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Question 28190 (2026)

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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

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    Further to WPQ 20208, will the Minister commit to monitoring Māori health outcomes including complication rates, hospitalisations, and mortality not just medicine uptake, following any changes to the eligibility criteria?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Health

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Pharmac's role is to monitor medicine uptake. I refer the Member to my response to Written Parliamentary Question 20208 (2026).

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Question 28191 (2026)

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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

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    Further to WPQ 20214, how does the Minister consider that consultation process undertaken by Pharmac to meet the Crown's obligations of partnership and active protection under Te Tiriti o Waitangi?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Health

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I understand that Pharmac considered how it could meet the Cabinet Circular for needs-based services within the legal framework of section 6 and 7 of the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act 2022, as well as the Government Policy Statement on…

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Question 28192 (2026)

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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

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    Further to WPQ 20214, when were Māori stakeholders first engaged in relation to the proposal, and what written records or reports, if any, document that engagement?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Health

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I am advised that Pharmac contacted Māori stakeholders, including senior representatives from Māori clinical associations such as Te Ora – the Māori Medical Practitioners Association, ahead of the consultation’s official release.

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Question 28193 (2026)

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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

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    Further to WPQ 20214, did any Māori organisation consulted on the proposal support the removal of ethnicity-based eligibility criteria for Type 2 diabetes, and if so, who?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Health

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I am advised that Pharmac received a large number of responses to this consultation. Analysis of consultation responses has begun. However, due to the volume of responses received and the short time since closing, this analysis is not yet…

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Question 28194 (2026)

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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

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    Further to WPQ 20214, was any iwi, hapū, Māori health authority, or Māori community health provider consulted on the proposal before it was drafted, if not, why not?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Health

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I am advised that Pharmac followed their standard process in drafting the proposal, including seeking advice from their expert clinical advisory groups. Pharmac has sought to engage further with other key stakeholder groups through their…

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Question 28195 (2026)

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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

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    Further to WPQ 20211, did any advice provided to the Minister prior to those public statements include Māori-specific or equity-specific analysis, and if not, why not?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Health

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Decisions on which medicines are funded are operational matters for Pharmac, who makes those decisions independently within its statutory role and available funding. Titles of all advice that I have received have been, or will be,…

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Question 28196 (2026)

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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

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    Further to WPQ 20211, what specific documents, if any, did the Minister receive prior to making public statements supporting the removal of Māori and Pacific priority access, listed by titles and dates?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Health

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

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28197, 28198 (2026)

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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

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    Further to WPQ 20207, did the Minister instruct Pharmac, formally or informally, to review or remove ethnicity-based criteria across the diabetes and cardiovascular medicine groups, and if so, on what date and in what form?

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    Further to WPQ 20207, How does the Minister reconcile his claim that he gave no specific instruction on ethnicity-based criteria given that the Letter of Expectations directed Pharmac to give effect to Cabinet Circular CO(24)?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Health

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I gave no specific formal or informal instruction on the removal of ethnicity based criteria.

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Question 28201 (2026)

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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

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    Further to WPQ 20216, has the Minister requested that Pharmac undertake Māori-specific modelling on access, complications, and unmet need before implementing any change, and if not, why not?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Health

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I have not requested any modelling. Assessment scoping decisions are operational matters for Pharmac.

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Question 28202 (2026)

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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

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    Further to WPQ 20216, what advice, if any, did the Minister receive on the potential negative impacts on Māori access or health outcomes?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Health

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

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Question 28203 (2026)

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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

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    Further to WPQ 20209, why did Pharmac not undertake an equity impact assessment before proposing the removal of Māori ethnicity as an eligibility criterion for Type 2 diabetes medication?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Health

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Pharmac makes decisions using the Factors for Consideration, which include the impact of the health condition on Māori and other population groups experiencing health disparities. A summary of this information was released as part of the…

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Question 28292 (2026)

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Hūhana Lyndon

List MP · Green Party

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    Did the Ministry of Health seek advice, input, and engagement from Māori health stakeholders as part of the amendments to health practitioner legislation, and if so, which organisations were consulted?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised that the Ministry of Health undertook targeted engagement with stakeholders as part of a review of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act. This included outreach to Māori professional organisations, such as Tae Ora…

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Question 28293 (2026)

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Hūhana Lyndon

List MP · Green Party

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    Has advice, input, and engagement been sought with te iwi Māori as part of the review into the MAPAS Maori Pacific Admission Scheme for Medical Students, and if so, which organisations?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised the Ministry of Health has engaged with the University of Auckland and the University of Otago as part of the review process.

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28294, 28296, 28301 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    In how many cases, if any, was a director or member of a board or committee excluded from or absent for more than one-third of agenda items during their tenure at any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for…

  • 28296 (matches this search)

    What total fees or other remuneration, if any, were paid to each director or member of a board or committee subject to a conflict of interest management plan at any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which…

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    What total fees or other remuneration, if any, were paid to each director or member of a board or committee subject to a conflict of interest management plan at any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which…

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Health

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I am advised that the information requested is not available in an easily reportable format. I do not consider it to be in the public interest to divert staff from their work to undertake a substantial collation exercise.

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Question 28295 (2026)

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Hūhana Lyndon

List MP · Green Party

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    When, if ever, will the review of the MAPAS Maori Pacific Admission Scheme for Medical Students and its terms of reference be made public?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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Any Government policy decisions will be announced if and when they are made.

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28298, 28300 (2026)

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Hūhana Lyndon

List MP · Green Party

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    Are any research programmes by the Health Research Council that focus on Māori health being cut due to funding reprioritisations, and if so, what programmes, listed by title?

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    What specific programmes, if any, are being cut, or are proposed to be cut, from the Health Research Council as a result of funding reprioritisations, listed by title?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised that no specific programmes have been discontinued. All existing funded health research contracts will continue through to completion.

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28367, 28371 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  • 28367 (matches this search)

    In how many cases, if any, was a director or member of a board or committee excluded from or absent for more than one-third of agenda items during their tenure at any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for…

  • 28371 (matches this search)

    What total fees or other remuneration, if any, were paid to each director or member of a board or committee subject to a conflict of interest management plan at any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which…

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised that the information requested is not available in an easily reportable format. I do not consider it to be in the public interest to divert staff from their work to undertake a substantial collation exercise.

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Question 28374 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    What total fees or other remuneration, if any, were paid to each director or member of a board or committee subject to a conflict of interest management plan at any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which…

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I refer the Member to Written Parliamentary Question 28367 2026).

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28019, 28026 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  • 28019 (matches this search)

    How many agenda items, if any, was each director or member of any board, committee, or other body of any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible excluded from or absent for…

  • 28026 (matches this search)

    How many people, if any, appointed or reappointed by the Minister since 27 November 2023 to any board, committee, or other body of any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible…

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Health

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I am advised that the information requested is not available in an easily reportable format. I do not consider it to be in the public interest to divert staff from their work to undertake a substantial collation exercise.

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28103, 28144 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many people, if any, appointed or reappointed by the Minister since 27 November 2023 to any board, committee, or other body of any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible…

  • 28144 (matches this search)

    How many agenda items, if any, was each director or member of any board, committee, or other body of any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible excluded from or absent for…

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised that the information requested is not available in an easily reportable format. I do not consider it to be in the public interest to divert staff from their work to undertake a substantial collation exercise. In accordance…

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25645, 26768, 27858 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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

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

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

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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

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Question 27828 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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

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Question 27830 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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

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Question 27832 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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

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Question 27835 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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

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Question 27836 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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

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Question 27837 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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

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Question 27838 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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

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Question 27839 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

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

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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

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Question 27840 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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

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Question 27842 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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

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Question 27843 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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

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Question 27844 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

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

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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

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Question 27845 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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

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Question 27846 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

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

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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

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Question 27847 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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

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Question 27848 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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

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Question 27849 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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

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Question 27851 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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

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Question 27852 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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

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Question 27854 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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

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Question 27855 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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

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Question 27856 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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

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Question 27857 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

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

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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

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Question 27859 (2026)

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

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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

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

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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

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Question 27861 (2026)

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

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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

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Question 27862 (2026)

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

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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

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

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I refer the Member to the attached table.

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Question 27864 (2026)

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

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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