25 March 2024
A McKee
[FYI request #25872 email]
Tēnā koe A
Your request for official information, reference: HNZ00039067
Thank you for your email on 26 February 2024, asking Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora for the
following under the Of icial Information Act 1982 (the Act):
“Please provide copies of any communication between Health New Zealand (or the former
DHBs) and the Ministry of Health or the Pharmaceutical Council on the subject of discount
pharmacy operators, Chemist Warehouse or Woolworths / Countdown between 2013 and
2023.”
Response
I am refusing your request under 18(g) of the Act, as the information requested does not exist with
Health NZ.
Any monitoring of this subject was not undertaken by the Pharmacy Council of New Zealand. We
believe this would have been undertaken by Medsafe, and therefore you would be best to contact
the Ministry of Health for any further information. However, this is with the caveat that it is highly
likely any documents within scope would be considered commercially sensitive.
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