24048 (2025). Ingrid Leary to the Minister for Mental Health

Written Question

Published date: 05 Jun 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	24048 (2025)
Question asked:	21 May 2025
Member asking:	Ingrid Leary
Portfolio:	Minister for Mental Health
Minister replying:	Hon Matt Doocey
Answer received:	29 May 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_24048_2025
Document guid:	127ec8b3-9e55-498e-8b29-e5355c163743

24048 (2025). Ingrid Leary to the Minister for Mental Health: What evidence do Health New Zealand have about injecting drug use amongst Pacifica and Asian New Zealanders, and is this publicly available?

Hon Matt Doocey: I am advised this information isn't regularly collected. However, I refer the Member to a range of information that is publicly available on the following websites: https://www.health.govt.nz/publications/mental-health-and-problematic-substance-use-data-explorer https://www.health.govt.nz/system/files/2011-11/drug-use-in-nz-v2-jan2010.pdf https://www.nznep.org.nz/media/pdfs/422.pdf.