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11yo writes to PM mad about $250m Parliament upgrade as Starship faces ICU shortage Newshub 2 hrs ago © Newshub / The AM Show / Supplied Watch Cooper Sinclair and his mum on The AM Show. Jacinda Ardern is yet to respond to an 11-year-old mad about a $250 million spend-up on parliamentary offices when Starship Hospital is facing an ICU shortage.  Cooper Sinclair wrote to the Prime Minister on April 14 asking if she d consider giving some of the money to upgrade Parliament to Starship, which is seeking $8 million from the public to pay for more paediatric intensive care units.  Starship, one of the first purpose-built children s hospitals in New Zealand, had earlier this month secured $7 million in pledges and donations for the $40 million project. The Government has committed $25 million. The rest is being fundraised. 

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