3193 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Health

Written Question

Published date: 26 Feb 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	3193 (2026)
Question asked:	04 Feb 2026
Member asking:	Tangi Utikere
Portfolio:	Minister of Health
Minister replying:	Hon Simeon Brown
Answer received:	22 Feb 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_03193_2026
Document guid:	c915ca7d-ee07-487a-8bf3-e0bd5dae82d8

3193 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Health: How many gastroenterologists, if any, were employed by Palmerston North Hospital as at 1 January 2026, to provide gastroenterology services at Palmerston North Hospital?

Hon Simeon Brown: I am advised that as at 1 January 2026, Health New Zealand had four gastroenterologists working 3.6 FTE at Palmerston North Hospital.