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Lester Levy: New Health New Zealand commissioner says agency has an over-spending problem, not an under-funding problem

Published: July 24, 2024, 8:03 p.m.

The new Tsar of the health system says the agency has an over-spending problem,\xa0not an under-funding problem. \xa0

The Government's sacked the board of Health New Zealand, replacing it solely with the chair Lester Levy and giving him a new title of\xa0commissioner.\xa0

Levy intends to appoint four regional leaders.\xa0

The Government claims its overspending at a rate of about $130 million a month. \xa0

Incoming Commissioner Lester Levy told Mike Hosking they need to fix the over-spend.\xa0

\u201cBecause if you don\u2019t do that, then when more money comes in from the Government on behalf of the taxpayer, that money simply goes to fund deficits; it doesn\u2019t actually fund additional health services.\u201d\xa0

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