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Marc Smith
By email: [FYI request #15554 email]
Ref:
H202106373
Tēnā koe Marc
Response to your request for official information
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) on 25 May 2021 for:
“All reports, aides-memoire, memos, and other briefings sent to the Minister of Health
from 1 January 2020 to 30 April 2021 that inform the Minister of Health about racism in the
New Zealand Health system.
I limit my request to such papers that contain the term 'race' or 'racist' or 'racism' or 'racial'
as these are very strong key terms”
Information in response to your request is outlined in Appendix 1 of this letter.
I trust this fulfils your request. Under section 28(3) of the Act you have the right to ask the
Ombudsman to review any decisions made under this request. The Ombudsman may be
contacted by email at:
[email address] or by calling 0800 802 602.
Please note that this response, with your personal details removed, may be published on the
Ministry of Health website at:
www.health.govt.nz/about-ministry/information-releases. Nāku noa, nā
Cheree Shortland-Nuku
Acting Deputy Director-General
Māori Health Directorate
Appendix 1: List of documents for release
#
Date
Document details
Decision on release
1
23 February
Aide-Memoire: H20210315
Released with some information
2021
Meeting with the New Zealand
withheld under the following
Human Rights Commission on 26 sections of the Act:
February 2021
• Section 9(2)(a) – to protect
the privacy of natural
persons.
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