82128 (2024). Hon Jo Luxton to the Minister for Biosecurity

82128 (2024). Hon Jo Luxton to the Minister for Biosecurity: How many roles working on gene sequencing did MPI employ in the PC3 laboratory(s) in the Wellington Region at the discovery of the H7N6 bird flu incursion and how many of these roles did MPI employ as at 14 October 2023?

Hon Andrew Hoggard: At 14 October 2023 at the PC3 laboratory(s) in the Wellington Region, Biosecurity New Zealand had 3.9 permanent FTE roles working on gene sequencing, and 3.9 as at 1 December 2024, at the discovery of the H7N6 bird flu incursion.