9248 (2025). Ingrid Leary to the Minister for Mental Health

Written Question

Published date: 20 Mar 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	9248 (2025)
Question asked:	06 Mar 2025
Member asking:	Ingrid Leary
Portfolio:	Minister for Mental Health
Minister replying:	Hon Matt Doocey
Answer received:	16 Mar 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_09248_2025
Document guid:	4af632ad-6f83-4e12-ac01-58be9d8bf154

9248 (2025). Ingrid Leary to the Minister for Mental Health: Has government investment in Kaupapa Māori mental health and addiction services increased since October 2023; if so, by how much, and how has this been allocated?

Hon Matt Doocey: I am advised that Health New Zealand's Hauora Māori Services directorate received additional funding of $1,659,187.84 in FY2024/25 for Kaupapa Māori mental health and addiction services for acute crisis respite support, and to help meet cost pressures across services. I am further advised that this excludes demand-driven services where a unit price increase has been applied in FY2024/25. Due to the nature of the invoice-based expenditure, the total funding associated with this uplift is not able to be confirmed until the conclusion of the financial year.