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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    Which hospitals in New Zealand have backup generators, broken down by fuel type?

Answered by

Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

Answer

I am advised that 66 Health New Zealand hospitals and specialist facilities have backup generators. Of these, 62 are diesel, three are LPG, and one is petrol.

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many days of diesel fuel are currently held for hospital backup generators, broken down by hospital?

Answered by

Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

Answer

I am advised that 62 Health New Zealand hospitals and specialist facilities are equipped with diesel generators, and that run times for essential services at each of those sites varies significantly.

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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 23 March 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Matt Doocey

Member for Waimakariri · National Party · Associate Minister of Health

Answer

None.

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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 23 March 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Health

Answer

None.

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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 23 March 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Casey Costello

List MP · NZ First Party · Associate Minister of Health

Answer

As Associate Minister of Health, none.

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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 23 March 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

Answer

I did not take any papers to Cabinet during the week beginning 23 March 2026.

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    What is the number of patients waiting more than 12 months for a First Specialist Assessment (FSA), for each month from January 2020 to the most recent available month?

Answered by

Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

Answer

My focus is on ensuring that New Zealanders can access timely, high-quality healthcare when they need it. When this Government came into office, a growing number of patients were waiting longer for specialist care. To strengthen…

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    What was the capital expenditure underspend or overspend for each Health New Zealand district in each financial year since 2022/23, broken down by district?

Answered by

Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

Answer

I refer the Member to the attached table.

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many planned capital expenditure projects across Health New Zealand districts, if any, were delayed or deferred in each financial year since 2022/23, broken down by district, project name, original scheduled completion date, and…

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

Answer

I am advised that Health New Zealand is managing more than 1,000 physical infrastructure projects across the country. These projects are funded through a capital allocation process, including the Health Capital Envelope. From time to time,…

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    What was the average wait time for radiation oncology treatment in Canterbury district in each month from July 2021 to present?

Answered by

Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

Answer

I refer the Member to the attached table.

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many patients were on the Canterbury radiation oncology waitlist at the end of each month from July 2021 to present?

Answered by

Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

Answer

I refer the Member to the attached table.

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    Does he agree with Winston Peters that rejecting the World Health Organization's International Health Regulation amendments was necessary "to push back on globalist bureaucrats" if not, why not?

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    Does he agree with Winston Peters that the rejection of the World Health Organization's International Health Regulation amendments was made to put the World Health Organization "in their place"?

Answered by

Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

Answer

The Government’s position on the 2024 amendments to the International Health Regulation was stated in the instrument of rejection. This is that “… in accordance with Article 61 of the International Health Regulations, New Zealand rejects…

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    What, if anything, prevented the treaty examination process from being completed before the deadline to accept the World Health Organization's International Health Regulations amendments?

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    Which specific stages of the treaty examination process, if any, were not completed before the deadline to accept the World Health Organization International Health Regulations amendments?

Answered by

Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

Answer

The Parliamentary treaty examination process was not initiated. If the Government had not made a decision on the 2024 International Health Regulations amendments by 18 March 2026, New Zealand would become automatically bound. The…

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    On what date did the Minister first become aware that accepting the World International Health Organization's International Health Regulations amendments would require a treaty examination process?

Answered by

Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

Answer

On 19 February 2025.

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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 16 March 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon Matt Doocey

Member for Waimakariri · National Party · Associate Minister of Health

Answer

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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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 16 March 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Health

Answer

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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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 16 March 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon Casey Costello

List MP · NZ First Party · Associate Minister of Health

Answer

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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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 16 March 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

Answer

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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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 16 March 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Matt Doocey

Member for Waimakariri · National Party · Associate Minister of Health

Answer

None.

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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 16 March 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Health

Answer

None.

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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 16 March 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Casey Costello

List MP · NZ First Party · Associate Minister of Health

Answer

As Associate Minister of Health, none.

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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 16 March 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

Answer

I did not take any papers to Cabinet during the week beginning 16 March 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 9 March 2026, by title and date?

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    Teanau Tuiono

    List MP · Green Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 9 March, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

Answer

I did not take any papers to Cabinet during the week beginning 9 March 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 9 March 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon Matt Doocey

Member for Waimakariri · National Party · Associate Minister of Health

Answer

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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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 9 March 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Health

Answer

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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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 9 March 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

Answer

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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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 9 March 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon Casey Costello

List MP · NZ First Party · Associate Minister of Health

Answer

As Associate Minister of Health, none.

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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 9 March 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Matt Doocey

Member for Waimakariri · National Party · Associate Minister of Health

Answer

None.

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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 9 March 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Health

Answer

None.

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Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 9 March 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Casey Costello

List MP · NZ First Party · Associate Minister of Health

Answer

As Associate Minister of Health, none.

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    Further to replies 404 (2026) and 5313 (2026), can the Minister confirm whether the quarterly hospital and specialist services activity reports produced by Health New Zealand cross-reference facility type codes to separately identify…

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

Answer

I am advised that Health New Zealand’s quarterly reports include activity data on some key hospital and specialist services outputs, and those volumes reflect all activities delivered or funded by Health NZ (i.e. within public hospitals or…

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    Further to reply 1364 (2026), what are the URLs to these two agreements?

Answered by

Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

Answer

I refer the Member to the following link to find the business terms and conditions of manage My Health: www.managemyhealth.co.nz/terms-and-conditions/.

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many people, if any, have died while waiting for an autologous or allogeneic stem cell transplant in each of the past five years?

Answered by

Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

Answer

I am advised that at present Health New Zealand's data collection systems do not enable this question to be answered in a timely or nationally consistent way and that providing the Member with this information would require Health NZ to…

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    Has Universal College of Learning (UCOL) reduced the number of first-year nursing training places offered at its Wairarapa campus for 2026, if so, how many students who had met entry requirements were subsequently told there was no place…

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Hon Penny Simmonds

Member for Invercargill · National Party · Minister for Vocational Education

Answer

Universal College of Learning (UCOL) has confirmed that there has been no reduction in the number of first-year Nursing degree training places at its Wairarapa campus for 2026 compared to 2025. The number of places remains at 34. UCOL’s…

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    Has Universal College of Learning (UCOL) reduced the number of first-year nursing training places offered for 2026 compared to 2025, if so, what is the reason for that reduction?

Answered by

Hon Penny Simmonds

Member for Invercargill · National Party · Minister for Vocational Education

Answer

Universal College of Learning has confirmed that there has been no reduction in the number of first-year Nursing degree places for 2026 compared to 2025.

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    Has the Tertiary Education Commission directed any change to the number of funded places available for nursing training programmes in New Zealand; and if so, on what and what was the direction?

Answered by

Hon Penny Simmonds

Member for Invercargill · National Party · Minister for Vocational Education

Answer

Since 2023, the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) has asked the sector to grow nursing enrolments as a priority, and the sector has responded by growing student enrolments by 7% from 8,333 in 2023 to 8,919 in 2025. In mid-2025, the TEC…

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    What was the average cost per FTE of locum or contingent clinical staff at Te Whatu Ora compared to the average cost per FTE of permanently employed clinical staff in 2024/25, 2023/24, and 2022/23?

Answered by

Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

Answer

I refer the Member to the attached table.

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many full-time equivalent (FTE) locum or contingent clinical staff did Health New Zealand engage in 2024/25, 2022/23 and 2023/24?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

Answer

I am advised that Health New Zealand estimates the FTE equivalent of outsourced staff based on a rate card approach. The calculated totals are as follows: 2022/23 - 781 FTE 2023/24 - 997 FTE 2024/25 - 902 FTE

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    What was the total expenditure by Te Whatu Ora on outsourced clinical personnel, including locum medical staff, in each of the 2022/23, 2023/24, and 2024/25 financial years?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

Answer

I am advised that the total expenditure on outsourced clinical personnel is as follows: 2022/23 - $228.5m 2023/24 - $292.8m 2024/25 - $255.0m

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    Does Health New Zealand track the proportion of clinical rosters filled by permanent versus contingent/locum staff at a regional or facility level; if so, what were the figures for the past three financial years?

Answered by

Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

Answer

I am advised that Health New Zealand does not compile the hours worked by outsourced staff in a central data set, therefore this cannot be compared to hours worked by internally staff.

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    What proportion and dollar value of the $162 million by which Health New Zealand's outsourced personnel costs exceeded budget in 2024/25 related to clinical workforce, and how much related to non-clinical or administrative roles?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

Answer

I am advised that 54 percent of the outsourced personnel costs which exceeded budget in 2024/25 related to clinical workforce, including medical, nursing and allied health staff. I am further advised that 46 percent related to non-clinical…

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    What proportion and dollar value of the $204 million variance in Health New Zealand's personnel costs attributed to "other factors" in 2024/25 relates to clinical workforce categories, versus non-clinical workforce categories?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

Answer

I am advised that between June 2024 and June 2025, Health New Zealand increased its frontline and operational support staff by circa 750 FTE (from 65,758 FTE in June 2024 to 66,510 FTE in June 2025). This increase in frontline and…

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many patients for each incentre haemodialysis unit operated by Health New Zealand, as at the last day of each month for the past six months, (i) how many patients were receiving incentre haemodialysis; (ii) how many of those patients…

Answered by

Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

Answer

I refer the Member to the attached tables.

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many dialysis treatments, if any, have been provided by Te Whatu Ora since 1 July 2022, listed by month, district, and treatment per capita in each district, as at 11 March 2026?

Answered by

Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

Answer

I refer the Member to the attached tables.

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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 2 March 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon Matt Doocey

Member for Waimakariri · National Party · Associate Minister of Health

Answer

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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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 2 March 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Health

Answer

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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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 2 March 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon Casey Costello

List MP · NZ First Party · Associate Minister of Health

Answer

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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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 2 March 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

Answer

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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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 2 March 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Health

Answer

None.

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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 2 March 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Matt Doocey

Member for Waimakariri · National Party · Associate Minister of Health

Answer

None.