22831 (2025). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health

22831 (2025). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health: How many times since 27 November 2023 have public hospitals operated without a doctor physically present on site, listed by hospital and date(s)?

Hon Simeon Brown: I am advised that this specific information, as requested by the Member, is not held by Health New Zealand. As per Speakers' Rulings, I consider that the time, and hence the expense, of answering the Member’s question is not in the public interest. I refer the Member to Written Parliamentary Question 22829 (2025).