What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 7 September 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Mike Butterick
Member for Wairarapa · National Party · Associate Minister of Agriculture
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On 7 September 2026, the paper titled Organic Products and Production (Fees, Charges, and Levies) Regulations 2026 and Organic Products and Production Amendment Regulations 2026 was considered by Cabinet.
What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 7 September 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Hon Scott Simpson
Member for Coromandel · National Party · Minister for ACC
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I regularly take papers to Cabinet across a range of topics. In the interest of transparency, I proactively release papers considered by Cabinet on the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) website…
What advice, briefings or documents has the Minister had, if any, on the safety of digital billboards installed beside roads and does he believe that Councils should follow similar guidance as that provided in the September 2026 Digital…
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Hon Chris Bishop
Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport
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I have not received any advice, briefings or documents that are within the scope of this question. I expect that everyone, including Councils, follows all guidance that applies to our roads.
Following Reply 28220, did Paul Melville (GM Policy, Federated Farmers, and attendee at the "agriculture and horticulture sector workshop" on the Natural Environment Bill the Minister held on 18 March 2026), note any conflict of interest…
Answered by
Hon Chris Bishop
Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister responsible for RMA Reform
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No. Paul Melville attended the workshop in his capacity as General Manager Policy and Advocacy for Federated Farmers. I do not believe that this presents a conflict of interest.
How much money, if any, does the Minister expect the Lotteries Commission to receive from online casinos, following the passing of the Online Casino Gambling Act 2006, for the purpose of distribution to community groups, and does the…
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Hon Brooke van Velden
Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs
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The Department of Internal Affairs have previously released information that it estimates between $10-$20 million per year for community returns from online casino gambling gross gambling revenue. This information can be found on the…
What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their office received, if any, during the week beginning 07/09/2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Hon Andrew Hoggard
List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Biosecurity
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I refer the member to the response to WPQ 40755 (2026)
What advice, documents or briefings as the Minister, or any member of her office, had, if any, on the impacts to the levels of service from the restructuring and cuts at the National Library and Archives?
Answered by
Hon Brooke van Velden
Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs
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I have received the following advice from the Department of Internal Affairs: • Verbal advice at meetings with Internal Affairs officials and verbal advice from the National Librarian • An email containing a summary of the change proposal…
What correspondence, if any, did the Minister have with Under-Secretary Simon Court about his suggestion to include "greenhouse gas emissions" as something that "cannot be considered under the [Natural Environment Bill] system", as noted…
Answered by
Hon Chris Bishop
Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister responsible for RMA Reform
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The Under-Secretary and I communicate regularly on resource management reform matters. We discussed the topic referred to in the question specifically at a joint meeting with officials on 20 April 2026.
What national target, if any, is there for the proportion of emergency department presentations diverted or redirected to urgent care services?
40248 (matches this search)
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Has the 2022 time and motion study referred to at paragraph 78 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) been repeated or updated, if at all, and if so, what did it find?
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What percentage, if any, of patients presenting to each emergency department were assessed as suitable for diversion or redirection to urgent care in the most recent 12 months?
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How many and what percentage, if any, of patients offered diversion or redirection from an emergency department accepted it in each of the past three years, broken down by emergency department?
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How many patients, if any, have been offered diversion or redirection from an emergency department to an urgent care service in each of the past three years, broken down by emergency department?
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Which emergency departments, if any, currently operate an ED diversion or redirection scheme to urgent care services, and from what date did each begin?
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How much, if any, of the $164 million committed to urgent and after-hours healthcare in Budget 2025 is forecast to be spent in each of the remaining years of the appropriation?
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What funding, if any, beyond the $164 million has been committed or sought for urgent and after-hours healthcare since Budget 2025, and from what source?
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What proportion, if any, of urgent and after-hours healthcare spending committed to in Budget 2025 to date has gone to services that are now operating, as opposed to services still in procurement or development?
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How much, if any, has been spent to date on procurement processes for new or extended urgent care services?
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How much, if any, has been spent to date on programme management, administration, consultants and contractors for the urgent and after-hours healthcare programme?
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Which region, if any, has received the largest share of funding committed to urgent and after-hours healthcare in Budget 2025 spending to date, and which, if any, the smallest?
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How much, if any, of the $164 million committed to urgent and after-hours healthcare in Budget 2025 is allocated to each Health New Zealand region over the four years of the appropriation?
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How much, if any, of the $164 million committed to urgent and after-hours healthcare in Budget 2025 has been spent on rural and remote services, and how much, if any, on urban and provincial services?
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How much, if any, of the $164 million committed to urgent and after-hours healthcare in Budget 2025 has been spent in each district to date?
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How much, if any, of the $164 million committed to urgent and after-hours healthcare in Budget 2025 has been spent in each Health New Zealand region to date?
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Is the $164 million committed to urgent and after-hours healthcare in Budget 2025 separate from the $18 million in sustainability funding top-ups referred to at paragraph 43 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025),…
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How much, if any, of the $164 million committed to urgent and after-hours healthcare in Budget 2025 has been spent to date, broken down by year?
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How much funding, if any, allocated to urgent and after-hours healthcare has been unspent, returned or reallocated in any financial year since Budget 2025?
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How much, if any, of the $164 million committed to urgent and after-hours healthcare in Budget 2025 has been spent on contractors, consultants or programme staffing rather than on service delivery?
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How much, if any, of the $164 million committed to urgent and after-hours healthcare in Budget 2025 is allocated to each of the four years of the appropriation?
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What percentage, if any, of New Zealanders does he expect to be within a 60-minute drive of an in-person urgent care service as at mid-2027?
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Which region, if any, has the lowest percentage of its population within a 60-minute drive of an in-person urgent care service, and what is that percentage?
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What percentage, if any, of Māori are currently within a 60-minute drive of an in-person urgent care service, broken down by region?
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What percentage, if any, of the population is currently within a 60-minute drive of an in-person urgent care service, broken down by district?
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What percentage, if any, of the rural population is currently within a 60-minute drive of an in-person urgent care service, broken down by region?
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What percentage, if any, of New Zealanders are currently within a 60-minute drive of an in-person urgent care service, broken down by Health New Zealand region?
40274 (matches this search)
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Is the framework still expected to be fully implemented within two years of May 2025, as stated at paragraph 48 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare, and if not, when, if at all, does he expect it to be completed?
40275 (matches this search)
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How many, if any, of the 116 urgent care sites set out in Figure 8 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) are currently operating, broken down by large urban, smaller city, rural centre and remote service?
40276 (matches this search)
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What percentage, if any, of Māori are currently more than 40km from the closest urgent care clinic, given that paragraph 21 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) recorded that figure as 29 per cent?
40277 (matches this search)
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What percentage, if any, of New Zealanders remain more than a 60-minute drive from an in-person urgent care service, and in which districts, if any, do they live?
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When, if at all, does he expect 98 per cent of New Zealanders to be within a 60-minute drive of an in-person urgent care service?
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What percentage, if any, of New Zealanders were within a 60-minute drive of an in-person urgent care service in May 2025, when New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare was published?
40280 (matches this search)
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Are the hours of weekdays 0830-1800 and 1800-2300, weekends 0900-1200 and 1500-1800, plus an overnight on-call and nurse-led service and a PRIME service 24/7 recorded for Wānaka in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours…
40281 (matches this search)
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Whataroa, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0900-1600 and a PRIME service 24/7 and…
40282 (matches this search)
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Waimate, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0830-1730, no weekend service, and a…
40283 (matches this search)
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Twizel, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0830-1700 and a PRIME service 24/7 and…
40284 (matches this search)
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Tuatapere, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0830-1700 and a PRIME service 24/7 and…
40285 (matches this search)
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Have the proposed hours of weekdays 0800-2000 and weekends 0800-2000 been implemented at Timaru, as set out in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 1700-2000,…
40286 (matches this search)
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Te Anau, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0800-1700, Saturday 0900-1200, and a…
40287 (matches this search)
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Tapanui, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of no current hours for that location and proposed…
40288 (matches this search)
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Have the proposed hours of weekdays 1700-2000 and weekends 0900-1700 been implemented at Rolleston, as set out in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of no current hours…
40289 (matches this search)
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Are the hours of weekdays 0900-2000, weekends 1000-1800 recorded for Queenstown in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) still being provided in full, and if not, what are the current hours and what…
40290 (matches this search)
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Stewart Island, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of Monday to Sunday 1000-1230 and a PRIME…
40291 (matches this search)
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Roxburgh, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0830-1730 and a PRIME service 24/7 and…
40292 (matches this search)
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Palmerston, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0830-1700, no weekend service and…
40293 (matches this search)
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Have the proposed hours of weekdays 0830-2000 and weekends 0900-1700 been implemented at Oamaru, as set out in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0830-1700,…
40294 (matches this search)
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Are the hours of weekdays 0800-2200, weekends 0800-2200 recorded for Nelson in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) still being provided in full, and if not, what are the current hours and what…
40295 (matches this search)
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Murchison, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0830-1700 and a PRIME service 24/7 and…
40296 (matches this search)
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Motueka, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0830-1700 and a PRIME service available…
40297 (matches this search)
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Lumsden, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0900-1700 and a PRIME service 24/7 and…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Maniototo (Ranfurly), as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of Monday and Tuesday 0900-1700,…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Kurow, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of Monday to Thursday 0830-1700, Friday 0830-1300, and…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Karamea, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0900-1630 and a PRIME service 24/7 and…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Kaikōura, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of Monday to Wednesday 0800-1800, Thursday…
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Have the proposed hours of weekdays 0800-2100 and weekends 0800-1700 been implemented at Invercargill, as set out in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays…
40303 (matches this search)
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Haast, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0900-1600 and a PRIME service 24/7 and…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Hanmer Springs, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0830-1700 and a PRIME service…
40305 (matches this search)
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Greymouth, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0800-2000, no weekend service and…
40306 (matches this search)
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Have the proposed hours of weekdays 0800-2000 and weekends 0900-1700 been implemented at Gore, as set out in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0800-1700,…
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Have the proposed hours of weekdays 0830-2000 and weekends 0900-1700 been implemented at Golden Bay, as set out in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Fairlie, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0900-1700 and a PRIME service 24/7 and…
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Is a 24/7 urgent care service now operating at Dunedin, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0800-2200, weekends 0800-2200, and when, if at…
40310 (matches this search)
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Are the hours of 24 hours a day, seven days a week recorded for the Christchurch 24/7 service in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) still being provided in full, and if not, what are the current…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Cheviot, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0830-1700 and a PRIME service on…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at the Chatham Islands, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0800-1630 and a PRIME…
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Are the hours of weekdays 0800-2000, weekends 0800-2000 recorded for the second Christchurch service in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) still being provided in full, and if not, what are the…
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What progress, if any, has been made on the redeveloped urgent care model at Blenheim proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), has the closing time of 2000 been maintained, and what are the…
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Are the hours of weekdays 0900-1800, weekends 0900-1800 recorded for Balclutha in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) still being provided in full, and if not, what are the current hours and what…
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Have the proposed hours of weekdays 0830-2000 and weekends 0900-1700 been implemented at Ashburton, as set out in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Amberley, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of no current hours for that location and proposed…
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Have the proposed hours of weekdays 0830-2000 and weekends 0900-1700 been implemented at Alexandra, as set out in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Akaroa, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of no current hours for that location and proposed…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Whitianga, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of no current hours for that location and proposed…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Whangamatā, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of no current hours for that location and…
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Have the proposed hours of weekdays 0830-2000 and weekends 0900-1700 been implemented at Whakatāne, as set out in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Tūrangi, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of Monday 0830-1700, Tuesday 0830-1800, Wednesday…
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Have the proposed hours of weekdays 0800-2000 and weekends 0900-1700 been implemented at Tokoroa, as set out in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays…
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Have the proposed hours of weekdays 0830-2000 and weekends 0900-1700 been implemented at Thames, as set out in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0830-1700,…
40326 (matches this search)
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Te Puia Springs, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of Monday, Wednesday and Friday 0830-1630,…
40327 (matches this search)
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Have the proposed hours of weekdays 0830-2000 and weekends 0900-1700 been implemented at Te Kūiti, as set out in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays…
40328 (matches this search)
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Te Kaha, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0900-1700 and a PRIME service 24/7 and…
40329 (matches this search)
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Is a 24/7 urgent care service now operating at Tauranga, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0800-2000, weekends 0800-2000, and when, if at…
40330 (matches this search)
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Have the proposed hours of weekdays 1700-2000 and weekends 0900-1700 been implemented at Tauranga (extended after-hours service), as set out in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded…
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Have the proposed hours of weekdays 0800-2000 and weekends 0900-1700 been implemented at Taupō, as set out in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0800-1730,…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Ruatoria, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0800-1630, no weekend service and…
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Are the hours of weekdays 0800-2000, weekends 0800-2000 recorded for Rotorua in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) still being provided in full, and if not, what are the current hours and what…
40334 (matches this search)
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Raglan, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of Monday to Friday 0800-1700 and a PRIME service…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Stratford, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0830-1700, no weekend service and…
40336 (matches this search)
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Taumarunui, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0830-1630, no weekend service and…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Ōpunake, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0830-1700, no weekend service and…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Ōpōtiki, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0500-2100, weekends 1000-2000 and…
40339 (matches this search)
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Murupara, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0830-1700, no weekend service and…
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Is a 24-hour on-call service now operating at Mōkau, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded no current service there, and when, if at all, did it begin?
40341 (matches this search)
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Are the hours of weekdays 0800-2000, weekends 0800-2000 recorded for New Plymouth in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) still being provided in full, and if not, what are the current hours and what…
40342 (matches this search)
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Kawhia, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of Monday 0900-1600, Tuesday 0900-1500, Wednesday…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Kawerau, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0800-1600 and a PRIME service on…
40344 (matches this search)
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Have the proposed hours of weekdays 0830-2000 and weekends 0900-1700 been implemented at Hāwera, as set out in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0830-1700,…
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What has been determined, if anything, in partnership with ACC for Hamilton – Te Rapa, which Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) recorded as not contracted by Health New Zealand for urgent care…
40346 (matches this search)
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What has been determined, if anything, in partnership with ACC for Hamilton – Hamilton Central (0800-2000 service), which Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) recorded as not contracted by Health New…
40347 (matches this search)
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Are the hours of 24 hours a day, seven days a week recorded for Hamilton – Hamilton Central (24/7 service) in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) still being provided in full, and if not, what are…
40348 (matches this search)
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What has been determined, if anything, in partnership with ACC for Hamilton – North, which Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) recorded as not contracted by Health New Zealand for urgent care…
40349 (matches this search)
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Have the proposed hours of weekdays 0900-2000 and weekends 0900-1700 been implemented at Gisborne, as set out in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of no weekday…
40350 (matches this search)
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Is a 24/7 urgent care service now operating at Whangārei, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0800-2300, weekends 0800-2300, and when, if at…
40351 (matches this search)
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Colville, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of a PRIME service 24/7 and proposed existing hours…
40352 (matches this search)
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Are the hours of weekdays 0800-2000, weekends 0800-2000 recorded for Wellsford in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) still being provided in full, and if not, what are the current hours and what…
40353 (matches this search)
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Waipapa, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0900-1700, no weekend service and…
40354 (matches this search)
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Waiheke Island, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0830-1700, Saturday 0930-1600,…
40355 (matches this search)
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Mangawhai, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0800-1700, no weekend service, and a…
40356 (matches this search)
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Kawakawa – Bay of Islands, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0830-1700, no weekend…
40357 (matches this search)
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Have the proposed hours of weekdays 0800-1600 and 1800-2100, and weekends 0900-1700 been implemented at Kaitaia, as set out in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of…
40358 (matches this search)
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Kaikohe, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0900-1630, with PRIME available…
40359 (matches this search)
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Have the proposed hours of weekdays 0830-2000 and weekends 0900-1700 been implemented at Hokianga, as set out in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of Monday to Friday…
40360 (matches this search)
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Great Barrier Island, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0900-1700 and a PRIME…
40361 (matches this search)
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Have the proposed hours of weekdays 0730-2000 and weekends 0900-1700 been implemented at Dargaville, as set out in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays…
40362 (matches this search)
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Has the capability to become a 24/7 service at Auckland – Ōtara, recorded in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) alongside current hours of weekdays 0800-2300, weekends 0800-2300, been exercised, and…
40363 (matches this search)
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Are the hours of weekdays 0800-2000, weekends 0800-2000 recorded for Auckland – Pinehill in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) still being provided in full, and if not, what are the current hours…
40364 (matches this search)
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Are the hours of 24 hours a day, seven days a week recorded for Auckland – Henderson in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) still being provided in full, and if not, what are the current hours and…
40365 (matches this search)
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Are the hours of 24 hours a day, seven days a week recorded for Auckland – North Shore in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) still being provided in full, and if not, what are the current hours and…
40366 (matches this search)
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Are the hours of weekdays 0800-2000, weekends 0800-2000 recorded for Auckland – Franklin in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) still being provided in full, and if not, what are the current hours…
40367 (matches this search)
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Are the hours of weekdays 0800-2000, weekends 0800-2000 recorded for Auckland – Māngere in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) still being provided in full, and if not, what are the current hours and…
40368 (matches this search)
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Are the hours of weekdays 0800-2000, weekends 0800-2000 recorded for Auckland – Flat Bush / Papatoetoe in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) still being provided in full, and if not, what are the…
40369 (matches this search)
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Are the hours of weekdays 0800-2000, weekends 0800-2000 recorded for Auckland – Manurewa in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) still being provided in full, and if not, what are the current hours…
40370 (matches this search)
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Are the hours of weekdays 0800-2000, weekends 0800-2000 recorded for Auckland – Takanini in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) still being provided in full, and if not, what are the current hours…
40371 (matches this search)
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Are the hours of weekdays 0800-2000, weekends 0800-2000 recorded for Auckland – Papakura in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) still being provided in full, and if not, what are the current hours…
40372 (matches this search)
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Are the hours of weekdays 0800-2000, weekends 0800-2000 recorded for Auckland – Central Auckland in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) still being provided in full, and if not, what are the current…
40373 (matches this search)
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Are the hours of weekdays 0800-2000, weekends 0800-2000 recorded for Auckland – Ōtāhuhu in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) still being provided in full, and if not, what are the current hours and…
40374 (matches this search)
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Are the hours of weekdays 0800-2000, weekends 0800-2000 recorded for Auckland – New Lynn in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) still being provided in full, and if not, what are the current hours…
40375 (matches this search)
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Are the hours of weekdays 0800-2000, weekends 0800-2000 recorded for Auckland – Mount Wellington in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) still being provided in full, and if not, what are the current…
40376 (matches this search)
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Are the hours of weekdays 0800-2000, weekends 0800-2000 recorded for Auckland – Mt Roskill in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) still being provided in full, and if not, what are the current hours…
40377 (matches this search)
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Are the hours of 24 hours a day, seven days a week recorded for Auckland – Ascot in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) still being provided in full, and if not, what are the current hours and what…
40378 (matches this search)
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Are the hours of weekdays 0800-2000, weekends 0800-2000 recorded for Auckland – Glen Innes in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) still being provided in full, and if not, what are the current hours…
40379 (matches this search)
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Has the capability to become a 24/7 service at Auckland – Howick, recorded in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) alongside current hours of weekdays 0700-2300, weekends 0700-2300, been exercised,…
40380 (matches this search)
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What has been determined, if anything, in partnership with ACC for Auckland – Glenfield, which Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) recorded as not contracted by Health New Zealand for urgent care…
40381 (matches this search)
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What has been determined, if anything, in partnership with ACC for Auckland – Westgate, which Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) recorded as not contracted by Health New Zealand for urgent care…
40382 (matches this search)
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What has been determined, if anything, in partnership with ACC for Auckland – North Auckland, which Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) recorded as not contracted by Health New Zealand for urgent…
40383 (matches this search)
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What has been determined, if anything, in partnership with ACC for Auckland – Mangere, which Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) recorded as not contracted by Health New Zealand for urgent care…
40384 (matches this search)
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What has been determined, if anything, in partnership with ACC for Auckland – South Auckland, which Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) recorded as not contracted by Health New Zealand for urgent…
40385 (matches this search)
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What has been determined, if anything, in partnership with ACC for Auckland – Central, which Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) recorded as not contracted by Health New Zealand for urgent care…
40386 (matches this search)
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What has been determined, if anything, in partnership with ACC for Auckland – Onehunga, which Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) recorded as not contracted by Health New Zealand for urgent care…
40387 (matches this search)
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What has been determined, if anything, in partnership with ACC for Auckland – Remuera Road, which Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) recorded as not contracted by Health New Zealand for urgent care…
40388 (matches this search)
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Are the hours of weekdays 0800-2000, weekends 0800-2000 recorded for Whanganui in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) still being provided in full, and if not, what are the current hours and what…
40389 (matches this search)
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Has the capability to increase hours at Wellington, recorded in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) alongside current hours of weekdays 0800-2100, weekends 0800-2100, been exercised, and if not, what…
40390 (matches this search)
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Have the proposed hours of weekdays 0830-2000 and weekends 0900-1700 been implemented at Wairoa, as set out in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0830-1700,…
40391 (matches this search)
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Are the hours of 24 hours a day, seven days a week recorded for Porirua in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) still being provided in full, and if not, what are the current hours and what reduction,…
40392 (matches this search)
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Taihape, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0830-1700, Saturday 0900-1200, and a…
40393 (matches this search)
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Is a 24/7 urgent care service now operating at Palmerston North, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0800-2000, weekends 0800-2000, and when,…
40394 (matches this search)
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Are the hours of weekdays 0800-2100, weekends 0800-2100, plus an overnight nurse service recorded for Napier in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) still being provided in full, and if not, what are…
40395 (matches this search)
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Have the proposed hours of weekdays 1700-2000 and weekends 0900-1700 been implemented at Masterton, as set out in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of closed on…
40396 (matches this search)
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at South Wairarapa, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of Monday to Wednesday 0800-1700, Thursday…
40397 (matches this search)
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Have the proposed hours of weekdays 0800-2000 and weekends 0900-1700 been implemented at Levin, as set out in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0800-1700,…
40398 (matches this search)
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Are the hours of weekdays 0800-2000, weekends 0800-2000 recorded for Kapiti in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) still being provided in full, and if not, what are the current hours and what…
40399 (matches this search)
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Are the hours of weekdays 0800-2000, weekends 0800-2000 recorded for Hastings in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) still being provided in full, and if not, what are the current hours and what…
40400 (matches this search)
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Have the proposed hours of weekdays 0800-2200 and weekends 0800-2200 been implemented at Hutt Valley, as set out in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays…
40401 (matches this search)
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Fielding, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0800-1700, Saturday 0800-1145 and…
40402 (matches this search)
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Have the proposed hours of weekdays 0800-2000 and weekends 0900-1700 been implemented at Dannevirke, as set out in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays…
40403 (matches this search)
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Central Hawke's Bay, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0900-1800, no weekend…
40584 (matches this search)
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What forecast, if any, has been made of the total cost of implementing the urgent and after-hours healthcare framework, and what is that forecast?
40585 (matches this search)
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Is the $164 million committed to urgent and after-hours healthcare in Budget 2025 sufficient to deliver all the services set out in the framework, and if not, what additional funding, if any, will be required?
40586 (matches this search)
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Is the urgent and after-hours healthcare programme on track to be delivered within Budget 2025's $164 million appropriated over four years?
40588 (matches this search)
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What has been the total cost of the urgent and after-hours healthcare programme to date, including any funding, if any, drawn from sources other than the $164 million appropriated in Budget 2025?
40590 (matches this search)
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How many New Zealanders, if any, are expected to remain more than a 60-minute drive from an in-person urgent care service in 2029 after Budget 2025's funding to expand urgent and after-hours healthcare services over four years?
40591 (matches this search)
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What percentage, if any, of New Zealanders does he expect to be within a 60-minute drive of an in-person urgent care service at the end of each of the four years of implementing Budget 2025's $164 million funding for improving urgent care…
40592 (matches this search)
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Is the Government on track to have 98 per cent of New Zealanders within a 60-minute drive of an in-person urgent care service by mid-2029?
40593 (matches this search)
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Which services, if any, count as an "in-person urgent care service" for the purpose of measuring the target of 98 percent of New Zealanders able to receive in-person urgent care within one hour’s drive of their homes, and are on-call-only…
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
What policies, procedures, or guidance does the Department of Corrections have for requests for two Electronic Monitoring Field Officers, or for a Field Officer of a particular gender, to attend a private residence, if any?
40407 (matches this search)
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What contractual obligations does First Security, or any other provider contracted to deliver Electronic Monitoring services, have to protect the safety and wellbeing of people encountered during service delivery in private homes,…
40408 (matches this search)
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What risk assessment processes are required by the Department of Corrections before a contracted Electronic Monitoring Field Officer is sent alone to a private residence, if any?
40409 (matches this search)
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Does the Department of Corrections ordinarily deploy one contracted Electronic Monitoring Field Officer for installations, maintenance visits, and responses to alerts at private residences; if so, what policy, procedure, risk assessment,…
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40594 (matches this search)
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Does the Department of Corrections proactively assess, before an Electronic Monitoring Field Officer attends a private residence, whether safeguards such as the attendance of an additional Field Officer or a Field Officer of a particular…
Answered by
Hon Mark Mitchell
Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Corrections
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I am advised that, before field officers can provide services, Corrections must be satisfied that they have completed all required training and undergone all necessary vetting, security, probity, and suitability checks. This includes…
How, if at all, does ACC use engine capacity information when modelling levy settings for motorcycle classes?
Answered by
Hon Scott Simpson
Member for Coromandel · National Party · Minister for ACC
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Corrected reply: I am advised that ACC models expected vehicle exposure by vehicle class, including by engine capacity for motorcycles. ACC uses registration data from NZ Transport Agency which already includes engine capacity. This…
What analysis, if any, has ACC undertaken on differences in injury cost profiles between motorcycles of varying engine capacities, and how is this analysis reflected in levy setting?
Answered by
Hon Scott Simpson
Member for Coromandel · National Party · Minister for ACC
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Corrected reply: I am advised that ACC links individual claims to its Actuarial Services statistical case estimate and NZ Transport Agency Crash Analysis System (CAS) dataset to understand expected claim cost for different vehicle classes,…
What funding, if any, has ACC allocated to motorcycle injury prevention initiatives in the past three years, and how is this funding distributed across different programmes?
Answered by
Hon Scott Simpson
Member for Coromandel · National Party · Minister for ACC
Answer
Corrected reply: I refer the Member to the attached table.
During the 2024 levy consultation, what feedback, if any, was received regarding the proportion of motorcycle crashes involving another vehicle, and what advice, if any, did ACC provide to the Minister on how this feedback should inform…
Answered by
Hon Scott Simpson
Member for Coromandel · National Party · Minister for ACC
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Corrected reply: ACC advice on the feedback it received through consultation is summarised in a published report, which is available here…
What analysis, if any, has ACC undertaken on the cost profiles of motorcycle crashes involving another vehicle compared with single vehicle motorcycle crashes, and how is this analysis reflected in levy pricing?
Answered by
Hon Scott Simpson
Member for Coromandel · National Party · Minister for ACC
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Corrected reply: I am advised that while ACC considers the full cost of all claims for the Motor Vehicle Account when recommending the levy rate, the cost profile of motorcycle crashes involving other vehicles is not considered when…
How, if at all, does the proportion of motorcycle crashes involving another vehicle influence levy settings for motorcycles?
Answered by
Hon Scott Simpson
Member for Coromandel · National Party · Minister for ACC
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Corrected reply: I am advised that ACC considers the proportion of motorcycle crashes involving another vehicle when it calculates the cross subsidy between motorcycles and other road users. Motorcycles are the only group of ACC levy…
What data sources, if any, does ACC rely on to determine whether another vehicle contributed to a motorcycle crash, and what processes, if any, are used to ensure the accuracy of responsibility assessments, by title?
Answered by
Hon Scott Simpson
Member for Coromandel · National Party · Minister for ACC
Answer
Corrected reply: I refer the Member to Question 40474 (2026) and Question 40475 (2026).
Further to the Minister’s response to Written Question 20155 (2026), what percentage of motorcycle related injury claims, if any, are recorded in New Zealand Police crash responsibility data as involving another vehicle contributing to the…
Answered by
Hon Scott Simpson
Member for Coromandel · National Party · Minister for ACC
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Corrected reply: • Single vehicle, driver at fault - 37% • Single vehicle, no driver fault - 1% • More than one party, driver prime fault – 25% • More than one party, driver part fault – 13% • More than one party, no driver fault – 24%
Further to the Minister’s response to Written Question 20155 (2026), what percentage of motorcycle injury claims, if any, arise from crashes where another vehicle contributed to the crash?
Answered by
Hon Scott Simpson
Member for Coromandel · National Party · Minister for ACC
Answer
Corrected reply: I refer the Member to Question 40480 (2026)
Is the Minister confident that the Public Records Act 2005 and the Official Information Act 1982 will still be able to be effectively applied by the National Library and National Archives if the proposed restructuring and cuts to staffing…
Answered by
Hon Brooke van Velden
Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs
Answer
Yes, I am confident that Archives New Zealand and the National Library of New Zealand will continue to meet their statutory obligations, including their responsibilities under the Public Records Act 2005 and the Official Information Act…
If the Minister for Agriculture was in attendance at an "agriculture and horticulture sector workshop” on 18 March 2026 as noted by Minister Chris Bishop in reply 28216 (2026), why is this not recorded in the Minister for Agriculture's…
Answered by
Hon Todd McClay
Member for Rotorua · National Party · Minister of Agriculture
Answer
I was not due to attend this workshop however popped in briefly before engagements in Wellington with the visiting Irish Minister of State for Agriculture. An administrative oversight means this wasn’t recorded in my diary however this has…
What advice, documents, briefings or correspondence, if any, has the Minister had regarding the misspending of money that should have gone to communities, by Pokie Trusts, by title and date, and does she have confidence in Department of…
Answered by
Hon Brooke van Velden
Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs
Answer
I have received the following advice by email from Department of Internal Affairs officials regarding financial compliance in the class 4 gambling sector: 8 March 2026 – Title Withheld 12 March 2026 – Title Withheld 27 July 2026 – Class 4…
What savings does the Minister expect the National Library and Archives NZ to make this year, if any, and what alternatives to staffing cuts were considered for making those savings, if any?
Answered by
Hon Brooke van Velden
Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs
Answer
The Department of Internal Affairs has been asked to make 2 percent savings this financial year, and it has met this requirement through reductions in the costs of its corporate shared services. I am advised that Archives New Zealand and…
When, and how, will Health New Zealand inform the older and disabled people who receive at-home care, of a change from their current community-based provider to a new contractor, if applicable, and if at all?
Answered by
Hon Casey Costello
List MP · NZ First Party · Associate Minister of Health
Answer
I am further advised that clients, and where appropriate their families, will be advised of any changes well in advance, with a focus on maintaining safe and client-focused services throughout the transition.
Have unsuccessful applicants, for future contracts to provide at-home care for older and disabled people, been sent feedback as to why they were unsuccessful; if so, when?
Answered by
Hon Casey Costello
List MP · NZ First Party · Associate Minister of Health
Answer
I am advised that all unsuccessful providers have been offered the opportunity for feedback. I am further advised that some feedback sessions have not yet occurred, but all will be completed at the end of the procurement process.
With changes to at-home care for older and disabled people, will Health New Zealand extend protections under Part 6A of the Employment Relations Act, to support workers providing at-home aged care, to ensure employment continuity, as…
Answered by
Hon Casey Costello
List MP · NZ First Party · Associate Minister of Health
Answer
I am advised that Health New Zealand will encourage existing and new employers to work together to ensure a smooth transition of third party workers when contracts are transferred.
Which specific criteria did Health New Zealand look at, when considering applicants for future contracts for at-home care for older and disabled care?
Answered by
Hon Casey Costello
List MP · NZ First Party · Associate Minister of Health
Answer
I am advised that procurement process assessed proposals against a range of criteria to ensure services are sustainable, high quality, and able to meet the needs of the local communities they serve. I am further advised that the…
From which evidence did Health New Zealand base the new restorative service model for at-home care for older and disabled people; who conducted the research, and when?
Answered by
Hon Casey Costello
List MP · NZ First Party · Associate Minister of Health
Answer
I am advised Health New Zealand's restorative service model for at-home care was informed by both international and New Zealand research on reablement and restorative care approaches. I am further advised international evidence includes a…
How will Health New Zealand ensure that those, living with dementia, who currently receive home support, are in consent over changes to who is providing their care; how will this be communicated, and within what time frame before changes?
Answered by
Hon Casey Costello
List MP · NZ First Party · Associate Minister of Health
Answer
I am advised that clients and, where appropriate, their families and/or their Enduring Power of Attorney, will be advised of any changes well in advance.
How many claims have been submitted to ACC for injuries as a result of exposure to PCP in the last 5 years, if any, and how many have been accepted for cover how many have been declined?
Answered by
Hon Scott Simpson
Member for Coromandel · National Party · Minister for ACC
Answer
Corrected reply: I am advised that ACC has received seven claims that specify pentachlorophenol since 1 January 2021. Four of these claims were declined for cover and three claims have yet to be decided.
How many 'walk through energy audits' and 'full energy audits' have been completed by EECA to date in 2026?
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister for Energy
Answer
I am advised that, to date in 2026, the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) has completed a total of 14 walkthrough energy audits and 14 full energy audits. Of the 14 walkthrough energy audits, 12 assessed natural gas…
What data has Treasury collected so far on interest rates and terms actually offered under settled Gas Transition Loan Guarantee Scheme loans, compared to standard commercial lending?
Answered by
Hon Nicola Willis
List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance
Answer
The Gas Transition Loan Guarantee Scheme commenced on 31 July 2026. Lenders are required to report monthly on settled supported loans during the Availability Period, which runs from 31 July 2026 to 30 June 2029. The first return, for the…
Have there been any defaults on Gas Transition Loan Guarantee Scheme loans to date, and if so, what has been the cost to the Crown?
Answered by
Hon Nicola Willis
List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance
Answer
No defaults have been reported to the Treasury in relation to the Gas Transition Loan Guarantee Scheme. As a result, no claims costs to the Crown has been incurred.
How many projects approved for loans to date under the Gas Transition Loan Guarantee Scheme involve gas efficiency measures, versus fuel-switching, versus asset-switching?
Answered by
Hon Nicola Willis
List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance
Answer
The Gas Transition Loan Guarantee Scheme commenced on 31 July 2026. Lenders are required to report quarterly on information needed to distinguish between gas efficiency, fuel-switching, and asset-switching projects. The first return, for…
What monitoring mechanism is in place to verify banks are complying with the legal requirement to pass on the benefit of the 80% Crown guarantee under the Gas Transition Loan Guarantee Scheme, and how frequently is this reported to…
Answered by
Hon Nicola Willis
List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance
Answer
The monitoring mechanism is lender reporting to the Treasury. Lenders are required to report monthly during the Availability Period, from 31 July 2026 to 30 June 2029, and quarterly after that period ends. The Treasury provides quarterly…
What advice, briefings, reports, or any other written document, if any, has the Minister received on the progress of the Gas Transition Loan Guarantee Scheme progress since the scheme's establishment, listed by title and date?
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister for Energy
Answer
A list of the briefings I have received from MBIE is proactively available on the MBIE website. You can access this information at https://www.mbie.govt.nz/about/open-government-and-official-information/release-of-information.