18 June 2025
Grace Lane
[FYI request #31254 email] Tēnā koe Grace
Your request for official information, reference: HNZ00090443
Thank you for your email on 9 June 2025, asking Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora for the
following under the Official Information Act 1982 (the OIA):
The median wait times for patients to be admitted to the emergency department at
Wellington hospital, divided into each triage category 1-5 for each month in 2023 and 2024.
Response
The table below summarises by triage level and year / month of discharge the median number of
minutes from arrival to discharge for patients presenting to Wellington Emergency Department.
This data is from presentation to ED and then discharge to a ward.
Triage category
Year
Month
1
2
3
4
5
2023
Jan
295
339
419
287
112
Feb
259
351
481
312
143
Mar
247
377
478
313
155
Apr
243
360
467
297
101
May
264
361
473
298
115
Jun
302
356
456
288
159
Jul
234
368
479
310
114
Aug
262
397
487
294
134
Sep
276
365
470
295
116
Oct
226
364
451
304
150
Nov
256
360
482
310
93
Dec
259
367
434
273
119
2024
Jan
208
354
438
302
94
Feb
256
362
422
293
125
Mar
253
345
426
277
107
Apr
284
346
413
274
103
May
210
341
418
282
127
Jun
274
381
453
312
137
Jul
247
369
455
284
122
Aug
270
368
470
268
113
Sep
220
377
471
269
106
Oct
247
363
452
272
84
Nov
216
373
470
298
93
Dec
213
375
449
284
109
Please note this data is provisional and has not been through the quality assurance process for
published data, therefore this may be subject to change.
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Nāku iti noa, nā
Danielle Coe
Manager (OIAs) – Government Services
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora
TeWhatuOra.govt.nz
Health NZ, PO Box 793,
Wellington 6140, New Zealand