Briefings and advice to incoming Chief Executive
Polly made this Official Information request to Health New Zealand
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      From: Polly
      
    
    Dear Health New Zealand,
I would like to request a copy of the written briefings, advice and information provided by the DPMC’s health reform transition unit to the incoming Health NZ Chief Executive, Margy Apa to support her when she took up the role. This should include background briefings and information she received from the transition unit before she formally began her role, through to 30 June 2022.
Yours faithfully,
Polly Adams
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[IN-CONFIDENCE]
 
Kia ora,
 
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA)
 transferred from Health New Zealand on 29 July 2022. You requested:
 
I would like to request a copy of the written briefings, advice and
 information provided by the DPMC’s health reform transition unit to the
 incoming Health NZ Chief Executive, Margy Apa to support her when she took
 up the role. This should include background briefings and information she
 received from the transition unit before she formally began her role,
 through to 30 June 2022.
 
We will respond to your request within the statutory timeframes set out in
 the Act. If we are unable to meet these timeframes we will notify you.
 Please note, due to the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet's
 (DPMC) involvement in the government’s response to COVID-19, our
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 hesitate to contact us so that these can be taken into account.
 
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Ngâ mihi,
 
Ministerial Coordinator
 Ministerial and Business Services
 Strategy, Governance and Engagement
 Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
 E [2][email address]
 
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 3. file:///tmp/Signature_files/filelist.xml
 4. file:///tmp/Signature_files/editdata.mso
 5. file:///tmp/Signature_files/themedata.thmx
 6. file:///tmp/Signature_files/colorschememapping.xml
 7. file:///tmp/Signature_files/filelist.xml
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    Kia ora Polly,
 
Thank you for your request for official information received on 29 July
 2022 for:  
   
 “I would like to request a copy of the written briefings, advice and
 information provided by the DPMC’s health reform transition unit to the
 incoming Health NZ Chief Executive, Margy Apa to support her when she took
 up the role. This should include background briefings and information she
 received from the transition unit before she formally began her role,
 through to 30 June 2022.”  
  
Your request asks for information which is more closely connected with the
 functions of Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. For this
 reason, the Ministry of Health has decided to transfer your request to
 DPMC under section 14(b)(ii) of the Act. You can expect a response from
 DPMC in due course.  
   
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: [1][email address] or by calling 0800
 802 602.Agen  
 
If you have any queries related to this request, please do not hesitate to
 get in touch.  
 
Ngā mihi  
 
OIA Services Team  
M[2]inistry of Health information releases  
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Kia ora koe,
 
Please see the attached letter regarding your recent OIA request.
 
Ngā mihi,
 
Ministerial Coordinator
 Ministerial Services
 Strategy, Governance and Engagement
 Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
 E    [1][email address]
  
  
 The information contained in this email message is for the attention of
 the intended recipient only and is not necessarily the official view or
 communication of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. If you
 are not the intended recipient you must not disclose, copy or distribute
 this message or the information in it. If you have received this message
 in error, please destroy the email and notify the sender immediately.
 
Link: [2]File-List
 Link: [3]Edit-Time-Data
 Link: [4]themeData
 Link: [5]colorSchemeMapping
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The information contained in this email message is for the attention of
 the intended recipient only and is not necessarily the official view or
 communication of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. If you
 are not the intended recipient you must not disclose, copy or distribute
 this message or the information in it. If you have received this message
 in error, please destroy the email and notify the sender immediately.
 
References
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 1. mailto:[email address]
 2. file:///tmp/Signature_files/filelist.xml
 3. file:///tmp/Signature_files/editdata.mso
 4. file:///tmp/Signature_files/themedata.thmx
 5. file:///tmp/Signature_files/colorschememapping.xml
 6. file:///tmp/Signature_files/filelist.xml
 7. file:///tmp/Signature_files/editdata.mso
 8. file:///tmp/Signature_files/themedata.thmx
 9. file:///tmp/Signature_files/colorschememapping.xml
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