Simeon Brown
@SimeonBrownMP
MP for Pakuranga. Minister of Health, State Owned Enterprises, and Auckland. Auth by S Brown, 120 Pakuranga Road, Auckland. OIAs: [email protected].
Life-changing care for heart failure patients in Hawke’s Bay: a new digital model means faster treatment and fewer hospital visits. Patients can now be supported from home, saving time, stress, and travel. It’s all part of our plan to put patients first.
Looking forward to hearing from Labour why this is simultaneously not enough, too much, a bad idea and something they would have done anyway 😂
#BREAKING: A new medical school will be built at the University of Waikato as part of our plan to train more doctors and grow our health workforce. That means 120 more doctors will be trained right here in New Zealand every year. We're delivering a more responsive health system…
BIG NEWS: National is establishing a new medical school in the Waikato to train more GPs and rural doctors. It’s a major investment in patients, the economy, and a stronger health workforce – so Kiwis can get the care they need, closer to home.
Inflation remains within the target band at 2.7%. That’s way down from the 7.3% it reached under Labour. This is the fourth consecutive quarter where inflation has stayed in the target range, and that’s thanks to National’s responsible economic management. The effect that…
National is getting on with building the roads, schools and hospitals our country needs. Improving the quality of New Zealand’s infrastructure is key to growing the economy and creating more jobs.
More Labour Lies talking down our healthcare system. The facts: ✅ Nurse turnover was 14% in 2022 – it’s down to 8%. ✅ 2,100 more nurses and 600 more doctors at Health NZ since 2023. ✅ Record health investment to put patients first. Labour talk. National delivers.
Great news for heart patients across the North Island: Tauranga’s new state-of-the-art cath lab is now open. It means faster treatment, less travel, and better outcomes for patients from Taupō to Rotorua. We’re putting patients first by delivering more care, closer to home.
National is focused on putting patients first and delivering timely, quality healthcare for all New Zealanders. That’s why we’ve brought back the health targets Labour scrapped. There is more work to do, but the good news is that wait lists are now reducing.
#BREAKING: Thousands more Auckland students will soon learn in warm and dry classrooms. We’re delivering 137 new rooms – including 2 for Bucklands Beach Intermediate and 8 for Macleans College in Pakuranga – so every student can succeed. beehive.govt.nz/release/120-mi…
🚨 Big move for NZ tech: Govt launches the NZ Institute for Advanced Technology – focused on AI, quantum & synthetic bio. 🔬 $231M invested 🌏 HQ in Auckland ⚙️ First project: magnetic materials in Wellington A future-ready NZ starts here. #NZIAT #TechForGrowth #InnovationNZ