26 Janurary 2023
T Barnett
[FYI request #21311 email]
Tēnā koe T Barnett,
Your Official Information Act request, reference: HNZ00008529
Thank you for your email of 8 December 2022, asking for the following which has been considered
under the Of icial Information Act 1982 (the Act):
“Under the OIA, I request a copy of the following: Total cost to the taxpayer for the Equity in
Health Conference in Auckland (28 - 29 Nov 2022) Via direct or indirect (funding provided
to contracted services that had staff attend eg NGO/Te Whatu Ora, Te Aka Whai Ora,)
health funding from the ministry of health including ticket cost,
accommodation/transport/wages of public healthcare professionals
(regulated/nonregulated) that attended or spoke”.
Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand understand that the Equity Health Conference in Auckland
was not sponsored or organised by Te Toka Tumai Auckland (Auckland District). Although there
were speakers from Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand in attendance, the Equity Health
Conference (EHC) was a privately organised event. Therefore, we have no records of costs or
attendance at this event. Doctors and nurses who attended may have paid for their attendance out
of their own private funds or used funds from their Medical Education fund.
Therefore, your request is refused under 18(g) of the Act as the information you have requested is
not held by Te Whatu Ora and we have no grounds to believe that the information is held by
another department, Minister of the Crown or agency.
How to get in contact
If you have any questions, you can contact us at
[email address]
If you are not happy with this response, you have the right to make a complaint to the
Ombudsman. Information about how to do this is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
by phoning 0800 802 602.
Nāku iti noa, nā
Sasha Wood
Interim Lead OIA & Proactive Release
Government Partnership and Risk
TeWhatuOra.govt.nz
Te Whatu Ora, PO Box 793,
Wel ington 6140, New Zealand
