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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  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…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  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,…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  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…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  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…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  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…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  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,…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  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…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  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…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  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…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  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…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  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,…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  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,…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  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…

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  What is the most recent available attrition rate, if any, measured from commencement to graduation, for each of the Bachelor of Nursing, the Master of Nursing Science, and the New Zealand Diploma in Enrolled Nursing and what attrition…

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many people are projected to graduate as Enrolled Nurses at the end of 2026, 2027 and in 2028 respectively?

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  How many people are projected to graduate as Registered Nurses via a graduate entry master’s degree at the end of 2026, 2027 and in 2028 respectively?

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  How many people are projected to graduate as Registered Nurses via the Bachelor of Nursing at the end of 2026, 2027 and in 2028 respectively?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many people so far have enrolled in a diploma in enrolled nursing in 2026?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many domestic and international students commenced study in 2025 in each of the Bachelor of Nursing, the Master of Nursing Science, and the New Zealand Diploma in Enrolled Nursing?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many people so far have enrolled in a graduate entry master’s degree that leads to a Registered Nurse qualification in 2026?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many people so far have enrolled in a Bachelor of Nursing programme in 2026?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many people enrolled and completed their first year of a Bachelor of Nursing programme in 2025, and how many have continued into their second year of the degree in 2026?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green 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?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 18 May 2026 , including location, event description, and attendees?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office received, if any, during the week beginning 18 May 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  Question published 21 May 2026

  What are the key decision points in the accreditation process for the proposed University of Waikato medical programme, and on what dates are those decisions expected?

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  Question published 22 May 2026

  What is the accreditation strategy and timeline for the proposed University of Waikato medical programme, including current engagement, if any, with the Australian Medical Council and the Medical Council of New Zealand?

Asked by

Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

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  How many nursing graduates completed their qualifications nationally at the end of 2025?

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Shanan Halbert

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to the Minister’s answer to Written Parliamentary Question 19132 (2026), what is the dollar value of this provision, estimated or actual, listed by institute?

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Shanan Halbert

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to the Minister's answer to Written Parliamentary Question 18970 (2026), what was the dollar value of unfunded provision, if any, at New Zealand universities for each calendar year since 2020, listed by year and university?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  What, if anything, is the University of Waikato's intended payment rate per day to GP and primary care providers for medical student placements under its proposed medical school?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  What measures, if any, will be put in place to support the retention and wellbeing of graduate entry students at the proposed University of Waikato medical school?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  What proportion, if any, of the planned investment in infrastructure for the proposed University of Waikato medical school is already contractually committed?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  What proportion, if any, of the planned investment in infrastructure for the proposed University of Waikato medical school is already funded, and from which funding sources?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many supervisors, if any, have been confirmed for the proposed University of Waikato medical programme, broken down by region and by placement type?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  Has the Minister received any assurances that mitigations are in place, or under consideration, to manage the risk that the University of Waikato medical programme's placement payment rates disrupt existing clinical placements at the…

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  Has the Minister requested any advice on the risk that the University of Waikato's medical placement payment rates will create inflationary pressure on medical placement payment rates?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  Will the University of Waikato medical placement payment rate apply uniformly across all general practice and primary care teaching sites; if not, why not?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  What is the estimate of the likely cost of rural and primary care placements under the proposed University of Waikato medical programme?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  Will the University of Waikato deliver 40 weeks of primary care and rural and provincial community placements in Year 3 of its proposed medical programme within its allocated funding, if not why not?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  Will the University of Waikato deliver the full proposed medical programme within the allocated EFTS funding without cross subsidy from other University funding streams, if not why not?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  What is the per student operating cost assumed for the proposed University of Waikato medical programme, and how does that compare with the per student operating cost of the medical programmes at the University of Auckland and the…

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  What is the total EFTS funding, broken down by year and per student, that will be allocated to the proposed University of Waikato medical programme?

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  How, if at all, has artificial intelligence been deployed in a customer service function in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any?

Asked by

Shanan Halbert

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many work based learners received the fees free scheme between 2020 and 2026, listed by ethnicity?

Asked by

Shanan Halbert

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many work based learners received the fees free scheme between 2020 and 2026, listed by region?

Asked by

Shanan Halbert

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many learners received the fees free scheme between 2020 and 2026, listed by category; University, Polytechnic, Wānanga and Private Training Establishment?

Asked by

Shanan Halbert

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many learners received the fees free scheme between 2020 and 2026, listed by ethnicity?

Asked by

Shanan Halbert

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many learners received the fees free scheme between 2020 and 2026, listed by region?

Asked by

Shanan Halbert

List MP · Labour Party

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  What is the ethnic breakdown of learners funded through the Youth Guarantee fund in each year between 2020 and 2026, listed by ethnicity and EFTS?

Asked by

Shanan Halbert

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to the Minister's answer in Oral Questions on the 13th of May 2026, what advice, if any, has she received about NCEA issues that have contributed to the NEETs rate, by date and title?

Asked by

Shanan Halbert

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many learners were funded through Māori and Pasifika Trades Training between 2020 and 2026, listed by region and EFTS?

Asked by

Shanan Halbert

List MP · Labour Party

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  What is the estimated or actual number of learners receiving Youth Guarantee funding in 2026, listed by region and EFTS?

• 19748 (matches this search)

  How many learners were funded through the Youth Guarantee fund in each year between 2020 and 2026, listed by region and EFTS?

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  How many learners are currently funded through the Youth Guarantee Fund in 2026, listed by region and EFTS?

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  How many learners were funded through the Youth Guarantee fund in 2025, listed by region and EFTS?