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