32708 (2025). Ricardo Menéndez March to the Minister of Immigration

32708 (2025). Ricardo Menéndez March to the Minister of Immigration: What medical conditions, if any, have been cited as the reason for visa applications of applicants above 18 years old being declined on the basis of not meeting the Acceptable Standard of Health since 01 January 2023, broken down by visa type, and number of cases per condition?

Hon Erica Stanford: I am advised that to provide this information would require substantial collation. Immigration New Zealand would need to manually check every temporary and residence application declined over 01 January 2023 - 30 June 2025 to obtain this information. This would remove Ministry staff from their core duties and therefore the greater public interest in the effective and efficient administration of the public service would not be served.