Dear Chris,

Thank you for your request for official information, received by the
Ministry of Health on 26 June 2018. The Ministry's reference number for
your request is: H201804653.
If you need to contact us at any stage about your request, please quote
this reference number in your correspondence.

You requested:

"I would like to request how many community pharmacies in Auckland have
closed in the last 10 years.

I would like to know when each pharmacy closed.

Also, I would like to know in which suburb each pharmacy was located in
Auckland."

Your request has been logged and you can expect a reply no later than 24
July 2018 as required under the Official Information Act 1982.

Please note that a working day is defined in the Act as ‘any day of the
week other than a Saturday, Sunday, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Anzac Day,
Labour Day, the Sovereigns birthday, Waitangi Day and a day in the period
commencing 25 December in any year and ending 15 January in the following
year.

If a large amount of information has been requested or if the Ministry
needs to consult in order to make a decision, we may need to extend this
date (this is provided for in section 15A of the Act).  We will advise you
if such an extension is necessary.

Yours sincerely,

Imogen Holmstead-Scott

[Ministry of Health request email]
Ministerial Services  l  Government Services  l  Office of the Director
General

[1]http://www.health.govt.nz

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Dear Chris

Please find attached the Ministry's response to your request for official
information re: Pharmacy Closures in Auckland.  We trust this information
fulfils your request.

Regards
Jamie Robertson

Jamie Robertson
Executive Assistant to the Group Manager
Medsafe
Protection, Regulation and Assurance
Ministry of Health

Work email: [email address]
Work phone: 04 819 6800

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