44090 (2025). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health

44090 (2025). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health: How many children in year 8 or under have had dental care from the community oral health service in the last two years, as a number and percentage of the total eligible?

Hon Simeon Brown: I am advised that this specific retrospective data, as requested by the Member, is not currently held centrally in an easily reportable format by Health New Zealand. I do not consider it to be in the public interest to divert staff from essential services to undertake a substantial collation exercise across districts. However, I refer the Member to Health New Zealand's website: https://www.tewhatuora.govt.nz/for-health-professionals/data-and-statistics/oral-health/age-5-and-year-8-data