13294 (2026). Ingrid Leary to the Minister for Mental Health

Written Question

Published date: 23 Apr 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	13294 (2026)
Question asked:	09 Apr 2026
Member asking:	Ingrid Leary
Portfolio:	Minister for Mental Health
Minister replying:	Hon Matt Doocey
Answer received:	19 Apr 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_13294_2026
Document guid:	76e94371-d69e-4107-9532-17aaa0a544ab

13294 (2026). Ingrid Leary to the Minister for Mental Health: How many inpatient beds are there currently available for youth in acute mental health need, in Otago and Southland, if any?

Hon Matt Doocey: I am advised that Health New Zealand has three acute child and adolescent inpatient facilities, located in Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch. I am further advised that the Child and Family Unit at Starship Hospital in Auckland has 18 beds, and takes admissions from Northland, Waitematā, Auckland, Counties Manukau, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Taranaki, Lakes, and Tairawhiti districts. The Rangatahi Adolescent Unit at Kenepuru Hospital in Wellington has 12 beds, and takes admissions from Hawke’s Bay, MidCentral, Whanganui, Wairarapa, Hutt Valley, and Capital and Coast districts. Ngā Kākano, at Hillmorton Hospital in Christchurch, has 16 beds and takes admissions from Nelson Marlborough, West Coast, Canterbury, South Canterbury, and Southern districts.