Level 2, Wintec House
P 0800 86 22 84
Corner Anglesea and Nisbet Sts
info@tepūkenga.ac.nz
Hamilton 3204
tepūkenga.ac.nz
14 October 2022
Matthew O’Connor
[FYI request #20564 email] Dear Matthew
Request under the Official Information Act 1982 – Bachelor of Nursing Statistics
Thank you for your email of 15 September 2022, requesting the following information under
the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):
1. How many placement positions, if any, have been available to students studying
Bachelor of Nursing - Māori, Bachelor of Nursing – Pacific, and Bachelor of
Nursing a Te Pūkenga tertiary education institution annually over the past five
years?
2. How many students, if any, have attained a Bachelor of Nursing - Māori, Bachelor
of Nursing – Pacific, and Bachelor of Nursing degree a Te Pūkenga tertiary
education institution annually over the past five years?
3. What is the number of students, if any, who have undertaken a placement as part
of a Bachelor of Nursing - Māori, Bachelor of Nursing – Pacific, or Bachelor of
Nursing degree through a Te Pūkenga tertiary education institution, annually,
over the past five years?
Please note, your request has been numbered for clarity. We have also interpreted your
request to relate only to schools which have transitioned as Te Pūkenga business divisions at
the time your request was received. These are Wintec, Toi Ohomai, and Weltec and
Whiteria.
I am writing to inform you that Te Pūkenga is currently preparing a response to your
information request. However, we are extending the timeframes to respond to your request
under section 15A(1)(b) as consultations necessary to make a decision on the request are
such that a proper response to the request cannot reasonably be made within the original
time limit. You can expect to receive a response by 14 November 2022, which is an
extension of 20 working days.
Please note that you have the right, undersection 28(3) of the OIA, to make a complaint to
the Ombudsman if you are not happy with this response. Information about how to do this
is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or by calling 0800 802 602.
Nāku noa, nā
Peter Winder Acting Chief Executive
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