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Question 33244 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

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 received, if any, for the week beginning 13 July 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery

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I have received the following advice from the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) during the week beginning 13 July 2026: • Aide-memoire - Recovery Dashboard (13 July 2026) • Aide-Memoire – A3: National General Critical…

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33245, 33246 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  • 33245 (matches this search)

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

  • 33246 (matches this search)

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

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised that community referred radiology has enabled consistent access to pelvic ultrasound across the country. Evidence-based criteria allow general practitioners, urgent care physicians, and primary and urgent care nurse…

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Question 33247 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am informed that prior to September 2025 there was significant variation in access to community pelvic ultrasound referral depending on the district that a person lived in. Phased rollout of nationally consistent, increased, community…

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Question 33248 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised that, as at 31 May 2026, neither Health New Zealand nor the Cancer Control Agency are monitoring any ovarian cancer-specific indicators that are focussed on improvements to ovarian cancer outcomes.

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Question 33249 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

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    What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office received, if any, for the week beginning 13 July 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Climate Change

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The titles of papers I received from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in my capacity as the Minister of Climate Change are considered for proactive release each month and are published on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and…

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Question 33250 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Health

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I am advised that deducting the most expensive medicine from the cost of funding the entire Options for Investment list will disclose the net cost of that medicine. This type of disclosure will likely undermine the confidentiality of the…

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Question 33251 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

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 received, if any, for the week beginning 6 July 2026, by title and date?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Minister for Regulation

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The titles of papers I received in my capacity as Minister for Regulation are considered for proactive release each month and are published on the Ministry for Regulation’s website. Some titles may be withheld where the material remains…

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33252, 33257 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  • 33252 (matches this search)

    What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office received, if any, for the week beginning 13 July 2026, by title and date?

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    What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office received, if any, for the week beginning 6 July 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Casey Costello

List MP · NZ First Party · Minister of Customs

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The titles of advice I receive as Minister of Customs are considered for proactive release on a monthly basis and can be found at: https://www.customs.govt.nz/about-us/information-releases/reports-to-the-minister-of-customs/. Some titles…

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Question 33253 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

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 received, if any, for the week beginning 13 July 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government

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I refer the Member to reply number 12511 (2026).

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Question 33254 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

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 received, if any, for the week beginning 6 July 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery

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I refer the member to my response to PQ 31596 (2026).

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Question 33255 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

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    What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office received, if any, for the week beginning 6 July 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Climate Change

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The titles of papers I received from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in my capacity as the Minister of Climate Change are considered for proactive release each month and are published on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and…

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Question 33256 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

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    What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office received, if any, for the week beginning 13 July 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Scott Simpson

Member for Coromandel · National Party · Minister of Statistics

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I regularly request and receive advice on a range of topics. In the interest of transparency, a list of titles of papers that I have received from Stats NZ are published on its website:…

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Question 33258 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

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 received, if any, for the week beginning 13 July 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Penny Simmonds

Member for Invercargill · National Party · Minister for Tertiary Education

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I refer the Member to the list below of the advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents, my office or I received during the week beginning 13 July 2026. Tertiary Education Commission 13 July 2026 - TEC April 2026…

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Question 33259 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

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 received, if any, for the week beginning 6 July 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government

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I refer the Member to reply number 12511 (2026).

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Question 33260 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

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 received, if any, for the week beginning 13 July 2026, by title and date?

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Cameron Brewer

Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing

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I regularly request and receive advice on a range of topics. In the interest of transparency, a list of briefings and reports received by my office from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is regularly published on…

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Question 33261 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

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    What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office received, if any, for the week beginning 6 July 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Scott Simpson

Member for Coromandel · National Party · Minister of Statistics

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I regularly request and receive advice on a range of topics. In the interest of transparency, a list of titles of papers that I have received from Stats NZ are published on its website:…

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Question 33262 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

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 received, if any, for the week beginning 6 July 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Penny Simmonds

Member for Invercargill · National Party · Minister for Tertiary Education

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I refer the Member to my response to written parliamentary question 31527 (2026).

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Question 33263 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

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    What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office received, if any, for the week beginning 6 July 2026, by title and date?

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Cameron Brewer

Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing

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I regularly request and receive advice on a range of topics. In the interest of transparency, a list of briefings and reports received by my office from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is regularly published on…

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Matching question numbers: 33146 (2026)

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    Jo Luxton

    List MP · Labour Party

    30978 (matches this search)

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    What, if any, advice has the Minister received on the likely timeframe between the closure of the McCain Foods vegetable processing site in Hastings and any alternative processing facility becoming operational, and how many growers are…

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    Jo Luxton

    List MP · Labour Party

    30979 (matches this search)

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    What assessment, if any, has been undertaken of the ability of Hawke's Bay vegetable growers to continue operating until the feasibility study is completed, or any processing solution is implemented?

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    Jo Luxton

    List MP · Labour Party

    30980 (matches this search)

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    When does the Minister expect the feasibility study into future vegetable processing capacity following the proposed closure of the McCain Foods vegetable processing site in Hastings to be completed?

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    Jo Luxton

    List MP · Labour Party

    30985 (matches this search)

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    What exactly, if anything, did the Hawke’s Bay growers ask from the Government regarding the proposed closure of the McCain Foods vegetable processing site in Hastings?

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    Steve Abel

    List MP · Green Party

    33146 (matches this search)

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    What government support has been sought, if any, by growers in the Hawkes Bay to scope the viability of purchasing the McCain processing facility?

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Hon Todd McClay

Member for Rotorua · National Party · Minister of Agriculture

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The Hawke’s Bay growers’ group has not asked for anything from the Government in relation to a potential purchase of the McCain Foods vegetable processing site in Hastings. The Government is, however, supporting work coordinated by the…

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30981, 33145 (2026)

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    Jo Luxton

    List MP · Labour Party

    30981 (matches this search)

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    What correspondence, if any, has the Minister, or the Ministry for Primary Industries sent to or received from the Hawke's Bay grower group regarding options for the continued processing of vegetables following the proposed closure of the…

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    Steve Abel

    List MP · Green Party

    33145 (matches this search)

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    What government support has been offered, if any, to growers in the Hawkes Bay to scope the viability of purchasing the McCain processing facility?

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Hon Todd McClay

Member for Rotorua · National Party · Minister of Agriculture

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The Government has engaged with local councils on their efforts to assist growers. The Ministry for Primary Industries has committed $50,000 towards the first stage of a feasibility study to assess the requirements for a grower-led…

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33037, 33151 (2026)

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Steve Abel

List MP · Green Party

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  • 33037 (matches this search)

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    What processes, if any, does the government use to determine which financially challenged industrial infrastructure or facilities, such as mills and food processing facilities, are entitled to public grants?

  • 33151 (matches this search)

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    Does the Minister expect any further grants, like the $60 million grant to Fletcher Building, will be needed for private companies, if so, what will be the process for deciding whether a company will receive a grant?

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Hon Nicola Willis

List MP · National Party · Minister for Economic Growth

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The Government does not operate a general entitlement to public grants for financially challenged firms. Markets remain the best way to allocate resources and, in most cases, market forces should prevail. Golden Bay Cement presented a…

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33094, 33099 (2026)

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Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

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  • 33094 (matches this search)

    How many, if any, benefits were cancelled, suspended, reduced, or stopped after a client had uploaded documents through the Ministry of Social Development’s online portal, where those documents had not yet been linked to the client’s file,…

  • 33099 (matches this search)

    How many documents uploaded by clients through the Ministry of Social Development’s online portal were not linked to the relevant client file within 1 working day, 3 working days, 5 working days, and 10 working days, broken down by month,…

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Social Development and Employment

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I am advised that the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) is unable to provide the data requested as this information is not centrally recorded. Providing the Member with a detailed breakdown of the data would require substantial…

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Question 33095 (2026)

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Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

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    What automated processes, if any, does the Ministry of Social Development use to cancel, suspend, reduce, or stop benefits where requested documents have not been received or processed by a deadline?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Social Development and Employment

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I am advised by the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) that there are several MSD processes where MSD is required to request that clients provide information or evidence either as a requirement to continue to receive a benefit, or as…

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Question 33096 (2026)

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Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

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    What checks, if any, does the Ministry of Social Development undertake before cancelling, suspending, reducing, or stopping a benefit for missing documentation, to confirm whether the client has uploaded the requested documents through the…

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Social Development and Employment

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I am advised by the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) that the ability for clients to upload documents into MyMSD is not available at all times. If a Case Manager has requested documents from a client, the Case Manager makes this…

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Question 33097 (2026)

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Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

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    What was the median, 75th percentile, 90th percentile, and 95th percentile time between a caller requesting a call-back from the Ministry of Social Development and the call-back being made, broken down by month, from 1 January 2025 to 30…

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Social Development and Employment

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I am advised that the Ministry of Social Development does not record or retain data on the median, 75th percentile, 90th percentile, or 95th percentile as these calls are not physically waiting in a queue. Accordingly, this information…

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Question 33098 (2026)

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Ricardo Menéndez March

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    How many, if any, requested call-backs from Ministry of Social Development contact centres were disconnected before the caller spoke to a staff member, broken down by month, from 1 January 2025 to 30 June 2026?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Social Development and Employment

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I am advised that the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) does not record or retain data on the number of requested call-backs that were disconnected before a caller spoke to a staff member. Accordingly, this information cannot be…

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Question 33100 (2026)

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Ricardo Menéndez March

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    How many calls to Ministry of Social Development contact centres were disconnected by the system before the caller spoke to a staff member, broken down by month, from 1 January 2025 to 30 June 2026?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Social Development and Employment

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I am advised that at times, the Ministry of Social Development’s (MSD) phone lines have seen an increased demand that its technology has not been able to keep up with. When callers find it difficult to get through, they will be played a…

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Question 33104 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised by Health New Zealand that four sites for the Interim Inpatient Unit at Waikato Hospital were shortlisted for consideration.

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33106, 33108 (2026)

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Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

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  • 33106 (matches this search)

    For each month from 1 January 2025 to 30 June 2026, what were the wait times for calls to Ministry of Social Development contact centres at each five-percentile interval from the 60th percentile to the 95th percentile inclusive?

  • 33108 (matches this search)

    How many, if any, calls to Ministry of Social Development contact centres were abandoned before being answered, broken down by month, from 1 January 2025 to 30 June 2026?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Social Development and Employment

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I am advised that the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) does not record wait-time data in a format that allows reporting at each five-percentile interval from the 60th percentile to the 95th percentile. As an alternative, MSD has…

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Question 33107 (2026)

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Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

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    For each month from 1 January 2025 to 30 June 2026, how many, if any, calls to Ministry of Social Development contact centres exceeded each 15-minute wait-time threshold from 30 minutes to 180 minutes inclusive?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Social Development and Employment

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I am advised that the Ministry of Social Development's (MSD) database records wait times in bands up to a maximum category of 45+ minutes. As wait times beyond 45 minutes are not recorded separately, MSD is unable to provide a breakdown of…

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Question 33109 (2026)

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Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

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    Further to Written Question 30232 (2026), what assessment, if any, has MSD undertaken of the impact of these performance measures on Māori, Pacific peoples, disabled people, people with health conditions, and solo parents?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Social Development and Employment

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I am advised that the Ministry of Social Development has not undertaken a specific assessment of the impact of these performance measures on Māori, Pacific peoples, disabled people, people with health conditions, or solo parents. The…

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33110, 33111 (2026)

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Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

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  • 33110 (matches this search)

    Further to Written Question 30232 (2026), how many Ministry of Social Development managers, if any, have been subject to performance management since 1 July 2024 because they did not achieve one or more of the measures listed in response…

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    Further to Written Question 30232 (2026), what weight does each performance measure listed carry in the assessment of Ministry of Social Development managers?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Social Development and Employment

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I am advised that no Ministry of Social Development frontline managers have been subject to formal performance management since 1 July 2024 for not achieving any of the 11 performance measures referred to in my response to WPQ 30232…

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33112, 33113 (2026)

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Ricardo Menéndez March

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  • 33112 (matches this search)

    Further to Written Question 30232 (2026), what were the median and 90th-percentile completion times for client requests in each month from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026?

  • 33113 (matches this search)

    Further to Written Question 30232 (2026), what proportion of clients, counted as remaining off benefit for at least 26 weeks following an employment placement since 01 January 2024, if any, have remained off benefit for at least 52 weeks?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Social Development and Employment

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I am advised that the Ministry of Social Development is unable to provide the information sought by the member within a written parliamentary question timeframe as it would take substantial effort and require the Ministry to divert…

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Question 33115 (2026)

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Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

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    Further to Written Question 30232 (2026), what measures of employment quality, if any, are considered when determining whether the employment services effectiveness and employment sustainability targets have been achieved?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Social Development and Employment

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I am further advised that no separate measures of employment quality are used in determining whether these targets have been achieved. The Ministry of Social Development’s primary focus is on supporting jobseekers into employment. The…

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33116, 33117 (2026)

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Ricardo Menéndez March

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  • 33116 (matches this search)

    Further to Written Question 30232 (2026), from 1 July 2025 to 1 July 2026, how many, if any, Jobseeker Support exits counted towards the reduction target, broken down per month, by attributions to paid employment, sanctions, benefit…

  • 33117 (matches this search)

    Further to Written Question 30232 (2026), how is the “monthly phased reduction target” for Jobseeker Support calculated, including which types of benefit exit are counted towards the target?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Social Development and Employment

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The Government has set a target of reducing the number of people receiving Jobseeker Support by 50,000 by 2030. The Ministry of Social Development (the Ministry) remain focused on helping people move into sustainable employment and…

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Question 33118 (2026)

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Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

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    Further to Written Question 30232 (2026), what safeguards, if any, are in place to ensure that the housing services reduction target does not discourage staff from approving Emergency Housing Special Needs Grants or other housing…

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Social Development and Employment

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I am advised that Ministry of Social Development frontline staff are expected to assess each client's circumstances and provide the support that person is eligible to receive under the relevant legislation and policy settings. Where a…

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Question 33119 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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

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Hon Casey Costello

List MP · NZ First Party · Associate Minister of Health

Answer

I am advised that a temporary locum support arrangement, which provided two midwives -- each working 48 hours per month -- to assist Lead Maternity Carers in the Coromandel area, ended on 30 June 2026. I am further advised the arrangement…

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Question 33120 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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

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Hon Casey Costello

List MP · NZ First Party · Associate Minister of Health

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I am advised by Health New Zealand that no national level assessment has been undertaken.

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Question 33121 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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

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Hon Casey Costello

List MP · NZ First Party · Associate Minister of Health

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I am advised that data collected by the Midwifery Council on the Lead Maternity Carer (LMC) workforce does not identify if an LMC is based in a rural location.

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Question 33122 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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

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Hon Casey Costello

List MP · NZ First Party · Associate Minister of Health

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I am advised that the number of funded rural locum days used by lead maternity carers (LMCs) was 3,442 days in the 2022/23 financial year; 3,993 days in the 2023/24 financial year, and 4,104 days in the 2024/25 financial year. I am further…

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Question 33123 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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

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Hon Casey Costello

List MP · NZ First Party · Associate Minister of Health

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I am advised that since its introduction in November 2021, the Rural Practice and Travel Supplement payment rates have been adjusted through national consumer price index uplifts, increasing by 3 percent on 1 July 2022, 2.51 percent on 1…

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33124, 33134, 33135 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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

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

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

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Hon Casey Costello

List MP · NZ First Party · Associate Minister of Health

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I am advised that Health New Zealand does not hold this information. I am further advised that Health NZ does not fund locum support, rural sustainability packages, or caseloading employment models for rural Lead Maternity Carer midwives…

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Question 33125 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    What year in each district that has funded locum support or a rural sustainability package for rural LMC midwives, was that support first established?

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Hon Casey Costello

List MP · NZ First Party · Associate Minister of Health

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I am advised that funded locum support or rural sustainability packages for rural LMC midwives were first established in West Coast and Nelson Marlborough (Golden Bay) in 2016, followed by Ashburton and Kaikōura in 2021, Waikato in 2022,…

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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    Further to 30284 (2026), will the timetable for Kāinga Ora houses to comply with any changes to mandatory safety standards for blinds be the same as the rest of New Zealand; if not, why not?

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Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Associate Minister of Housing

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Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities advises me that it does not typically install blinds. Where it does, this is often kitchen roller blinds and these come with a child safety guard which are expected to be fit by the installers. The…

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    Further to 30284 (2026), will tenants of Kāinga Ora homes will be notified if existing corded blinds are identified as requiring replacement; if so, when?

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Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Associate Minister of Housing

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Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities advises me that should any maintenance work be identified following the new standards coming into force, the work will be treated in the same way as any other piece of maintenance work and tenants will be…

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Question 33128 (2026)

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Arena Williams

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    Further to 30284 (2026), are there any barriers to complying with mandatory safety standards for existing corded blinds in Kainga Ora houses; if so, what?

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Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Associate Minister of Housing

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Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities advises me that it does not currently see barriers to complying with new mandatory standards.

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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  • 33129 (matches this search)

    Further to 30284 (2026), what steps has the Minister taken to engage with Kāinga Ora regarding implementation of mandatory safety standards for existing corded blinds in its homes?

  • 33130 (matches this search)

    Further to 30284 (2026), what advice, if any, has the Minister received on how Kāinga Ora will identify homes with existing corded blinds once mandatory safety standards are introduced?

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Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Associate Minister of Housing

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This is an operational matter for Kāinga Ora. I expect Kāinga Ora to comply with all mandatory safety standards. I have not had any interactions with Kāinga Ora specifically on this issue. This is also my response to written question 33130…

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Question 33132 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

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

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Hon Casey Costello

List MP · NZ First Party · Associate Minister of Health

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I am advised that Health New Zealand does not hold a national policy or set of criteria.

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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

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Hon Casey Costello

List MP · NZ First Party · Associate Minister of Health

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I am advised that Health New Zealand does not collect this data at a national level. Responding to this question would require requesting data from each individual district and could not be completed within the timeframe for responding to…

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Question 33136 (2026)

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Lawrence Xu-Nan

List MP · Green Party

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    How long have trial logins for the SMART (Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool) been able to access live records?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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I am advised by the Ministry of Education that trial logins for the Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool were able to access live reporting records from 3 July to 16 July 2026. Two teachers used these logins to access student…