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Asked by

Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

Matching question numbers: 13298 (2026), 13299 (2026), 13300 (2026), 13301 (2026), 13302 (2026), 13303 (2026), 13304 (2026), 13305 (2026), 13306 (2026), 13307 (2026), 13308 (2026), 13309 (2026), 13310 (2026), 13311 (2026), 13312 (2026)

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  How many inpatient beds are there currently available for youth in acute mental health need, in Otago and Southland, if any?

• 13295 (matches this search)

  How many inpatient beds are there currently available for youth in acute mental health need, on the West Coast, if any?

• 13296 (matches this search)

  How many inpatient beds are there currently available for youth in acute mental health need, in South Canterbury, if any?

• 13297 (matches this search)

  How many inpatient beds are there currently available for youth in acute mental health need, in Canterbury, if any?

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Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

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  Where can homeless youth, experiencing acute mental health struggles, access inpatient care?

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Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · 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 23 March 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

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  How many youth mental health services inpatient units are there nationally?

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

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Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · 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 30 March 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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

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Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · 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?

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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?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  What is the most recent restructure, if any, to take place in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, and how many roles were affected, if any?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  Since 27 November 2023, what persons, if any, have been appointed to a board role position that wasn't on a shortlist provided to you as responsible Minister?

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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 16 March 2026, by title and date?

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 16 March 2026, by title and date?

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 16 March 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 16 March 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  What directions, if any, broken down by date and title, has the Minister or their office, sent to the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities or any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, regarding the National…

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  What advice, if any, broken down by date and title, has the Minister or their office, received from the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities or any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, regarding the…

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  What advice, if any, broken down by date and title, has the Minister or their office, requested from the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities or any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, regarding the…

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  What communication, if any, broken down by date and title, has the Minister or their office received from the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities or any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, regarding the…

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  What specific actions, if any, broken down by action taken and date, has the Minister done to prepare the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities or any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, to implement the…

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  What communication, if any, broken down by date and title, has the Minister or their office sent to the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities or any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, regarding the…

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Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · 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?

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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?

Asked by

Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · 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?

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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?

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, 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 events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 9 March, including location, event description, and attendees?

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 9 March, including location, event description, and attendees?

Asked by

Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

• 8662 (matches this search)

  Question published 16 March 2026

  What explains the increase the $61 million in the Financial Year 2024/25 Draft Budget for the Hospital and Specialist Services Appropriation?

• 9021 (matches this search)

  Question published 17 March 2026

  What explains the decrease in the Financial Year 2024/25 Draft Budget for the Delivering Primary, Community, Public and Population Health Services appropriation?

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Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · 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?

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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?

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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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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  Has he seen the finding in the September 2025 homelessness insights report regarding the increase in the number of nights spent in mental health and addiction facilities by people reported as homeless between June 2024 and June 2025, and…

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

• 8019 (matches this search)

  What exemptions from the expectations set out in the Needs-based Service Provision Cabinet office circular of 13 September 2024, if any, have been granted in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that…

• 8027 (matches this search)

  What exemptions from the expectations set out in the Needs-based Service Provision Cabinet office circular of 13 September 2024, if any, have been requested in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that…

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  What policy changes, if any, have occurred in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, following the Cabinet directive on 13 September 2024 that 'public…

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  What advice, if any, has the Minister received regarding the implications of the Needs-based Service Provision Cabinet office Circular of 13 September 2024 for their departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the…

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  What advice, if any, has the Minister requested regarding the implications of the Needs-based Service Provision Cabinet office Circular of 13 September 2024 for their departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the…

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Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · 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?

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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?

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Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · 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?

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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?

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Duncan Webb

Member for Christchurch Central · Labour Party

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  Are records kept of suicides or suicide attempts in respect of people who are or have been resident in the Gloriavale Christian Community; for each of the last three years what number of suicides or suicide attempts have occured?

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Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

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  Based on OIA H2025077093, has funding been reprioritised to allow for the Mental Health & Addictions (MH&A) ringfence to increase by $61M, for crisis response services; if so, from which budget line?

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Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

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  Based on OIA H2025077093, for 2024/5 Quarter 1 and Quarter 2, from which appropriation did the announced $61M for crisis response services come from?

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Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

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  With reference to OIA H2025077093, what was the budgeted and the actual expenditure for Mental Health & Addictions (MH&A) for Quarter 1 2024/25 and Quarter 2 2024/25, if any?

Asked by

Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

Matching question numbers: 7068 (2026), 7069 (2026), 7070 (2026), 7184 (2026), 7307 (2026)

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  Question published 2 March 2026

  Is the $61.6 million investment, announced in late 2025 for crisis recovery cafés and peer support in emergency departments, additional to funding allocated in Budget 2025; if so, from which appropriation or contingency has this funding…

• 7065 (matches this search)

  Question published 2 March 2026

  If not additional to Budget 2025 funding, was the $61.6 million announced for crisis response services, already included within Vote Health appropriations in Budget 2025; if so, under which specific initiative?

• 7066 (matches this search)

  Question published 2 March 2026

  Was the $61.6 million investment announced in late 2025 for crisis recovery cafés and peer support in emergency departments appropriated as part of Budget 2025; if so, why was it not identified as a discrete initiative in the published…

• 7067 (matches this search)

  Question published 2 March 2026

  Does the $61.6 million announced in late 2025 for crisis recovery cafés and peer support in emergency departments represent new funding on top of Budget 2025 health appropriations, or funding already allocated within Budget 2025; if…

Asked by

Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

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  How has the 61M funding announced in November 2025 for crisis response workers and services been allocated; to what services and when?

Asked by

Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

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  What explains the reported $61 million change in the draft budget split between Quarter 1 2024/25 and Quarter 2 2024/25?

Asked by

Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

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  If Health New Zealand has started audits, into telehealth services, what will the audits investigate?

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  Which telehealth services, if any, has Health New Zealand started auditing; if any, when did these audits commence, and when will the findings be available?

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  Has the Minister requested a Health New Zealand review into systemic failures within crisis helpline services; if so, when will this information be released?