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Asked by
Ayesha Verrall
List MP · Labour Party
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What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 18 May 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Hon Casey Costello
List MP · NZ First Party · Associate Minister of Health
As Associate Minister of Health, none.
Asked by
Ayesha Verrall
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 18 May 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
I did not take any papers to Cabinet during the week beginning 18 May 2026.
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
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Which AI vendors, products, or platforms are expected to be procured, expanded, or relied upon as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any; what is the forecast contract value of each, in which…
What evidence base, including any business cases, pilot results, productivity studies, benchmark data, or independent advice, was relied upon in determining that AI could absorb the workload of the roles being disestablished as part of…
Has any (a) algorithmic impact assessment, (b) Privacy Impact Assessment, (c) Treaty of Waitangi impact assessment, or (d) Health and Safety at Work Act psychosocial risk assessment been completed in respect of the AI tools being deployed…
What is the total forecast spend on (a) AI software licences and subscriptions, (b) AI-related cloud and compute infrastructure, (c) AI implementation consultants and systems integrators, (d) AI-related staff training and change…
How many, if any, of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, will have any of their functions or tasks performed, in whole or in part, by artificial…
For entities being abolished or merged as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, has the Minister received advice that the functions could be performed more cost-effectively if the entity…
For entities being abolished or merged as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, what is the forecast one-off cost of abolition or merger, including disestablishment, transition, legal and IT…
For entities being abolished or merged as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, which functions will (a) cease entirely, (b) transfer to another entity, or (c) be performed by a…
For entities being abolished or merged as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, what was the total appropriation in 2024/25, if anything, and what is the forecast total cost of the functions…
Has any psychosocial risk assessment been conducted in respect of the restructure being undertaken as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, under Health and Safety at Work Act obligations, if any,…
Has the Minister received any advice that role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, will worsen results in staff engagement, workplace wellbeing, sick leave, or…
Has the Minister sought or received advice on whether roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, will need to be re-hired within the next 24 months, and what is the…
How does the role reduction being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for compare, as a proportion of workforce, across the portfolio, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company,…
What proportion of the current workforce does the role reduction being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for represent, if any, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company, or…
How many staff affected by savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for are being offered redeployment to other roles within the same entity or elsewhere in the public service, if any, and what is the forecast…
What support, including outplacement, retraining, and mental health support, if any, is being made available to staff affected by savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, and at what cost, broken down by…
How many of the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, will be achieved by (a) voluntary redundancy, (b) involuntary redundancy, (c) non-replacement of…
What is the total forecast cost of restructures being undertaken as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, including (a) redundancy payments, (b) outplacement support, (c) change-management…
Have any functions been transferred to another entity as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any; if so, has the receiving entity been given any additional baseline funding, and how much,…
What, if anything, is the forecast contractor and consultant spend in each of the next four financial years as a consequence of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, by category of spend, broken…
What, if anything, is the average daily rate paid for external consultants and contractors, and how does this compare to the equivalent daily cost of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the…
Will any work previously undertaken by roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, be performed by (a) external consultants, (b) contractors, (c) labour-hire staff,…
Will any obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi, including obligations under Treaty settlement legislation, be affected by the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if…
Has the Minister been advised of any risks to the health, safety or wellbeing of New Zealanders arising from the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, and if…
What is the forecast change in (a) processing times, (b) wait times, (c) call-answer times, and (d) complaint resolution times for services provided in the 12 months following the role reductions being made as part of savings made in…
Which specific functions, services, programmes or work streams, if any, will be reduced, ceased, or transferred elsewhere as a consequence of the role disestablishments being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the…
Which statutory functions, if any, are affected by the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, and has the Minister received legal advice as to whether each…
Which statutory functions, if any, are affected by the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, and has the Minister received legal advice as to whether each…
Which specific functions, services, programmes or work streams will be reduced, ceased, or transferred elsewhere as a consequence of the role disestablishments being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is…
What is the forecast impact, if any, of the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, on the gender pay gap and the ethnic pay gap, broken down by agency,…
Has any equity impact assessment, gender impact assessment, or Treaty of Waitangi impact assessment been completed in respect of the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible…
How many, if any of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, are held by employees who have self-identified as having a disability, broken down by agency,…
What is the geographic and regional distribution of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, broken down by city or region and by agency, department, Crown…
What is the age-band breakdown of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for…
What is the ethnicity breakdown (Māori, Pacific peoples, Asian, European, Middle Eastern, Latin American, African, Other) of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for,…
What is the gender breakdown of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, compared to the gender composition of each workforce as a whole, broken down by…
What is the forecast change in spending, if any, on (a) external consultants, (b) contractors, and (c) temporary or labour-hire staff in each of the next four financial years as a consequence of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the…
What is the total forecast cost of redundancy and severance payments, if any, associated with the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, and what is the average…
What is the distribution of roles, if any, being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, across salary bands in $20,000 increments (e.g. $60,000–$79,999, $80,000–$99,999,…
What is the (a) mean, (b) median, (c) 25th percentile, and (d) 75th percentile salary of the roles, if any, being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, broken down by…
What is the total annual salary cost (including employer KiwiSaver contributions and ACC levies) of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, broken down by…
How many, if any, of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, are classified as (a) frontline, (b) frontline-enabling, and (c) back-office, and what definition…
Will the Minister provide a list of every role title being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, the number of FTE associated with each role title, and the tier (Tier 1, 2,…
How many FTE positions, if any, are expected to be disestablished across the agencies, departments and other entities for which the Minister is responsible as a result of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible…
Of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, how many were (a) filled by a permanent employee, (b) filled by a fixed-term employee, (c) filled by a secondee,…
How many roles, if any, expressed as both (a) full-time equivalents and (b) headcount, are being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, and over what period will those…
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Health
As part of Budget 26, Cabinet has agreed to a programme of reform aimed at transforming the public service to streamline how it is organised, accelerate digital transformation, strengthen leadership and talent and improve efficiency and…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
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On what date, if at all, did the Minister first receive advice from the Government Chief Digital Officer, the Public Service Commissioner, the Privacy Commissioner, Treasury, or any other agency regarding the feasibility, cost, delivery…
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
Titles of advice that I have received, have been, or will be, proactively released on the Ministry of Health, Health New Zealand and Pharmac websites: https://www.health.govt.nz/information-releases/lists-of-advice-provided-to-ministers…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Did Treasury, the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, or the Public Service Commission advise against any element of the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for,…
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
Titles of advice that I have received that support delivering access to timely, quality healthcare for all New Zealanders have been, or will be, proactively released on the Ministry of Health, Health New Zealand and Pharmac websites:…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What savings target, if any, expressed in dollars or FTE, was set as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, by whom, and on what date, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company, or…
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Health
For Budget 26 baseline savings targets I refer the Member to page 66 and 67 of the following document: https://budget.govt.nz/budget/pdfs/summary-initiatives/b26-sum-initiatives.pdf
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister of Health
What savings target, if any, expressed in dollars or FTE, was set as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, by whom, and on what date, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company, or…
Recorded target Simeon Brown, Minister for State Owned Enterprises
What savings target, if any, expressed in dollars or FTE, was set as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, by whom, and on what date, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company, or…
Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
What savings target, if any, expressed in dollars or FTE, was set as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, by whom, and on what date, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company, or…
Answered by
Hon Paul Goldsmith
List MP · National Party · Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government
For Budget 26 baseline savings targets I refer the Member to page 66 and 67 of the following document: https://budget.govt.nz/budget/pdfs/summary-initiatives/b26-sum-initiatives.pdf
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Was the Public Service Commissioner consulted on the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, and what advice did the Commissioner provide, if anything, broken…
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
I am advised that the Ministry of Health and Health New Zealand were not subject to a requirement for any cost savings to be made at Budget 2026, therefore the Member’s question is not applicable.
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What is the forecast change to each published performance measure (as set out in the most recent Statement of Performance Expectations or equivalent), if any, as a result of the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget…
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
I am advised that no roles within Health New Zealand are being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for Vote Health.
Asked by
Ayesha Verrall
List MP · Labour Party
Question published
Has Cabinet considered the national interest analysis for the 2024 amendments to the International Health Regulations, if so on what date?
Question published
Has a Cabinet paper on the national interest analysis for the 2024 amendments to the International Health Regulations been lodged, if so on what date?
Question published
Has the Cabinet Social Outcomes Committee considered the national interest analysis for the 2024 amendments to the International Health Regulations, if so on what date?
Question published
Was the timeline for ministerial consultation and Cabinet consideration of the national interest analysis for the 2024 amendments to the International Health Regulations as laid out in briefing H2024056882 followed, if not why not?
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
I am advised that the parliamentary treaty examination process was not initiated and therefor no Cabinet paper was lodged. The relevant documents did not progress to Cabinet but can be considered as part of a future process. The draft…
Asked by
Ayesha Verrall
List MP · Labour Party
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How many children and young people aged 0–18 were on the waitlist for publicly funded dental surgery, if any, at the end of each of the last five financial years, broken down by age and length of wait time?
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
I refer the Member to the attached table.
Asked by
Ayesha Verrall
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
How many publicly-funded hospital admissions with a diagnosis of dental caries, if any, were recorded for people aged 0–18 in each of the last five financial years, and broken down by age?
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
I refer the Member to the attached table.
Asked by
Ingrid Leary
Member for Taieri · Labour Party
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Have any Health New Zealand districts within the Central Region, including Hawke’s Bay, Midcentral, Whanganui, or Wairarapa, been directed to meet savings targets through vacancy management or delayed recruitment; if so, what instructions…
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
I am advised that each of the districts in the Central Region has a budget and process for recruitment that ensures available funding is used effectively and efficiently for the recruitment of staff, prioritising clinical roles and…
Asked by
Ingrid Leary
Member for Taieri · Labour Party
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How many nursing vacancies, if any, were advertised on the Health New Zealand Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley vacancy recruitment website on 1 January 2026?
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
I am advised that three nursing vacancies were advertised on the Health New Zealand - Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley recruitment website on 1 January 2026.
Asked by
Ingrid Leary
Member for Taieri · Labour Party
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How many nursing vacancies, if any, were advertised on the Health New Zealand Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley vacancy recruitment website on 1 December 2025?
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
I am advised that eight nursing vacancies were advertised on the Health New Zealand - Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley recruitment website on 1 December 2025.
Asked by
Debbie Ngarewa-Packer
Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori
(matches this search)
What instructions, expectations, or directions, if any, has the Minister communicated to Pharmac regarding the use of ethnicity-based criteria in medicine funding decisions?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Health
I have not specifically instructed Pharmac on the use of ethnicity-based criteria in medicine funding decisions, other than through my 2025 Letter of Expectations, where I asked Pharmac to give effect to the Cabinet Circular (24), which…
Asked by
Debbie Ngarewa-Packer
Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori
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What monitoring or reporting mechanisms, if any, will be used to track Māori health outcomes following any changes to eligibility criteria for Type 2 diabetes medicines?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Health
I am advised that Pharmac will monitor the post change uptake of these medicines by ethnicity and compare it with the current level of access to determine whether there was any significant impact from the change. This is standard practice…
Asked by
Debbie Ngarewa-Packer
Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori
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What assessments, if any, has been made of whether Māori patients may experience changes in wait times, access thresholds, or treatment delays if Māori ethnicity is removed as an eligibility criterion?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Health
I am advised that Pharmac has not conducted an impact analysis for the measures mentioned. Pharmac has however, quantified the number of individuals no longer eligible. It has not been considered that any impact from the proposed changes…
Asked by
Debbie Ngarewa-Packer
Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori
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What advice, if any, has the Minister sought or received on the fiscal implications of removing Māori and Pacific priority access to Type 2 diabetes medicines, listed by date and title?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Health
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…
Asked by
Debbie Ngarewa-Packer
Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori
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What documents, if any, were provided to the Minister prior to his public statements supporting the removal of Māori and Pacific priority access to Type 2 diabetes medicines?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Health
Titles of all advice that I have received that support delivering access to timely, quality healthcare for all New Zealanders have been, or will be, proactively released on the Ministry of Health, Health New Zealand and Pharmac websites:…
Asked by
Debbie Ngarewa-Packer
Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori
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What data, if any, does Pharmac hold on Māori uptake rates of the Type 2 diabetes medicines for which Pharmac is proposing to remove ethnicity-based eligibility criteria?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Health
I am advised Pharmac does not hold data on the number of individuals eligible for empagliflozin based on ethnicity criteria only, as some people may meet multiple criteria.
Asked by
Debbie Ngarewa-Packer
Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori
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What modelling, if any, has Pharmac undertaken on how removing Māori ethnicity eligibility criteria would affect Māori access to the Type 2 diabetes medicines currently subject to the proposed changes?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Health
I am advised that Pharmac has undertaken a budgetary impact analysis to estimate the number of people who are expected to be affected by this proposed change to the criteria. Pharmac estimates that in the first year of the proposed changes…
Asked by
Debbie Ngarewa-Packer
Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori
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What organisations, clinicians, iwi, Māori health providers, or other stakeholders, if any, were consulted by Pharmac regarding the proposal to remove Māori and Pacific priority access to Type 2 diabetes medicines?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Health
I am advised that Pharmac engaged with a range of groups to advise and discuss the current proposal to widen access to Type 2 diabetes medicines. The groups are: •Consumer Advisory Group (CAC) •Obesity Treatments Advisory Group (OTAG) •…
Asked by
Debbie Ngarewa-Packer
Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori
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What advice, if any, has the Minister received regarding Te Tiriti o Waitangi obligations in relation to Pharmac's proposal to remove ethnicity-based eligibility criteria for Type 2 diabetes medicines?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Health
Titles of all advice that I have received that support delivering access to timely, quality healthcare for all New Zealanders have been, or will be, proactively released on the Ministry of Health, Health New Zealand and Pharmac websites:…
Asked by
Debbie Ngarewa-Packer
Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori
(matches this search)
What modelling, if any, has been undertaken on the likely impact of removing Māori ethnicity eligibility criteria on diabetes-related complications for Māori?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Health
I am advised that no modelling on diabetes related complications for Māori was carried out. I refer the Member to my response to Written Parliamentary Question 20213 (2026) for more information on modelling.
Asked by
Debbie Ngarewa-Packer
Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori
(matches this search)
What reports, briefings, aide-mémoires, and advice, if any, has the Minister received regarding the potential impact on Māori health outcomes of Pharmac's proposal to remove Māori ethnicity as an eligibility criterion for Type 2 diabetes…
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Health
Titles of all advice that I have received that support delivering access to timely, quality healthcare for all New Zealanders have been, or will be, proactively released on the Ministry of Health, Health New Zealand and Pharmac websites:…
Asked by
Debbie Ngarewa-Packer
Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori
(matches this search)
What correspondence or engagements, if any, has the Minister or his office had with Pharmac regarding the proposal to remove Māori and Pacific priority access to Type 2 diabetes medicines, on what date?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Health
I correspond and meet with Pharmac to discuss a range of matters relating to my Associate Health portfolio. Correspondence I have received is not categorised by topic. Accordingly, the information requested is not available in an easily…
Asked by
Ayesha Verrall
List MP · Labour Party
How many Enrolled Nurse graduates from the End of Year 2025 Advanced Choice of Employment intake have accepted offered employment by Health New Zealand as at 25 May 2026, if any and what is the breakdown of those roles by district?
How many Enrolled Nurses from the end of year intake remain in the Advanced Choice of Employment talent pool to date, broken down by entries, exits and net change since the pool opened?
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
I refer the Member to the attached table.
Asked by
Ayesha Verrall
List MP · Labour Party
How many Enrolled Nurse graduates from the End of Year 2025 Advanced Choice of Employment intake have been offered employment by Health New Zealand as at 25 May 2026, if any?
How many Registered Nurse graduates from the End of Year 2025 Advanced Choice of Employment intake have been offered employment by Health New Zealand as at 25 May 2026, if any?
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
I am advised that this information is not held centrally, as only accepted offers are reported nationally.
Asked by
Ayesha Verrall
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
How many Registered Nurse graduates from the End of Year 2025 Advanced Choice of Employment intake have accepted offered employment by Health New Zealand as at 25 May 2026, if any and what is the breakdown of those roles by district?
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
I refer the Member to the attached table.
Asked by
Ayesha Verrall
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
How many Registered Nurses from the end of year intake remain in the Advanced Choice of Employment talent pool to date, broken down by entries, exits and net change since the pool opened?
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
I refer the Member to the attached table.
Asked by
Ayesha Verrall
List MP · Labour Party
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How many, if any, of the nurse practitioner candidates approved for funding under the Nurse Practitioner Training Support Scheme have been Health New Zealand employees broken down by financial year since the establishment of the programme?
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
I am advised that 36 current nurse practitioner candidates are employed by Health New Zealand. I am further advised Health NZ does not hold data centrally on the number of Nurse Practitioner candidates approved for funding under the Nurse…
Asked by
Ayesha Verrall
List MP · Labour Party
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Does entry into the Nurse Practitioner Training Support Scheme depend on having a Nurse Practitioner role post-completion, if not what is the requirement?
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
I am advised that entry into the Nurse Practitioner Training Support Scheme does not require applicants to have a confirmed Nurse Practitioner role following completion. However, candidates must have employer support for the practicum…
Asked by
Ayesha Verrall
List MP · Labour Party
Has Health New Zealand offered any of their employed Registered Nurses a Nurse Practitioner role post-completion of the Nurse Practitioner Training Support Scheme, if so in which specialist areas and hospitals?
Has Health New Zealand offered any of their employed Registered Nurses a Nurse Practitioner role post-completion of the Nurse Practitioner Training Support Scheme, if so how many over the past three financial years?
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
I am advised that the Nurse Practitioner Training Support Scheme is currently in its first year of operation and no Registered Nurses have completed the practicum year. Therefore, no offers have been made for Nurse Practitioner roles.
Asked by
Ayesha Verrall
List MP · Labour Party
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How many Registered Nurses have been approved for funding under the Nurse Practitioner Training Support Scheme each financial year since its establishment?
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
I refer the Member to Written Parliamentary Question 5327 (2026).
Asked by
Hūhana Lyndon
List MP · Green Party
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How many, if any, graduate nurses were employed by Te Whatū Ora in 2025 and this current year til April, how many were employed at 0.4 FTE?
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
I am advised that as at 14 May 2026, 1,529 Health New Zealand hospital-based offers have been accepted through the 2025 Graduate Registered Nurse placement via the Advance Choice of Employment programme. I am further advised that Health NZ…
Asked by
Hūhana Lyndon
List MP · Green Party
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How many roles, if any, were approved for recruitment at Wellington Regional and Hutt Valley Hospitals for each week of 2025 and January-February 2026, and how many were nursing positions?
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
I refer the Member to the attached table.
Asked by
Hūhana Lyndon
List MP · Green Party
(matches this search)
How many staff, if any, resigned each week from Wellington Regional and Hutt Valley Hospitals for each week of 2025 and January-February 2026, and how many were nurses or Senior Medical Officers?
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
I am advised that Health New Zealand cannot provide this data broken down by week and specialty.
Asked by
Hūhana Lyndon
List MP · Green Party
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What were the total staffing vacancies, if any, at Wellington Regional and Hutt Valley Hospitals for each week of 2025 and January-February 2026, broken down by role?
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Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
I am advised that vacancies are identified and agreed by CCHV District Leadership and filled via normal recruitment processes. I am further advised that the information requested is not held by Health New Zealand and therefore cannot be…
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Ingrid Leary
Member for Taieri · Labour Party
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Has Health New Zealand relied on outsourcing, additional clinics, or contracted theatre sessions to meet elective or other health targets while maintaining unfilled clinical vacancies; if so, what was the total expenditure on outsourced…
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Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
I am advised that Health New Zealand has always had clinical vacancies due to the size and nature of its clinical workforce. It uses outsourcing arrangements and additional clinics in tandem with routine treatment schedules to increase…
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Ingrid Leary
Member for Taieri · Labour Party
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Were any positions originally proposed under the extra frontline health funding, announced in November 2024, subsequently paused, cancelled, deferred, or not progressed during 2025; if so, how many positions were affected and in which…
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Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
I refer the Member to Written Parliamentary Question 19657 (2026). I am advised that information on paused, cancelled or deferred roles is not held centrally by Health New Zealand and therefore providing the Member with this information…
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Ingrid Leary
Member for Taieri · Labour Party
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Does he stand by the extra frontline funding, announced in November 2024, which stated that funding would support additional Senior Medical Officers, nurses, and other frontline clinical staff; if so, how many additional Allied Health…
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Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
Yes, I stand by the extra frontline funding announced in November 2024. I refer the Member to Written Parliamentary Question 19657 (2026).
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Ingrid Leary
Member for Taieri · Labour Party
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Does he stand by the extra frontline funding, announced in November 2024, which stated that funding would support additional Senior Medical Officers, nurses, and other frontline clinical staff; if so, how many additional nurses have been…
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
Yes, I stand by the extra frontline funding announced in November 2024. I refer the Member to Written Parliamentary Question 19657 (2026).
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Ingrid Leary
Member for Taieri · Labour Party
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Does he stand by the extra frontline funding, announced in November 2024, which stated that funding would support additional Senior Medical Officers, nurses, and other frontline clinical staff; if so, how many additional Senior Medical…
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
Yes, I stand by the extra frontline funding announced in November 2024. I refer the Member to Written Parliamentary Question 19657 (2026).
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Ingrid Leary
Member for Taieri · Labour Party
Matching question numbers: 19998 (2026)
What assessment, if any, has Health NZ undertaken regarding the impact of ongoing nursing vacancies and restricted recruitment on patient safety incidents?
What assessment, if any, has Health New Zealand undertaken regarding the impact of ongoing nursing vacancies and restricted recruitment on nurses requiring sick leave?
What assessment, if any, has Health New Zealand undertaken regarding the impact of ongoing nursing vacancies and restricted recruitment on workplace safety?
What assessment, if any, has Health New Zealand undertaken regarding the impact of ongoing nursing vacancies and restricted recruitment on staff fatigue?
What assessment, if any, has Health New Zealand undertaken regarding the impact of ongoing nursing vacancies and restricted recruitment on staff overtime?
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Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
I am advised that all Health New Zealand districts and regions actively monitor and assess a range of quality and safety metrics relating to patient and staff safety and wellbeing, including the CCDM programme of work which assesses staff…
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Ingrid Leary
Member for Taieri · Labour Party
How many graduate nurses were employed nationally by Health New Zealand following the completion of 2025 nursing graduations, and how many of those graduate nurses were employed on contracts of less than 0.8 full-time equivalency?
How many graduate nurses were employed nationally by Health New Zealand following the completion of 2025 nursing graduations, and how many of those graduate nurses were employed on contracts of 0.8 full-time equivalency or greater?
How many graduate nurses were employed nationally by Health New Zealand following the completion of 2025 nursing graduations, and how many of those graduate nurses were employed on contracts of 0.4 full-time equivalency?
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Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
I am advised that the Health New Zealand does not collect employment data by graduation year. For example, the Advanced Choice of Employment process allows individuals to apply at different stages, including those in their final year of…
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Ingrid Leary
Member for Taieri · Labour Party
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What was the total number of organisational vacancies within the Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley district for each week from 1 January 2025 to 28 February 2026, and what proportion of those vacancies received approval to recruit each week?
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
I am advised Health New Zealand does not collect this data.
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Ingrid Leary
Member for Taieri · Labour Party
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How many Allied Health staff, if any, resigned from Wellington Regional Hospital and Hutt Valley Hospital for each week from 1 January 2025 to 28 February 2026?
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
I am advised that Health New Zealand cannot provide this data broken down by week and specialty.
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Ingrid Leary
Member for Taieri · Labour Party
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How many nursing positions, both in headcount and full-time equivalent roles, at Wellington Regional Hospital and Hutt Valley Hospital were approved for recruitment each week between 1 January 2025 and 28 February 2026, if any?
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Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
I refer the Member to the attached table.
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Ingrid Leary
Member for Taieri · Labour Party
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How many staff, if any, resigned from Wellington Regional Hospital and Hutt Valley Hospital for each week from 1 January 2025 to 28 February 2026?
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
I am advised that Health New Zealand cannot provide this data broken down by week and specialty.