3528 (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:	3528 (2026)
Question asked:	08 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_03528_2026
Document guid:	84526bc1-7269-4ff0-8cbb-7498d5ade358

3528 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Health: How many days, if any, was the Children’s ED open in Palmerston North Hospital during the period 1 January 2026 to 31 January 2026?

Hon Simeon Brown: I am advised that the children’s emergency department in Palmerston North Hospital was open and operating 24 hours a day, every day in January 2026.