22220 (2025). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Child Poverty Reduction

Written Question
Published date: 21 May 2025
22220 (2025). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Child Poverty Reduction: What advice, if any, did the Minister receive prior to the introduction of legislation that would halt pay equity claims about halting the following claims listed by date and title: -Social Service Workers (5 NGOs) -Primary practice nurses and health care assistants -CSWs 1 -CSWs 2 -CSWs 3 -Front line Managers and Coordinators -Plunket Administration/Clerical -Plunket Nurses and Clinical -Community Midwives in Primary birthing units -Hospice Nurses and Health Care Assistants (Nurse Practitioners, RNs, ENs HCA) -Primary Care Administration -Primary Care Nurses -Access Community Nurses -Labtests Awanui -Nurses in Residential Care -NZ Artificial Limb Service -Sexual Wellbeing Aotearoa?
Hon Louise Upston: In my capacity as Minister for Child Poverty Reduction I regularly request and receive advice on a range of topics. In the interest of transparency, a list of reports received by my office from the Ministry of Social Development is regularly published on the Ministry of Social Development website: www.msd.govt.nz/about-msd-and-our-work/publications-resources/information-releases/reports-to-the-minister-for-child-poverty-reduction/index.html.