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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What is the maximum number of patients per week, if any, that would be able to be seen by or receive services/treatment/consultation from one gastroenterologist working 1 FTE providing gastroenterology services at Palmerston North Hospital?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  On average, how many patients per week, if any, are seen by or receive services/treatment/consultation from one gastroenterologist working 1 FTE providing gastroenterology services at Palmerston North Hospital?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  How many patients, if any, are waiting to receive services/treatment/consultation from the gastroenterology department at Palmerston North Hospital?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  On average, how many patients per day, if any, are seen by or receive services/treatment/consultation from one gastroenterologist working 1 FTE providing gastroenterology services at Palmerston North Hospital?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  What is the maximum number of patients per day, if any, that would be able to be seen by or receive services/treatment/consultation from one gastroenterologist working 1 FTE providing gastroenterology services at Palmerston North Hospital?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  How many gastroenterologists, if any, were employed by Palmerston North Hospital as at 23 February 2026 to provide gastroenterology services at Palmerston North Hospital?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Does the Minister consider that the children’s emergency department at Palmerston North Hospital, should be available and operating 24 hours per day 7 days per week to achieve its purpose, to provide a calm, safe environment for children…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  How many staff, if any, are required for the children’s emergency department at Palmerston North Hospital to be open and available for use solely and specifically by children presenting to Palmerston North Hospital’s emergency department…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  For what reason/s, if any, would the children’s emergency department at Palmerston North Hospital be unavailable for use solely and specifically by children presenting to Palmerston North Hospital’s emergency department and their family…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  How may days since 1 January 2026, if any, have child friendly facilities within the children’s emergency department at Palmerston North Hospital including but not limited to a designated bathroom and changing facilities, a kitchenette,…

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  How may days since 1 January 2026, if any, have child-friendly facilities within the children’s emergency department at Palmerston North Hospital including but not limited to a designated bathroom and changing facilities, a kitchenette,…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  How many days since 1 January 2026, if any, has the children’s emergency department in Palmerston North Hospital been used for a purpose other than specifically for paediatric assessment and treatment, and if so, what was that purpose?

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  How many days since 1 January 2026, if any, has the children’s emergency department in Palmerston North Hospital been used to accommodate/triage/treat adult patients presenting to Palmerston North Hospital’s emergency department?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  How many days since 1 January 2026, if any, was the children’s emergency department at Palmerston North Hospital open and available to provide a calm, safe environment solely for children presenting to ED and their family?

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  Following Reply 3993 (2026) from the Minister for Local Government, was the Minister for Health aware that 'do not drink' notices were issued for the drinking water at 45 schools in 2025?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  With regard to PWQ 3895 (2026), how many graduate positions at Health New Zealand, as at 30 November 2025, were graduate nursing positions, if any?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How many graduate positions, if any, did Health New Zealand have as at 30 November 2023?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How many graduate positions, if any, did Health New Zealand have as at 30 November 2024?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  Which specialist assessments do and do not count towards the short waits for first specialist assessments target?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  Which interventions do and do not count towards the short waits for elective treatment target?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  What was the breakdown, by full-time equivalent (FTE), of roles offered to graduate registered nurses by Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand in Canterbury at the end-of-year 2025 Advanced Choice of Employment recruitment round, broken down by…

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  How many colonoscopies, if any, were performed in Palmerston North during the period Monday 29 December 2025 to Sunday 04 January 2026, broken down by venue and by day?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  How many colonoscopies, if any, were performed in Palmerston North during the period Monday 22 December 2025 to Sunday 28 December 2025, broken down by venue and by day?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  How many colonoscopies, if any, were performed in Palmerston North during the period Monday 15 December 2025 to Sunday 21 December 2025, broken down by venue and by day?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  How many colonoscopies, if any, were performed in Palmerston North during the period Monday 08 December 2025 to Sunday 14 December 2025, broken down by venue and by day?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  How many colonoscopies, if any, were performed in Palmerston North during the period Monday 01 December 2025 to Sunday 7 December 2025, broken down by venue and by day?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  How many colonoscopies, if any, were performed in Palmerston North during the period Monday 24 November 2025 to Sunday 30 November 2025, broken down by venue and by day?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  How many colonoscopies, if any, were performed in Palmerston North during the period Monday 17 November 2025 to Sunday 23 November 2025, broken down by venue and by day?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  How many colonoscopies, if any, were performed in Palmerston North during the period Monday 10 November 2025 to Sunday 16 November 2025, broken down by venue and by day?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  How many colonoscopies, if any, were performed in Palmerston North during the period Monday 03 November 2025 to Sunday 9 November 2025, broken down by venue and by day?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  How many colonoscopies, if any, were performed in Palmerston North during the period Monday 20 October 2025 to Sunday 26 October 2025, broken down by venue and by day?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  How many colonoscopies, if any, were performed in Palmerston North during the period Monday 27 October 2025 to Sunday 2 November 2025, broken down by venue and by day?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 16 February 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 16 February 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 16 February 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 16 February 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 16 February 2026, by title and date?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 16 February 2026, by title and date?

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 16 February 2026, by title and date?

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 16 February 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  What are all current Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand infrastructure and capital investment projects underway broken down by district and current project stage?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How, if at all, was the role of Chair of Health New Zealand advertised?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  Was a selection panel set up to consider applicants for the role of Chair of Health New Zealand and if so, who was on the selection panel?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How many other candidates, if any, were considered for the role of Chair of Health New Zealand, and how many, if any, were interviewed?

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  What process, if any, was followed for the appointment of Professor Lester Levy as chair of Health New Zealand?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  When, if at all, will the Waikato Graduate Medical School seek stage 2 accreditation from the New Zealand and Australian Medical Councils.

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  When, if at all, will the Waikato Graduate Medical School seek stage 1 accreditation from the New Zealand and Australian Medical Councils?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  What proportion of patients with renal failure in Whakatāne, if any, undergo peritoneal dialysis because there is not capacity for haemodialysis?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  What proportion of dialysis patients in Whakatāne undergo dialysis fewer than three times per week, and for how many, if any, is this a clinically indicated arrangement?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many dialysis sessions have there been on average each month for the past five financial years at Tauranga Hospital, Waikato Hospital and Whakatāne Hospital?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many dialysis sessions have there been on average each week for the past twelve months at Waikato Hospital?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many dialysis sessions have there been on average each week for the past twelve months at Tauranga Hospital?