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Kia ora Lance

Thank you for your email received 7 November 2022 in which you submitted an Official Information Act request to the Hon Andrew Little, Minister of Health.

You requested:

"I would like to request details on funding for midwives across New Zealand.

What additional funding has been provided to midwives in New Zealand since 2017 and how has this been allocated to staffing.

Please break this down in the following way.
- Average pay increase for all maternity staff.
- Average pay increase for all maternity staff who have had one on one time with a patient in the last 18 months.
- Average pay increase for all maternity staff who have had one on one time with a patient in the last 12 months.
- Average pay increase for all maternity staff who have had one on one time with a patient in the last 6 months.
- Average pay increase for all maternity staff who have had one on one time with a patient in the last 3 months.
- Average pay increase for all maternity staff who have had one on one time with a patient in the last 30 days.

Please further break this down by year and region.

How much funding has been allocated and spent on publicity and the promotion of policies related to funding for midwives.

Please break this down by region and year."

Pursuant to section 15 (1) of the Act we will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and no later than 5 December 2022 being 20 working days after the day your request was received. If we are unable to respond to your request within this timeframe, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe.

If you have any queries related to this request, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Ngā mihi nui

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Reception +64 4 817 8707 | Ministerial Email [Andrew Little request email] | Web beehive.govt.nz | Postal Freepost Parliament, Private Bag 18 041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

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-----Original Message-----
From: Lance O'Riley [mailto:[FOI #21064 email]]
Sent: Monday, 7 November 2022 3:51 PM
To: A Little Office (MIN) <[Andrew Little request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Funding for Midwives

Dear Minister of Health.

I would like to request details on funding for midwives across New Zealand.

What additional funding has been provided to midwives in New Zealand since 2017 and how has this been allocated to staffing.

Please break this down in the following way.
- Average pay increase for all maternity staff.
- Average pay increase for all maternity staff who have had one on one time with a patient in the last 18 months.
- Average pay increase for all maternity staff who have had one on one time with a patient in the last 12 months.
- Average pay increase for all maternity staff who have had one on one time with a patient in the last 6 months.
- Average pay increase for all maternity staff who have had one on one time with a patient in the last 3 months.
- Average pay increase for all maternity staff who have had one on one time with a patient in the last 30 days.

Please further break this down by year and region.

Yours faithfully,

Lance O'Riley

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-----Original Message-----
From: Lance O'Riley [mailto:[FOI #21064 email]]
Sent: Monday, 7 November 2022 4:09 PM
To: A Little Office (MIN) <[Andrew Little request email]>
Subject: Re: Official Information request - Funding for Midwives

Dear Andrew Little,

I would also like to add the following to this request.

How much funding has been allocated and spent on publicity and the promotion of policies related to funding for midwives.

Please break this down by region and year.

Yours faithfully,

Lance O'Riley

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Kia ora

 

Please find attached a response to your request for official information
from Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall, Minister of Health.

 

Ngā mihi

 

Aparna
Hemapriya

Private
Secretary
(Health) |
Office of
Hon Dr
Ayesha
Verrall

Minister
of Health

Minister
of
Research,
Science
and
Innovation
 

Private
Bag 18041,
Parliament
Buildings,
Wellington
6160, New
Zealand

 

 

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Dear Lance

 

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act) on 8 March 2023 regarding the previous response sent to you,
HNZ00006447.

 

“I would like to request the following information under the official
information Act.

 

All correspondence and documentation that discusses or mentions my
official information act request made to the Minister of Health on
November 07, 2022.  This includes anything that would reasonably be
considered in relation to this request, from both yourself and the
previous minister of health.  This is regardless of if it specifically
refers to the request, or just the information in general.”

 

 

Unfortunately, it will not be possible to meet that time limit and we are
therefore writing to notify you of an extension of the time to make a
decision, to 21 April 2023.

 

This extension is required because consultations necessary to make a
decision on your request are such that a proper response cannot reasonably
be made within the original time limit.

 

Please contact us if you have any questions.

 

If you are not happy with this extension, you have the right to make a
complaint to the Ombudsman. Information about how to do this is available
at [1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or by phoning 0800 802 602. 

 

Office of Hon Dr Ayesha
Verrall

Minister of Health

Minister of Research, Science
and Innovation
Email:
[2][email address]

Private Bag 18041, Parliament
Buildings, Wellington 6160,
New Zealand

 

 

 

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Kia ora

 

Thank you for emailing the office of Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall

 

If your enquiry relates to COVID-19, most information and the answers to
frequently asked questions can be found by visiting the Unite Against
COVID-19 website at [1]www.covid19.govt.nz

 

If you require health advice for COVID-19 please call Healthline on 0800
358 5453

 

If you require general health advice for any other concern, please call
Healthline on 0800 611 116.

 

For all other queries we will respond to your email as soon as possible

 

Ngā mihi nui

 

Office of Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall

 

 

Office of Hon Dr Ayesha
Verrall

Minister of Health

Minister of Research,
Science and Innovation
 

Email:
[email address]

Private Bag 18041,
Parliament Buildings,
Wellington 6160, New
Zealand

 

 

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Kia ora Lance

 

Your original request ref HNZ00006447 was previously responded to.
Thereafter, you have submitted a subsequent request for ‘All
correspondence and documentation that discusses or mentions my  official
information act request made to the Minister of Health on  November 07,
2022.  This includes anything that would reasonably be  considered in
relation to this request, from both yourself and the  previous minister of
health. This is regardless of if it specifically  refers to the request,
or just the information in general.’ As such, this will be responded to as
a new request under the Official Information Act 1982

 

Further time is required for consultations necessary to make a decision on
your request under section 15A(1)(b) of the Official Information Act 1982.

 

If you are not happy with this response, you have the right to make a
complaint to the Ombudsman. Information about how to do this is available
at [1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or by phoning 0800 802 602.

 

Ngā mihi

 

Office of Hon Dr Ayesha
Verrall

Minister of Health

Minister of Research, Science
and Innovation
Email:
[2][email address]

Private Bag 18041, Parliament
Buildings, Wellington 6160,
New Zealand

 

-----Original Message-----

From: Lance O'Riley
[[3]mailto:[FYI request #21064 email]]

Sent: Monday, 3 April 2023 7:07 PM

To: A Verrall (MIN) <[4][email address]>

Subject: Re: Your Official Information Act Request, Reference:
AVOIA2023-057

 

Dear A Verrall (MIN),

 

Please note.  This was not a new request, it was asking that you provide
the information in my original request and is now unacceptably long
overdue.

 

As a minister you would be aware of your obligations under the Official
Information Act so it is deeply disappointing that I have received a
response that not only implies that this is a new request, but requests an
extension.

 

With the above outlines in mind, I expect that you will be able to respond
to this request as soon as possible and provide ALL the information
requested.

 

Due to the unreasonably extensive delays involved in this request, please
also provide a section 23 response as to why a response was delayed beyond
the original 5 December 2022 deadline.  Please also include a response as
to why the request was not completed in it's entirety.

 

Further to this, please also provide a section 23 response outlining why
this was treated as a new request and why the request for an extension was
sent on day 18 of the 'new' request deadline rather than as soon as
reasonably practicable.

 

If this request is refused for any reason, then also provide a section 23
response as to why an extension was requested if the end outcome was to
refuse to respond.  Please also provide a section 23 response as to why
the decision was made to refuse this request.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Lance O'Riley

 

-----Original Message-----

 

Dear Lance

 

 

 

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the

Act) on 8 March 2023 regarding the previous response sent to you, 
HNZ00006447.

 

 

 

“I would like to request the following information under the official 
information Act.

 

 

 

All correspondence and documentation that discusses or mentions my 
official information act request made to the Minister of Health on 
November 07, 2022.  This includes anything that would reasonably be 
considered in relation to this request, from both yourself and the 
previous minister of health.  This is regardless of if it specifically 
refers to the request, or just the information in general.”

 

 

 

 

 

Unfortunately, it will not be possible to meet that time limit and we are 
therefore writing to notify you of an extension of the time to make a 
decision, to 21 April 2023.

 

 

 

This extension is required because consultations necessary to make a 
decision on your request are such that a proper response cannot
reasonably  be made within the original time limit.

 

 

 

Please contact us if you have any questions.

 

 

 

If you are not happy with this extension, you have the right to make a 
complaint to the Ombudsman. Information about how to do this is available 
at
[http://scanmail.trustwave.com/?c=15517&a...
or by phoning 0800 802 602.

 

 

 

Office of Hon Dr Ayesha

Verrall

 

Minister of Health

 

Minister of Research, Science

and Innovation

Email:

[2][email address]

 

Private Bag 18041, Parliament

Buildings, Wellington 6160,

New Zealand

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Kia ora Lance

 

Please find attached a response to your request for official information
from Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall, Minister of Health.

 

Ngā mihi

 

Office of Hon Dr Ayesha
Verrall

Minister of Health

Minister of Research, Science
and Innovation
Email:
[1][email address]

Private Bag 18041, Parliament
Buildings, Wellington 6160,
New Zealand

 

 

 

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Kia ora Lance

 

Please find attached a response to your request for official information
from Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall, Minister of Health.

 

Ngā mihi

 

Office of Hon Dr Ayesha
Verrall

Minister of Health

Minister of Research, Science
and Innovation
Email:
[1][email address]

Private Bag 18041, Parliament
Buildings, Wellington 6160,
New Zealand

 

 

 

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