45356 (2025). Debbie Ngarewa-Packer to the Minister of Health

Written Question

Published date: 13 Oct 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	45356 (2025)
Question asked:	18 Sep 2025
Member asking:	Debbie Ngarewa-Packer
Portfolio:	Minister of Health
Minister replying:	Hon Simeon Brown
Answer received:	08 Oct 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_45356_2025
Document guid:	e98d44c2-de2b-4d73-8635-609a4d9a666e

45356 (2025). Debbie Ngarewa-Packer to the Minister of Health: How many kaumātua, if any, have been unable to have their dentures replaced due to cost or administrative delays over the past 12 months?

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.