Thank you for contacting the Hon Simeon Brown, Minister of Health,
Minister for State Owned Enterprises, and Minister for Auckland.

If the topic of your correspondence falls outside of the Minister's
portfolio responsibilities, expresses a personal view, or is copied to
multiple Members of Parliament, then your email will be noted, and it may
be transferred to another Minister’s office, or there may be no further
response to you.

If your correspondence is related to a constituent matter, please get in
touch with the Minister’s electorate team by email
at [1][email address]

 

If it’s a medical emergency – call 111

This can include chest pain or tightness, difficulty breathing, choking,
severe bleeding or bleeding that won’t stop, sudden weakness or difficulty
talking, fainting or unconsciousness.

 

Associate Health Ministers

Please note that all emails are read, however please do not expect a
response from this office if your email relates to the below matters as
these responsibilities are delegated to Associate Ministers of Health.

·       Hon Matt Doocey, Minister for Mental Health and Associate Minister
of Health. If your matter relates to mental health, neurodiversity,
nutrition, or rural health, you can contact Hon Doocey by
emailing [2][email address].

·       Hon Casey Costello, Associate Minister of Health. If your matter
relates to emergency services, women’s health, aged care, or smoking and
vaping, you can contact Hon Costello by
emailing [3][email address].

·       Hon David Seymour, Associate Minister of Health. If your matter
relates to Pharmac, Medsafe, or medicines funding and supply, you can
contact Hon Seymour by emailing [4][email address].

Further delegations details of Associate Ministers of Health can be
found [5]here.

Other health support and services

·       Healthline – call free on 0800 611 116

·       If you’re concerned or not sure about something

·       If you can’t access a GP or you don’t have one

·       For advice about what’s happening for you and next steps

·       If you want advice on finding services near you
visit [6]Healthpoint.

·       If you want information on COVID-19, call the COVID-19 Healthline
on 0800 358 5453.

·       If you are feeling stressed, a bit overwhelmed or just need
someone to talk to Freecall or text 1737 any time for support from a
trained counsellor.

·       Call the Vaccination Healthline for information about COVID-19,
flu, MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella), Boostrix (whooping cough) on 0800
28 29 26 8AM – 5:30PM Monday to Friday.

·       You can also visit: [7]bookmyvaccine.health.nz.

·       If you or your family are not happy with public health services
received, you can [8]contact Health New Zealand.

·       If you would like to raise a complaint about a health and
disability service,  you can also [9]contact the Health and Disability
Commissioner.

 

References

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Dear Brendon,

Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) request, received on 28th October 2025, in which you requested the following information:

"Have you had or requested any advise on whether NZ should emulate the US healthcare system?"

Your request will be answered within the provisions of the Official Information Act.

Kind regards,
Office of Hon Simeon Brown
Minister of Health, Minister for State Owned Enterprises, Minister for Auckland

Email: [email address]
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

-----Original Message-----
From: Brendon Mills <[FOI #32683 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 28 October 2025 5:33 PM
To: Simeon Brown (MIN) <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - US Healthcare System

Dear Simeon Brown,

Have you had or requested any advise on whether NZ should emulate the US healthcare system?

Yours faithfully,

Brendon Mills

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Dear Brendon,

Thank you for your request for information, received on 29 October 2025, to the office of Hon Simeon Brown, Minister of Health, for:

"Have you had or requested any advise on whether NZ should emulate the US healthcare system?"

We are contacting you to refine your request. As it is currently worded, your request is likely to require searching through a considerable amount of information, and section 18(f) of the Official Information Act may apply. In order to provide you with information sooner and in order to work within a more manageable request, are you happy to refine your request to a specific area of the US healthcare system?

We would appreciate if you could respond by COB 6 November 2025, so that we can consider your refinement in our response to your request.

Please note, under section 15 of the Official Information Act 1982, any clarification or amendments made to a request within seven working days after the date it is received, that request may be treated as a new request and the time limit for the response restarts.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards,

Office of Hon Simeon Brown
Minister of Health, Minister for State Owned Enterprises, Minister for Auckland

Email: [email address]
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

-----Original Message-----
From: Simeon Brown (MIN) <[email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, 29 October 2025 2:48 PM
To: Brendon Mills <[FOI #32683 email]>
Subject: SBOIA25-940 RE: Official Information request - US Healthcare System

Dear Brendon,

Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) request, received on 28th October 2025, in which you requested the following information:

"Have you had or requested any advise on whether NZ should emulate the US healthcare system?"

Your request will be answered within the provisions of the Official Information Act.

Kind regards,
Office of Hon Simeon Brown
Minister of Health, Minister for State Owned Enterprises, Minister for Auckland

Email: [email address]
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

-----Original Message-----
From: Brendon Mills <[FOI #32683 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 28 October 2025 5:33 PM
To: Simeon Brown (MIN) <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - US Healthcare System

Dear Simeon Brown,

Have you had or requested any advise on whether NZ should emulate the US healthcare system?

Yours faithfully,

Brendon Mills

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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #32683 email]

Is [Simeon Brown request email] the wrong address for Official Information requests to Simeon Brown? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://fyi....

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