2 March 2020
Wendy Pond
[FYI request #12162 email]
Tēnā koe
Ms Pond
Official Information Act Request
Thank you for your request for information dated 5 February 2020 for Whenuakite 1080 poisoning
operation Nov 2019 - report by Public Health Officer.
I enclose all the information which is covered by your request.
1. Please provide a copy of the report by the HSNO Enforcement Officer who observed the
operation.
2. Please state what office the HSNO Enforcement Officer holds within the WDHB.
3. Is this officer the Public Health Officer?
Our responses to your questions are below:
1. Please provide a copy of the report by the HSNO Enforcement Officer who
observed the operation.
A copy of the report is attached.
2. Please state what office the HSNO Enforcement Officer holds within the WDHB.
The HSNO Enforcement Officer is part of the Health Protection team within the Waikato
Public Health Unit.
3. Is this the Public Health Officer?
The HSNO Enforcement Officer is a Health Protection Officer designated under the
Health Act 1956. They are considered a Public Health Officer. But they are not the only
type of Public Health Officer, for example: other Public Health Officers include the
Medical Officer of Health.
Nāku iti noa, nā
Philip Grady
General Manager Strategy, Funding and Public Health (Acting)