External Consultant Spend
Evans made this Official Information request to Canterbury District Health Board
The request was refused by Canterbury District Health Board.
From: Evans
Dear Canterbury District Health Board,
Please can you provide the names of external consultancy firms that have been engaged by CDHB between 1 July 2020 and 1 July 2021 along with the total amount spent with each company.
Yours faithfully,
Mr Evans
From: Kathleen Smitheram
Canterbury District Health Board
Dear Mr Evans
We are considering your request for information under the guidelines of
the NZ Ombudsman and against the Official Information Act (1982) section
12(1)a-e) “Right of Access to Certain Official Information” i.e. that the
person requesting the information is:
(a) a New Zealand citizen; or
(b) a permanent resident of New Zealand; or
(c) a person who is in New Zealand; or
(d) a body corporate which is incorporated in New Zealand; or
(e) a body corporate which is incorporated outside New Zealand, but which
has a place of business in New Zealand
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Can you please provide verification that you fit the above criteria for
requesting Official Information from the CDHB. We do not have the
capacity to respond to overseas Official Information Act requests.
At present all we have for you is an email address. Could you please
provide us with:
Your full name, a residential and/or business address within NZ and a
contact phone number (NZ landline or mobile ph.) Please note: This
information will not be made public it is just for our records only.
We have logged your request (CDHB 10781) however we have put your request
on hold while we await the above verification and the clarification of
your request below.
Clarification of request:
Can you also clarify/refine for us please that the information you are
seeking is for Business Advisory Consultancy Services (excluding
construction).
Kind regards
Kathleen Smitheram
Canterbury District Health Board and West Coast District Health Board
Official Information Act Co-ordinator, Planning and Funding
Level 2, 32 Oxford Terrace
PO Box 1600
Christchurch 8140
(DDI (03) 364 4134 | *[email address];
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From: Kathleen Smitheram
Canterbury District Health Board
Dear Mr Evans,
I am writing to advise, as Canterbury DHB hasn’t received verification, we
are closing our OIA request.
Lara
Nâku iti noa, nâ
Lara Williams
Administrator | Planning and Funding
Canterbury District Health Board
( ddi: 364 4140, or extension 62140
* email: [1][email address]
Hours Monday, Thursday, Friday, 9am-2.30, Tuesday, Wednesday 9am-4pm
32 Oxford Terrace, Planning & Funding, PO Box 1600, Christchurch 8140
From: Kathleen Smitheram
Sent: Wednesday, 15 December 2021 1:42 PM
To: [FOI #17961 email]
Cc: Ralph La salle <[email address]>; Lara Williams
(Administrator) <[email address]>
Subject: Verification of eligibility and clarification please RE Official
Information Act request CDHB 10781 Acknowledgement letter
Dear Mr Evans
We are considering your request for information under the guidelines of
the NZ Ombudsman and against the Official Information Act (1982) section
12(1)a-e) “Right of Access to Certain Official Information” i.e. that the
person requesting the information is:
(a) a New Zealand citizen; or
(b) a permanent resident of New Zealand; or
(c) a person who is in New Zealand; or
(d) a body corporate which is incorporated in New Zealand; or
(e) a body corporate which is incorporated outside New Zealand, but which
has a place of business in New Zealand
[2]https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/publ...
Can you please provide verification that you fit the above criteria for
requesting Official Information from the CDHB. We do not have the
capacity to respond to overseas Official Information Act requests.
At present all we have for you is an email address. Could you please
provide us with:
Your full name, a residential and/or business address within NZ and a
contact phone number (NZ landline or mobile ph.) Please note: This
information will not be made public it is just for our records only.
We have logged your request (CDHB 10781) however we have put your request
on hold while we await the above verification and the clarification of
your request below.
Clarification of request:
Can you also clarify/refine for us please that the information you are
seeking is for Business Advisory Consultancy Services (excluding
construction).
Kind regards
Kathleen Smitheram
Canterbury District Health Board and West Coast District Health Board
Official Information Act Co-ordinator, Planning and Funding
Level 2, 32 Oxford Terrace
PO Box 1600
Christchurch 8140
(DDI (03) 364 4134 | *[email address];
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