verrall

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 27 July 2026, by title and date?

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Ayesha Verrall

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 27 July 2026, by title and date?

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Ayesha Verrall

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  What was the average occupancy rate of Christchurch Hospital's emergency department from 1 January 2020 to 31 July 2026, broken down by day?

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Ayesha Verrall

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  How many hours did Christchurch Hospital's emergency department spend in each of the status categories standard busy, very busy, overload, and critical on each day from 1 January 2023 to 31 July 2026?

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Ayesha Verrall

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  How many days, if any, did Christchurch Hospital's emergency department enter into 'very busy' status in each month from 1 January 2023 to 31 July 2026?

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Ayesha Verrall

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  How many days, if any, did Christchurch Hospital's emergency department enter critical overload in each month from 1 January 2026 to 31 July 2026?

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Ayesha Verrall

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  How many days, if any, did Christchurch Hospital's emergency department enter overload in each month from 1 January 2023 to 31 July 2026?

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Ayesha Verrall

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 19 July 2026, by title and date?

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Ayesha Verrall

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 19 July 2026, by title and date?

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Ayesha Verrall

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 19 July 2026, by title and date?

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Ayesha Verrall

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 19 July 2026, by title and date?

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Ayesha Verrall

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  What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 19 July 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Ayesha Verrall

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  What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 19 July 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Ayesha Verrall

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  What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 19 July 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Ayesha Verrall

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  What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 19 July 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Ayesha Verrall

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Matching question numbers: 33239 (2026)

• 33101 (matches this search)

  Question published 23 July 2026

  On what date was he first advised that Middlemore Hospital's rapid build ward was unlikely to be operational in the second half of 2026?

• 33102 (matches this search)

  Question published 23 July 2026

  On what date was he first advised that Wellington Regional Hospital's rapid build ward was unlikely to be operational in the second half of 2026?

• 33103 (matches this search)

  Question published 23 July 2026

  On what date was he first advised that the Waikato rapid build ward was unlikely to be operational in the second half of 2026?

• 33105 (matches this search)

  Question published 23 July 2026

  On what date did he first receive advice that helicopter noise at the preferred Waikato location could affect the design or occupancy of its proposed rapid build ward?

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Ayesha Verrall

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• 33114 (matches this search)

  Question published 23 July 2026

  What information within scope of OIA request HNZ00203627 remains withheld under section 9(2)(f)(iv) as under active consideration, and on what date does he expect this to no longer be under active consideration?

• 33227 (matches this search)

  Question published 24 July 2026

  What information within scope of OIA request HNZ00203627 remains withheld under section 9(2)(f)(iv) as under active consideration by him, listed by title and date he received it?

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Ayesha Verrall

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  What was the average occupancy rate of Wellington Hospital’s maternity ward / delivery suite from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2026 broken down by day?

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Ayesha Verrall

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• 33175 (matches this search)

  Has he at any point in the past 18 months been advised on the rapid build wards against proceeding at the preferred Waikato, Wellington Regional or Middlemore locations, or recommended an alternative site or approach; if so, on what dates?

• 33228 (matches this search)

  Has he at any time been advised or seen advice against proceeding at the preferred Waikato rapid build ward site, or recommend an alternative site or approach, if so, what did that advice say, and did he accept it?

• 33229 (matches this search)

  What is the interim budget summary for the Waikato rapid build ward?

• 33231 (matches this search)

  What advice has he read on the estimated total cost of the Waikato rapid build ward, including site-specific and ancillary works, and how, if at all, has that estimate changed since November 2025?

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Ayesha Verrall

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  What are the titles of any advice from the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission he or his office received regarding the rapid build wards programme, if any, and on what date(s)?

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Ayesha Verrall

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  On what date did he or his office receive the Site Feasibility Report for the Waikato Interim Inpatient Ward dated 14 November 2025, and what did it advise as the expected operational date?

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Ayesha Verrall

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  Does he stand by the statement made by his office in late May 2026 to Stuff that Waikato rapid build ward was continuing to be delivered to the timeline announced in November 2025, if not, why not?

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Ayesha Verrall

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  What are the titles of any advice from the Treasury he or his office received regarding the rapid build wards programme; if so, on what date(s), and did any of that advice identify risks relating to the Waikato, Wellington or Middlemore…

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Ayesha Verrall

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  Was he aware, before the rapid build ward programme was announced on 2 November 2025, of site-specific constraints at Waikato Hospital, including helicopter noise, resource-consent requirements, contaminated land, or loss of staff car…

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Ayesha Verrall

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  What analysis, if any, has been undertaken regarding whether Māori and Pasifika women are benefiting equitably from expanded community ultrasound access?

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  What impact, if any, has expanded community ultrasound access had on ovarian cancer diagnosis timelines or stage at diagnosis?

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Ayesha Verrall

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  How many referrals relating to suspected ovarian cancer have been made annually, if any, since the introduction of direct community pelvic ultrasound referral pathways, broken down by year?

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Ayesha Verrall

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  What ovarian cancer-specific indicators, if any, are currently monitored by Health NZ or the Cancer Control Agency to assess whether any integrated cancer system improvements are improving ovarian cancer outcomes, as at 31 May 2026?

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Ayesha Verrall

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  What is the cost of funding all medicines on Pharmac's options for investment list if the most expensive drug is not funded?

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Ayesha Verrall

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  How many prospective sites at Waikato Hospital, if any, were assessed and discounted before the preferred location for its rapid build ward was selected?

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Ayesha Verrall

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  Has any locum support or rural sustainability funding for rural LMC midwives been reduced or withdrawn in the Waikato district since 1 January 2025, if so, for how many midwives, and what reason was given?

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Ayesha Verrall

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  What assessment, if any, has Health New Zealand made of the impact on maternity access and continuity of care in communities where locum support or rural sustainability funding for LMC midwives has been reduced or withdrawn?

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Ayesha Verrall

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  How many rural LMC midwives, if any, have ceased LMC practice, broken down by district and financial year, since 2018/19 financial year?

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Ayesha Verrall

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  How many funded locum days were used by rural LMC midwives, broken down by district for each financial year since 2018/29?

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Ayesha Verrall

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  What rural adjustment payments, if any, are provided to LMC midwives under the Primary Maternity Services Notice separate from locally funded support, and in what year was each introduced or last adjusted?

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Ayesha Verrall

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• 33124 (matches this search)

  How many instances, if any, has locally funded locum support or rural sustainability funding for rural LMC midwives been established as a time-limited measure and on what documented basis was any such time limit set or reviewed?

• 33134 (matches this search)

  How many rural LMC midwives, if any, currently receive locally funded locum support or rural sustainability funding from Health New Zealand, broken down by district?

• 33135 (matches this search)

  Which of Health New Zealand's districts, if any, currently fund locum support, rural sustainability packages, or caseloading employment models for rural Lead Maternity Carer (LMC) midwives, and what form does that support take in each…

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Ayesha Verrall

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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?

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Ayesha Verrall

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  Does Health New Zealand hold a national policy or set of criteria governing when districts may fund locum support or rural sustainability packages for rural LMC midwives; if so, when was it last updated?

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Ayesha Verrall

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  What is the total amount Health New Zealand and its predecessor district health boards spent on locally funded locum support and rural sustainability packages for LMC midwives in each financial year since 2018/19, broken down by district?

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Ayesha Verrall

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  How many nursing FTE at Dargaville Hospital have been reallocated to the new "injury and illness" service?