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Question 29349 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 15 June 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Matt Doocey

Member for Waimakariri · National Party · Associate Minister of Health

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I took one paper titled "Medical Radiation Technologists Board: Reappointments and Appointments" to the Cabinet Appointments and Honours Committee on 16 June 2026.

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Question 29350 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 15 June 2026, by title and date?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Health

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None.

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Question 29351 (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 15 June 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Casey Costello

List MP · NZ First Party · Associate Minister of Health

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As Associate Minister of Health, none.

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Question 29352 (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 15 June 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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None.

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Question 28518 (2026)

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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 8 June 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Matt Doocey

Member for Waimakariri · National Party · Associate Minister of Health

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Titles of all advice that I have received have been, or will be, proactively released on the Ministry of Health and Health New Zealand websites:…

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Question 28519 (2026)

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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 8 June 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Health

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Titles of all advice that I have received have been, or will be, proactively released on the Ministry of Health and Pharmac websites: https://www.health.govt.nz/information-releases/lists-of-advice-provided-to-ministers-2019-2025…

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Question 28520 (2026)

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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 8 June 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Casey Costello

List MP · NZ First Party · Associate Minister of Health

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Titles of all advice that I have received have been, or will be, proactively released on the Ministry of Health and Health New Zealand websites:…

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Question 28521 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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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 8 June 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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Titles of advice that I have received that support delivering access to timely, quality healthcare for all New Zealanders have been, or will be, proactively released on the Ministry of Health, Health New Zealand and Pharmac websites:…

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Question 28615 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 8 June 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Matt Doocey

Member for Waimakariri · National Party · Associate Minister of Health

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None.

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Question 28616 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 8 June 2026, by title and date?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Health

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None.

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Question 28617 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 8 June 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Casey Costello

List MP · NZ First Party · Associate Minister of Health

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As Associate Minister of Health, none.

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Question 28618 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 8 June 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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None.

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25645, 26768, 27858 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many radiology scans were performed at each of Dargaville, Bay of Islands, Kaitāia, Kenepuru, Wairarapa, Wairoa, Kaikōura, Ōamaru, Ashburton, Taumarunui, Lakes District, Te Kūiti, Hāwera, Thames, Whakatāne, Wairau, Taupō, Te Nīkau…

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    How many of the additional radiology procedures announced under the September 2025 $65 million Diagnostic Improvement Plan have been delivered at each rural or community hospital from the date of the announcement to the most recent month…

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    How many radiology scans, broken down by modality were performed at each of Dargaville, Bay of Islands, Kaitāia, Kenepuru, Wairarapa, Wairoa, Kaikōura, Ōamaru, Ashburton, Taumarunui, Lakes District, Te Kūiti, Hāwera, Thames, Whakatāne,…

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

Answer

I am advised that Health New Zealand is developing a health data platform to provide a consistent dataset for radiology at a hospital level. However, this dataset is not yet complete. I am therefore advised that providing the Member with…

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Question 27828 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    Further to replies 16903 (2026) and 59030 (2025), how many people from 1 February 2025 to 31 January 2026 collected prescriptions without co-payment and how many people reached the 20-prescription and yet did not did not receive co-payment…

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised that 20,666 individuals reached the 20-prescription threshold but did not collect a prescription without a co-payment charge under the Prescription Subsidy Scheme.

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Question 27830 (2026)

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    Further to reply 17214 (2026), according to the Minsitry of Health's data what is the number of Public Hospital beds in New Zealand per quarter for the past six financial years?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised that Health New Zealand does not routinely report on the number of public hospital beds as a single standardised quarterly series. However, the Ministry of Health has a public list of all certified public hospital providers in…

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Question 27832 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    Further to reply 16884 (2026), does the infection prevention and control advice relied upon to prohibit NZNO stickers also apply to the "I've had a flu jab" stickers Health NZ distributed to clinicians in the same clinical areas; if not,…

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised that Health New Zealand’s Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) guidelines apply, as required, across all clinical settings. This means IPC strategic guidance regarding all the risks and impacts of the industrial action…

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Question 27835 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

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    Further to the answer to question 17283 (2026), in Otago and Southland (Southern), for each of the past two financial years and the current 2025/26 financial year to date, how many people were on the wait list to access funded insulin pump…

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

Answer

I refer the Member to Written Parliamentary Question 17282 (2026).

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Question 27836 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

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    Further to the answer to question 17283 (2026), in West Coast, for each of the past two financial years and the current 2025/26 financial year to date, how many people were on the wait list to access funded insulin pump training as at the…

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I refer the Member to Written Parliamentary Question 17282 (2026).

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Question 27837 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

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    Further to the answer to question 17283 (2026), in Canterbury, for each of the past two financial years and the current 2025/26 financial year to date, how many people were on the wait list to access funded insulin pump training as at the…

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I refer the Member to Written Parliamentary Question 17282 (2026).

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Question 27838 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

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    Further to the answer to question 17283 (2026), in South Canterbury, for each of the past two financial years and the current 2025/26 financial year to date, how many people were on the wait list to access funded insulin pump training as…

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I refer the Member to Written Parliamentary Question 17282 (2026).

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Question 27839 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

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    Further to the answer to question 17283 (2026), in Nelson Marlborough, for each of the past two financial years and the current 2025/26 financial year to date, how many people were on the wait list to access funded insulin pump training as…

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I refer the Member to Written Parliamentary Question 17282 (2026).

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Question 27840 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

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    Further to the answer to question 17283 (2026), in Wellington, Kapiti and Hutt Valley (Capital, Coast and Hutt), for each of the past two financial years and the current 2025/26 financial year to date, how many people were on the wait list…

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I refer the Member to Written Parliamentary Question 17282 (2026).

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Question 27842 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

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    Further to the answer to question 17283 (2026), in Manawatū, Horowhenua and Tararua districts (MidCentral), for each of the past two financial years and the current 2025/26 financial year to date, how many people were on the wait list to…

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I refer the Member to Written Parliamentary Question 17282 (2026).

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Question 27843 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

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    Further to the answer to question 17283 (2026), in Hawke's Bay, for each of the past two financial years and the current 2025/26 financial year to date, how many people were on the wait list to access funded insulin pump training as at the…

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I refer the Member to Written Parliamentary Question 17282 (2026).

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Question 27844 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

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    Further to the answer to question 17283 (2026), in Whanganui, for each of the past two financial years and the current 2025/26 financial year to date, how many people were on the wait list to access funded insulin pump training as at the…

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I refer the Member to Written Parliamentary Question 17282 (2026).

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Question 27845 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

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    Further to the answer to question 17283 (2026), in Tairāwhiti, for each of the past two financial years and the current 2025/26 financial year to date, how many people were on the wait list to access funded insulin pump training as at the…

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I refer the Member to Written Parliamentary Question 17282 (2026).

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Question 27846 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

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    Further to the answer to question 17283 (2026), in Taranaki, for each of the past two financial years and the current 2025/26 financial year to date, how many people were on the wait list to access funded insulin pump training as at the…

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I refer the Member to Written Parliamentary Question 17282 (2026).

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Question 27847 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

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    Further to the answer to question 17283 (2026), in Auckland, for each of the past two financial years and the current 2025/26 financial year to date, how many people were on the wait list to access funded insulin pump training as at the…

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I refer the Member to Written Parliamentary Question 17282 (2026).

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Question 27848 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

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    Further to the answer to question 17283 (2026), in Rotorua and Taupō (Lakes), for each of the past two financial years and the current 2025/26 financial year to date, how many people were on the wait list to access funded insulin pump…

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I refer the Member to Written Parliamentary Question 17282 (2026).

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Question 27849 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

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    Further to the answer to question 17283 (2026), in Counties Manukau, for each of the past two financial years and the current 2025/26 financial year to date, how many people were on the wait list to access funded insulin pump training as…

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I refer the Member to Written Parliamentary Question 17282 (2026).

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Question 27851 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

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    Further to the answer to question 17283 (2026), in North Shore, Waitākere, and Rodney (Waitematā), for each of the past two financial years and the current 2025/26 financial year to date, how many people were on the wait list to access…

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I refer the Member to Written Parliamentary Question 17282 (2026).

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Question 27852 (2026)

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    Further to the answer to question 17283 (2026), in Northland, for each of the past two financial years and the current 2025/26 financial year to date, how many people were on the wait list to access funded insulin pump training as at the…

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I refer the Member to Written Parliamentary Question 17282 (2026).

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Question 27854 (2026)

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    Further to Reply 17210 (2026), what is the number of Residential Psychiatric beds in New Zealand per quarter for the past six financial years according to the Ministry of Health's data?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

Answer

I am advised that information regarding Residential Psychiatric beds in New Zealand is not collected or recorded in the way the Member has requested. Historical records are not retained, so data for previous quarters cannot be provided.

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Question 27855 (2026)

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    Further to Reply 17209 (2026), what is the number of NGO Hospital beds in New Zealand per quarter for the past six financial years according to the Ministry of Health's data?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised that neither Health New Zealand nor the Ministry of Health reports a single consolidated national list of beds operated by non-government organisations.

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Question 27856 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many days per week is an ultrasound service currently available at each of Kaitāia and Thames Hospitals?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised that ultrasound services are available three days per week at Thames Hospital and an average of two days per week at Kaitāia Hospital. A mobile ultrasound service also provides one additional day per week of scanning in the…

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Question 27857 (2026)

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    What was the average ultrasound waiting time, and how many patients were waiting for an ultrasound, at each of Kaitāia and Thames Hospitals in each month from 1 July 2023 to date?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised Health New Zealand does not hold this information centrally, and that providing the Member with this information would require Health New Zealand to undertake a substantial manual collation and verification exercise and divert…

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Question 27859 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

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    Which allied, scientific and techinical services, if any, are currently delivered on an on-call basis after hours and at weekends rather than on a rostered basis at each of Kaitāia, Bay of Islands, Taumarunui, Hāwera, Thames, Te Nīkau…

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised Health New Zealand does not hold this information centrally, and that providing the Member with this information would require Health New Zealand to undertake a substantial manual collation and verification exercise and divert…

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Question 27860 (2026)

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    How many allied, scientific and technical positions were funded, filled, and vacant at each of Kaitāia, Bay of Islands, Taumarunui, Hāwera, Thames, Te Nīkau Grey, Te Kūiti, Taupō, Wairoa, Whakatāne, Timaru, Tokoroa, Ashburton, Lakes…

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised Health New Zealand does not hold this information centrally, and that providing the Member with this information would require Health New Zealand to undertake a substantial manual collation and verification exercise and divert…

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Question 27861 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    How much, if any, has been spent on locum medical cover at each of Kaitāia, Bay of Islands, Taumarunui, Hāwera, Thames, Te Nīkau Grey, Te Kūiti, Taupō, Wairoa, Whakatāne, Timaru, Tokoroa, Ashburton, Lakes District, Wairau, Wairarapa,…

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised Health New Zealand does not hold this information centrally, and that providing the Member with this information would require Health New Zealand to undertake a substantial manual collation and verification exercise and divert…

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Question 27862 (2026)

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    How many resident medical officer and senior medical officer positions, expressed in FTE, were funded, filled, and vacant at each of Kaitāia, Bay of Islands, Taumarunui, Hāwera, Thames, Te Nīkau Grey, Te Kūiti, Taupō, Wairoa, Whakatāne,…

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised Health New Zealand does not hold this information centrally, and that providing the Member with this information would require Health New Zealand to undertake a substantial manual collation and verification exercise and divert…

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Question 27863 (2026)

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    How many publicly funded discharges, and how many cost weighted discharges, were recorded at each of Kaitāia, Bay of Islands, Taumarunui, Hāwera, Thames, Te Nīkau Grey, Te Kūiti, Taupō, Wairoa, Whakatāne, Timaru and Tokoroa Hospitals for…

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I refer the Member to the attached table.

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Question 27864 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

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    What is the average monthly bed utilisation data for Dargaville, Taumarunui, Hāwera, Wairoa, Westport Buller, Kaikōura and Ōamaru Hospitals, from 1 July 2023 to date?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised Health New Zealand does not hold this information centrally, and that providing the Member with this information would require Health NZ to undertake a substantial manual collation and verification exercise and divert staff…

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Question 27865 (2026)

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    What was the average monthly bed utilisation rate at each of Tokoroa, Kaitāia, Ashburton, Te Nīkau Grey, Lakes District, Te Kūiti, Thames, Timaru, Bay of Islands, Wairau, Taupō, Wairarapa, Whanganui, Kenepuru and Whakatāne Hospitals in…

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised that providing the Member with this information would require Health New Zealand to undertake a substantial manual collation exercise and divert staff from their core duties. In accordance with Speaker’s Ruling 210-6, I…

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Question 27866 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

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    Has any rural or community hospital emergency department or acute service been closed, reduced, or placed on diversion due to staffing shortages in the period 1 July 2023 to date, if so, which facilities, on what dates, and for how long?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised that providing the Member with this information would require Health New Zealand to undertake substantial manual collation and divert staff from core duties. In accordance with Speaker’s Ruling 210-6, I consider the time, and…

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27867, 27868, 27869, 27908 (2026)

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    How many patients were triaged in the emergency department but did not wait at each of Kaitāia, Bay of Islands, Taumarunui, Hāwera, Thames, Te Nīkau Grey, Te Kūiti, Taupō, Wairoa, Whakatāne, Timaru and Tokoroa Hospitals in each month from…

  • 27868 (matches this search)

    What were the median and longest emergency department wait times at each of Kaitāia, Bay of Islands, Taumarunui, Hāwera, Thames, Te Nīkau Grey, Te Kūiti, Taupō, Wairoa, Whakatāne, Timaru and Tokoroa Hospitals in each month from 1 July 2023…

  • 27869 (matches this search)

    How many emergency department presentations were recorded at each of Kaitāia, Bay of Islands, Taumarunui, Hāwera, Thames, Te Nīkau Grey, Te Kūiti, Taupō, Wairoa, Whakatāne, Timaru and Tokoroa Hospitals in each month from 1 July 2023 to…

  • 27908 (matches this search)

    How many adults received dental treatment at Hutt Valley Hospital, and how much was collected in patient fees for that treatment in each of the last three financial years, if any?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I refer the Member to the attached table.

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Question 27914 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

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    What services or treatments provided in or by public hospitals are patients charged a fee for, if any, and what is the fee for each?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised that publicly funded inpatient services; day patient services, and any community referred services provided in the hospital setting, are provided to eligible patients free of charge. This includes all services and supplies…

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Question 27916 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

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    What fee, if any, is a patient charged for dental treatment at the Hutt Valley Hospital, and is that fee required to be paid on the day of treatment?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised that patients who attend Hutt Valley Hospital for urgent relief of dental pain are charged $50 which is payable on the day.

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Question 27919 (2026)

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    What total revenue, if any, did Health New Zealand collect in fees charged to patients for services provided in public hospitals, broken down by service type for the past four financial years?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised Health New Zealand does not track revenue from patients charged by service type. It instead tracks by fees charged, which are primarily non-resident fees.

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Question 27921 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

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    Which Health New Zealand districts or hospitals, if any, charge patients a fee for emergency dental relief-of-pain or other dental treatment, and what is the fee charged in each case?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised that providing the Member with this information would require Health New Zealand to undertake substantial manual collation and divert staff from core duties. In accordance with Speaker’s Ruling 210-6, I consider the time, and…

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Question 27923 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

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    Does Health New Zealand hold any data on the destination of nurses who resign, if so, how many departing nurses moved overseas in each of the last five financial years?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I refer the Member to Written Parliamentary Question 13350 (2026).