20217 (2026). Debbie Ngarewa-Packer to the Associate Minister of Health
Written Question
Published date: 11 Jun 2026
20217 (2026). Debbie Ngarewa-Packer to the Associate Minister of Health: What reports, briefings, aide-mémoires, and advice, if any, has the Minister received regarding the potential impact on Māori health outcomes of Pharmac's proposal to remove Māori ethnicity as an eligibility criterion for Type 2 diabetes medicines?
Hon David Seymour: Titles of all advice that I have received that support delivering access to timely, quality healthcare for all New Zealanders have been, or will be, proactively released on the Ministry of Health, Health New Zealand and Pharmac websites:
https://www.health.govt.nz/information-releases/lists-of-advice-provided-to-ministers
https://www.tewhatuora.govt.nz/publications
https://pharmac.govt.nz/news-and-resources/official-information-act/list-of-ministerial-briefings