6116 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Health

6116 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Health: 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 and their family?

Hon Simeon Brown: Yes. The children’s emergency department at Palmerston North Hospital is available and operating 24 hours per day 7 days per week and provides a calm, safe environment for children and their family.