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PO Box 5013
Wellington 6140
New Zealand
T+64 4 496 2000
Wendy Pond
By email:
[FYI request #12602 email]
Ref:
H202002250
Dear Ms Wendy Pond
Notification of partial transfer to Canterbury district health board and response to
your request for official information
Thank you for your request of 25 April 2020 under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act)
for:
“1. Please provide a copy of the permission granted by Greymouth MOH for the 2014
Kaiata Range aerial 1080 operation conducted by TbFree NZ. The File Reference
number is 14/767/GRYPH/CB.
2. Please provide a copy of the audit of this operation.
3. Please provide documentation confirming that MOH has been informed that
Bovine Tuberculosis was eradicated in Australia by controlling stock movements,
particularly movement of bulls to sire herds.”
The Ministry of Health does not hold information pertaining to parts 1 and 2 of your request. I
have been advised that the information you have requested is more aligned with the
functions of Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB).
As a result, I have decided to transfer these parts of your request to CDHB in accordance
with section 14 of the Act. You can expect a response from CDHB in due course.
Please be advised that part 3 of your request is refused under section 18(e) of the Act, as
the information does not exist.
You have the right, under section 28 of the Act, to ask the Ombudsman to review any
decisions made in this response and transfer.
Yours sincerely
Zoe Royden
Acting Manager OIA Services
Office of the Director-General