24 August 2021
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Phone +64 4 495 7200
dia.govt.nz
Paul Jones
fyi-request-20159-
[email address]
Tēnā koe Paul
Official Information Act request 2223-0103 – Request for stil born registration statistics
Thank you for your Official Information Act (Act) request received by the Department of Internal
Affairs (Department) on 6 August 2021.
You requested –
•
The number of Stil Births registered broken down into monthly totals for the past 5 years
until now.
In response to your request, please refer to Appendix A, attached. Appendix A provides you with
the fol owing information:
• Table one: Breakdown of stillborn registrations, per month, for the period 1 January
2017 to 16 August 2022
As this information may be of interest to other members of the public, the Department has
decided to proactively release a copy of this response on the DIA website. Al requestor data,
including your name and contact details, will be removed prior to release. The released
response will be made available here: https://www.dia.govt.nz/Official-Information-Act-
Requests-2.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision.
Information about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
freephone 0800 802 602.
Ngā mihi
Julia Taylor
Manager Operational Policy and Official Correspondence
Service Delivery and Operations