25648 (2026). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health

25648 (2026). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health: How many laboratory tests, including but not limited to blood cultures, full blood counts, and urine tests, were ordered for hospital inpatients at each of Kaitāia, Bay of Islands, and Dargaville hospitals in each month from 1 November 2025 to the most recent month for which complete data is held, broken down by test type?

Hon Simeon Brown: I am advised that providing the Member with this information would require Health New Zealand to undertake a substantial manual collation exercise and divert staff from their core duties. In accordance with Speaker’s Ruling 210-6, I consider that the time, and hence the expense, of answering the Member’s question is not in the public interest.