The Ministry of Health has no plans to follow Australia's lead and bring in penalties for parents who don't vaccinate their children.
The Australia government sparked controversy with a policy to cut welfare payments for any parents who didn't vaccinate their children.
Responding to questions under the Official Information Act, the Ministry of Health says there's been no work in the last two years on any penalties for those who avoid vaccinations.
The Ministry says there was brief discussion on linking benefits to immunisations in 2012, but the government quickly rejected it.
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