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17 April 2019
Te Ringa Manu Mihaka
[FYI request #9896 email]
Ref: H201901868
Dear Te Ringa Manu Mihaka
Partial transfer of request for official information to all District Health Boards (DHBs)
Thank you for your request for official information, received on 21 March 2019 requesting:
“…all information regarding funding, contracts, communications, applications for
funding, contracts, provision of services and all other matters, made to the Ministry of
Health or any of its subsidiaries including District Health Boards, to an organisation
known as 'Nga Hau E Wha', including a copy of the contract number 356272/00 -
Management and co-ordination of Nga Hau E Wha (NHEW), and all previous
contracts with this organisation.
I further request all information held by the Ministry of Health or any of its subsidiaries
including District Health Boards regarding the Chairperson (or former Chairperson)
Victoria Roberts, and others associated with NHEW including Jak Wild and Tui
Taurua Peihopa - in particular any and all communication with Tui Taurua Peihopa or
anyone from the organisation NHEW regarding the letter sent to her in about June
last year regarding her misleading claim to being a "clinician".”
On 28 March 2019, the Ministry of Health (the Ministry) asked you to confirm if you also
require your request to be transferred to all DHBs, as the Ministry can only provide
information it holds in relation to your request. The Ministry received confirmation from you to
proceed with the transfer on 16 April 2019.
As such, I have decided to transfer your request to all DHBs. You can expect a response
from the Ministry and individual DHBs in due course. It is important to note that the statutory
time-frame for DHBs to respond will start from the date of the transfer.
Yours sincerely
Zoe Royden
Acting Manager
OIA Services
Office of the Director-General