55158 (2025). Hon Kieran McAnulty to the Minister of Health

55158 (2025). Hon Kieran McAnulty to the Minister of Health: What is the forecast completion date for Temporary In-patient Unit, Hawke’s Bay Hospital, and how has that changed since its inclusion in the Government’s 20 July 2025 Beehive press release titled “Infrastructure projects to drive jobs and growth”, as at 24 November 2025?

Hon Simeon Brown: I am advised that, as part of our focus on putting patients first and ensuring all New Zealanders have access to timely, quality healthcare, the practical completion for the Hawke's Bay Temporary Inpatients Unit is forecast for July 2026. There has been no change to this date.