22273 (2025). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Disability Issues
Written Question
Published date: 21 May 2025
22273 (2025). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Disability Issues: 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: I regularly request and receive advice on a range of topics. In the interest of transparency, both the Ministry of Disabled People - Whaikaha and the Ministry of Social Development publish a list of reports received by my office:
- Ministry of Disabled People: https://www.whaikaha.govt.nz/about-us/corporate-publications/reports-to-the-minister#scroll-to-2
- Ministry of Social Development: www.msd.govt.nz/about-msd-and-our-work/publications-resources/information-releases/reports-to-minister-for-disability-issues/index.html