17329 (2026). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health

17329 (2026). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health: Has he shared any project or programme reports on the New Dunedin Hospital Inpatient Building with Joint Ministers, the Treasury, or the Infrastructure Commission since 1 November 2025 if so with whom and on what dates?

Hon Simeon Brown: As Minister, I regularly engage with my Ministerial colleagues on a range of issues affecting my portfolio through various channels, including in-person conversations, phone calls, and discussions on portfolio matters at Cabinet Committees. Accordingly, the information requested is not available in an easily reportable format. It would not be a good use of taxpayer-funded staff’s time to collate and organise by topic a list of all correspondence I have had on this topic. It would not be in the public interest to do so.