44283 (2025). Debbie Ngarewa-Packer to the Minister of Health

Written Question

Published date: 08 Oct 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	44283 (2025)
Question asked:	10 Sep 2025
Member asking:	Debbie Ngarewa-Packer
Portfolio:	Minister of Health
Minister replying:	Hon Simeon Brown
Answer received:	02 Oct 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_44283_2025
Document guid:	4de06277-f679-4800-9d3b-92996fcc3a84

44283 (2025). Debbie Ngarewa-Packer to the Minister of Health: What is the average wait time for Māori to access emergency dental treatment in the Far North, if at all?

Hon Simeon Brown: I am advised that this specific information, as requested by the Member, is not currently held 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.