6123 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Health

Written Question

Published date: 19 Mar 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	6123 (2026)
Question asked:	25 Feb 2026
Member asking:	Tangi Utikere
Portfolio:	Minister of Health
Minister replying:	Hon Simeon Brown
Answer received:	15 Mar 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_06123_2026
Document guid:	7bf36ad5-e37e-4d0f-b43c-6a61c4f60fdb

6123 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Health: How many days since 1 January 2026, if any, was the children’s emergency department at Palmerston North Hospital open and available to provide a calm, safe environment solely for children presenting to ED and their family?

Hon Simeon Brown: I am advised that the children's emergency department at Palmerston North Hospital has been open 24 hours a day, every day, since 1 January 2026.