27086 (2026). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health

27086 (2026). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health: How many staff in each Health New Zealand district were on sick leave, ACC leave, or other unplanned leave in each calendar month since 1 July 2022, expressed as a percentage of total funded FTE, broken down by district?

Hon Simeon Brown: I am advised that this information is not held in a consolidated format, and therefore 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.