11 April 2024
Shaun
[FYI request #24698 email]
Tēnā koe Shaun
Your request for official information, reference: HNZ00038542
Thank you for your email on 15 February 2024, asking Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora for the
following under the Of icial Information Act 1982 (the Act):
The list of agencies provided in attachment 1 does appear to answer the thrust of my
original request (it looks like this response may have been posted to the older request
thread).
In my initial request I asked for some details about the funded NGOs - name, contact
details, area of operation, services provided, and access criteria. Now that a list has been
generated, is it possible to also provide these details? Or alternatively understand the
reasons for refusing that part of the request?
I appreciate this has asked for information that is apparently difficult to collate - I am
grateful for the work that has gone into this.
Response
Due to the number of contracts Health NZ holds with providers, we advised you on 26 March that
we are only able to provide you with information we can extract from our contract management
database.
We asked that you confirm whether you would like us to extract this information as per the example
provided in the letter.
We have a statutory obligation to make a decision on your request by 11 April 2024. As we have
not received a response from you advising whether you wanted us to proceed with our extraction
option, we are refusing your request under section 12(2) as your request was not specified with
due particularity, and section 18(f), as it requires substantial collation.
I have considered whether fixing a charge for the supply of the information or extending the
timeframe for response would enable Health NZ to respond. I do not consider that either option
would remove the impact that supplying the information would have on our other operations.
How to get in touch
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.
As this information may be of interest to other members of the public, Health NZ may proactively
release a copy of this response on our website. Al requester data, including your name and
contact details, wil be removed prior to release.
Nāku iti noa, nā
Danielle Coe
Manager (OIA) Government Services
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora
TeWhatuOra.govt.nz
Health NZ, PO Box 793,
Wel ington 6140, New Zealand