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Question 1381 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    How is the Minister addressing, if at all, workforce burnout that arises from managing complexity in the health system?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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As the Member will be aware, since 2023, Health New Zealand has employed around 2,000 additional nurses and hundreds of additional doctors. Further to this, our Government has announced a number of measures to strengthen the primary care…

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Question 1391 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    Are primary health care providers facing growing unmet need and case complexity; if so, does the Minister think structural changes that include integration and transdisciplinary multi-agency engagement, authority, and access to system-wide…

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I understand that primary care providers are facing growing complexities. Too many New Zealanders cannot get an appointment in primary care in a timely manner, and fixing this is a priority for our Government. This requires a number…

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Question 1393 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What steps, if any, is the Minister taking to treat the health system as a single, continuous pathway of care rather than separate institutions?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I refer the Member to our Government's health targets that are focused on reducing wait times and delivering better health outcomes as part of our plan to build a healthcare system that has patients at its centre. This includes a new…

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Question 1394 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    Does the Minister think the health system is predominantly reactive, hospital-centred, and crisis-driven; if so, does he think this must be addressed alongside poverty and social determinants of health in order to deliver equity?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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My focus is building a healthcare system that has patients at its centre. A patient centred system requires responding earlier to people’s needs, supporting access to care before conditions escalate, and ensuring services are designed to…

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Question 25 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    Are requests for outpatient x-rays in Timaru Hospital assessed by clinicians who work in Timaru hospital, if not, why not?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised, yes.

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33 questions (2026)

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Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

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    How many times, if any, did Nelson Hospital Emergency Department go into code red in 2025?

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    How many times, if any, did Hutt Hospital emergency department go into code red in 2025?

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    How many times, if any, did Christchurch Hospital emergency department go into code red in 2025?

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    How many times, if any, did Wairarapa Hospital emergency department go into code red in 2025?

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    How many times, if any, did Wairau Hospital emergency department go into code red in 2025?

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    How many times, if any, did Taranaki Base Hospital emergency department go into code red in 2025?

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    How many times, if any, did Taumarunui Hospital Emergency Department go into code red in 2025?

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    How many times, if any, did Tauranga Hospital emergency department go into code red in 2025?

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    How many times, if any, did Hawera Hospital emergency department go into code red in 2025?

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    How many times, if any, did Wellington Hospital emergency department go into code red in 2025?

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    How many times, if any, did Thames Hospital emergency department go into code red in 2025?

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    How many times, if any, did Palmerston North Hospital emergency department go into code red in 2025?

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    How many times, if any, did Te Kuiti Hospital Emergency Department go into code red in 2025?

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    How many times, if any, did Tokoroa Hospital emergency department go into code red in 2025?

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    How many times, if any, did Timaru Hospital emergency department go into code red in 2025?

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    How many times, if any, did Te Nikau Grey Hospital emergency department go into code red in 2025?

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    How many times, if any, did Gisborne Hospital emergency department go into code red in 2025?

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    How many times, if any, did Hawke's Bay Hospital Emergency Department go into code red in 2025?

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    How many times, if any, did Waikato Hospital Emergency Department go into code red in 2025?

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    How many times, if any, did Whakatāne Hospital Emergency Department go into code red in 2025?

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    How many times, if any, did Middlemore Hospital emergency department go into code red in 2025?

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    How many times, if any, did Dunedin Hospital emergency department go into code red in 2025?

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    How many times, if any, did Ōamaru Hospital emergency department go into code red in 2025?

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    How many times, if any, did North Shore Hospital emergency department go into code red in 2025?

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    How many times, if any, did Whangārei Emergency Department go into code red in 2025?

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    How many times, if any, did Starship Children's emergency department go into code red in 2025?

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    How many times, if any, did Rotorua Hospital emergency department go into code red in 2025?

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    How many times, if any, did Kaitaia Accident and Medical go into code red in 2025?

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    How many times, if any, did Taupō Hospital emergency department go into code red in 2025?

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    How many times, if any, did Southland Hospital emergency department go into code red in 2025?

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    How many times, if any, did Auckland City Hospital emergency department go into code red in 2025?

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    How many times, if any, did Lakes District Hospital emergency department go into code red in 2025?

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    How many times, if any, did Waitakere Hospital emergency department go into code red in 2025?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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As the Member may be aware, hospitals across the country were operating with inconsistent escalation rating systems following the previous Government's decision to restructure the healthcare system in the middle of a pandemic in 2022. Our…

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Question 53 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What resources, if any, are being shifted to primary care and community health services to enable them to act proactively, rather than merely refer risk onward to already overwhelmed hospitals?

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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 Zealnd’s Enhanced Primary and Community Care (EPCC) programme is introducing consistent, regionally aligned and clinically sound service delivery in primary and community care. The goal of EPCC is to reduce…

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Question 55 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

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    What specific changes, if any, is the Minister or any of the departments they are responsible for making to the design of healthcare delivery itself to ensure that equity is achieved through earlier, proactive, community-based care rather…

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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Health New Zealand’s role is to deliver quality, affordable healthcare for all New Zealanders. It leads the day-to-day planning and delivery of publicly funded hospital, primary, and community health services. Consideration of equity of…

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Question 56 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What measures, if any, is the Minister using to assess success beyond hospital throughput and waitlists—specifically in terms of preventable admissions, early intervention, and long-term wellbeing?

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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 has a number of measures within its performance framework. As the Member may be aware, as part of our focus on building a healthcare system that has patients at its centre, our Government is delivering…

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167, 170 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office sent or received about the US leaving the World Health Organization (WHO) listed by agency, title and date?

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    What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp, signal, or any other form of electronic communication, has the Minister sent or received from any other Minister about the US leaving the World Health…

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Hon Matt Doocey

Member for Waimakariri · National Party · Associate Minister of Health

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I have no Ministerial responsibility for the US leaving the World Health Organisation (WHO).

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Question 172 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office sent or received about the US leaving the World Health Organization (WHO) listed by agency, title and date?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Health

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None.

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Question 174 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp, signal, or any other form of electronic communication, has the Minister sent or received from any other Minister about the US leaving the World Health…

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Health

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None.

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Question 178 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office sent or received about the US leaving the World Health Organization (WHO) listed by agency, title and date?

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Hon Casey Costello

List MP · NZ First 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 Health New Zealand websites: https://www.health.govt.nz/information-releases/lists-of-advice-provided-to-ministers…

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Question 180 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp, signal, or any other form of electronic communication, has the Minister sent or received from any other Minister about the US leaving the World Health…

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Hon Casey Costello

List MP · NZ First Party · Associate Minister of Health

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It would not be in the public interest for staff including those employed by the Ministry of Health and Health New Zealand who work in my office - to collate and organise by topic a list of all correspondence I have received.

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Question 204 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office sent or received about the US leaving the World Health Organization (WHO) listed by agency, title and date?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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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:…

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Question 211 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

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    What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp, signal, or any other form of electronic communication, has the Minister sent or received from any other Minister about the US leaving the World Health…

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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 55463 (2025).

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Question 336 (2026)

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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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    Did the Ministry of Health provide any advice on the impact of a single wastewater standard on public health, if so, what were the title and dates of any advice?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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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:…

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Question 402 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    Does Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora consider the expected total number of elective case weighted discharges for the full year to be sufficient to meet the elective treatment target, given that Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora reports…

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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 closely monitoring its outputs, and adjusting performance where needed, with the achievement of the 2025/26 milestone for the elective treatment health target being a core purpose of this activity.

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Question 403 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

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    Does Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora consider the expected total number of first specialist assessments (FSA) or the full year to be sufficient to meet the FSA health target, given that Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora reports delivering…

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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 closely monitoring its outputs, and adjusting performance where needed, with the achievement of the 2025/26 milestone for the FSA health target being a core purpose of this activity.

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Question 404 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    Do the hospital and specialist services activity figures reported by Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora for the first quarter of the 2025/26 financial year include activity delivered by outsourced private providers under contract, and if so,…

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised, yes. As patients deserve to be treated and seen as soon as possible, no matter who is delivering the care, this is part of our focus on building a healthcare system that has patients at its centre. I am further advised that…

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Question 405 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    Does Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora expect to meet the budgeted annual deficit target of $200 million for the 2025/26 financial year?

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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 is on track to meet its target for the 2025/26 financial year.

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Question 406 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    What was the overall financial result, including any surplus or deficit for Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora for the first quarter of the 2025/26 financial year and what factors contributed to this Quarter's financial deficit result?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised that the data requested by the Member is subject to auditing.

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Question 416 (2026)

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Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

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    Does Health New Zealand collect the data for all declined referrals for specialist appointments; if not, for which specialist departments does it collect data?

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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 currently validating the decline data. As the Member may be aware, this data will be published once that process is complete.

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Question 417 (2026)

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Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

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    Does Health New Zealand collect data on declined referrals for x rays; if so, for which regions, and why?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised that most Health New Zealand districts collect this data in different forms but it is not collated at a national level. As the Member may appreciate, previous decisions left Health New Zealand dealing with around 6,000…

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418, 419, 420 (2026)

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Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

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    How many referrals, for x rays, did Health New Zealand decline between January 2023 and January 2024?

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    How many referrals, for x rays, did Health New Zealand decline between January 2024 and January 2025?

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    How many referrals, for x rays, has Health New Zealand declined since January 2025?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised that providing this information, as requested by the Member, would require Health New Zealand to undertake a significant manual collation exercise, diverting staff from essential services that deliver access to timely…

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Question 430 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many times has the Napier Health Centre overnight urgent care service been closed, in whole or in part, since 1 November 2024, broken down by month with reason for each closure?

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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 started delivering the Napier Health Centre overnight service on 1 July 2025. I am further advised that as at 29 January 2026, the overnight service has been closed 15 times due to staffing issues. In…

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Question 431 (2026)

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Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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    Further to 53673 (2025), what is the average time taken, if any, between the Ministry of Health receiving a claim for historic abuse and referring it for a decision?

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Hon Matt Doocey

Member for Waimakariri · National Party · Associate Minister of Health

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I am advised that the time to close a file varies on the circumstances with the average being 6 to 8 weeks after it is referred for a decision.

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Question 451 (2026)

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Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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    Further to 54482 (2025), what, if any, process is in place for a survivor to request a review of the offer the Ministry of Health's Historic Abuse Resolution Service makes as a result of the survivor's claim?

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Hon Matt Doocey

Member for Waimakariri · National Party · Associate Minister of Health

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I refer the Member to my response to Written Parliamentary Question 54482 (2025).

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Question 458 (2026)

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Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many, if any, claims for historic abuse have been closed by the Ministry of Health or Crown Health Financing Agency since the service's establishment, listed annually?

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Hon Matt Doocey

Member for Waimakariri · National Party · Associate Minister of Health

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I am advised that the information the Member has requested is not easily accessible and therefore cannot be provided. However, I am informed that there have been approximately 700 cases settled in total, including the Crown Health…

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Question 495 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    What is the current number of nurses in the Health New Zealand Advanced Choice of Employment (ACE) Talent Pool who have Hawke’s Bay as a preferred/selected location, if any?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised that for the Mid-Year 2025 intake, 1 registered nurse selected Hawke's Bay as preferred employer/district. I am further advised that for the End of Year 2025 intake, as at 18 February 2026, 5 registered nurses selected Hawke's…

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Question 498 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    What is the number and FTE of Advanced Choice of Employment (ACE) nursing graduates, if any, who were hired in Hawke’s Bay region during the 2025 calendar year?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised that as of 27 January 2026, a total of 53 graduate registered nurses have been hired by Health New Zealand in Hawkes' Bay through the Advanced Choice of Employment process, across the mid-year and end-of-year 2025 intakes. I…

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Question 771 (2026)

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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 15 December 2025, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Matt Doocey

Member for Waimakariri · National 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 Health New Zealand websites: https://www.health.govt.nz/information-releases/lists-of-advice-provided-to-ministers…

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Question 772 (2026)

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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 15 December 2025, listed by agency, title and date received?

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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…

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Question 773 (2026)

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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 15 December 2025, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Casey Costello

List MP · NZ First 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 Health New Zealand websites: https://www.health.govt.nz/information-releases/lists-of-advice-provided-to-ministers…

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Question 774 (2026)

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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 15 December 2025, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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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:…

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Question 878 (2026)

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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 15 December 2025, by title and date?

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Hon Matt Doocey

Member for Waimakariri · National Party · Associate Minister of Health

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None.

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Question 879 (2026)

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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 15 December 2025, by title and date?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Health

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None.

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Question 880 (2026)

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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 15 December 2025, by title and date?

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Hon Casey Costello

List MP · NZ First Party · Associate Minister of Health

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As Associate Minister of Health, none.

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Question 882 (2026)

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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 15 December 2025, by title and date?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I did not take any papers to Cabinet during the week beginning 15 December 2025.

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Question 1030 (2026)

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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 8 December 2025, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Matt Doocey

Member for Waimakariri · National 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 Health New Zealand websites: https://www.health.govt.nz/information-releases/lists-of-advice-provided-to-ministers…

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Question 1031 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

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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 8 December 2025, listed by agency, title and date received?

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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…

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Question 1032 (2026)

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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 8 December 2025, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Casey Costello

List MP · NZ First 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 Health New Zealand websites: https://www.health.govt.nz/information-releases/lists-of-advice-provided-to-ministers…

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Question 1033 (2026)

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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 8 December 2025, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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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:…

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Question 1137 (2026)

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 8 December 2025, by title and date?

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Hon Matt Doocey

Member for Waimakariri · National Party · Associate Minister of Health

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None.

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Question 1138 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 8 December 2025, by title and date?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Health

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None.

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Question 1139 (2026)

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 8 December 2025, by title and date?

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Hon Casey Costello

List MP · NZ First Party · Associate Minister of Health

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As Associate Minister of Health, I took one paper titled 'Aged Care Ministerial Advisory Group: Appointment' with the Minister of Health to Cabinet on 8 December 2025.

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Question 1140 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 8 December 2025, by title and date?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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As Minister of Health, I took one paper titled 'Aged Care Ministerial Advisory Group: Appointment' with the Associate Minister for Health to Cabinet on 8 December 2025.

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Question 1293 (2026)

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    How much, if anything, separate to the ongoing historic abuse resolution service, did the Ministry of Health spend on responding to the Royal Commission into Abuse in Care’s report in the financial year 2024/2025, listed by expenditure…

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Hon Matt Doocey

Member for Waimakariri · National Party · Associate Minister of Health

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The Ministry of Health incurred no expenditure responding to the Royal Commission into Abuse in Care’s report in the 2024/25 financial year, beyond the ongoing historic abuse resolution service.

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Question 1294 (2026)

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    Were there any staff increases at the Ministry of Health historic abuse resolution service following the announcement on the 9 May 2025 about redress claims for abuse in care, if so, how many?

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Hon Matt Doocey

Member for Waimakariri · National Party · Associate Minister of Health

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I am advised the Ministry of Health has employed two additional fixed term staff for its historic abuse resolution service since the 9 May 2025 announcement.

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1295, 1296 (2026)

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    How much, if anything was spent on overhead costs for the Ministry of Health historic abuse resolution service in the 24/25 FY?

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    How much, if anything, was spent on staffing for the Ministry of Health historic abuse resolution service process in the 24/25 FY?

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Hon Matt Doocey

Member for Waimakariri · National Party · Associate Minister of Health

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I am advised overhead costs for the historic abuse resolution service was met within the Ministry of Health Legal Services budget and not separately quantified.