31 January 2023
Tulson Caird
[FYI request #21192 email]
Tēnā koe Tulson
Official information request HNZ00007578
Thank you for your email of 28 November 2022, asking for the following which has been
considered under the Of icial Information Act 1982 (the Act).
“Could I please have all correspondence from yourself to any minister, DHB or legal team in
regards to the Nurses Pay equity back pay that is stil not settled.”
On 7 December 2022, we contacted you to confirm if you were referring to all correspondence sent
by the Chief Executive of Te Whatu Ora or all correspondence sent by the Minister of Health.
To which you replied with the below on 12 December 2022:
“Al correspondence sent from the minister to the DHB not specifically the chief executive of Te
Whata Ora. The minister to Any employee or associate representing Te Whata Ora”.
As your request relates to a current live issue, we are refusing your request in full under section
9(2)(f)(iv) of the Act as it is stil under active consideration. The release of this information at this
time is likely to prejudice the ability of government to consider advice, and the wider public interest
of effective government would not be served.
If you have any questions, you can contact us at
[email address]. 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
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or by phoning 0800 802 602.
Nāku iti noa, nā
Sasha Wood
Interim Lead OIA & Proactive Release
Government Partnership and Risk
TeWhatuOra.govt.nz
Te Whatu Ora, PO Box 793,
Wel ington 6140, New Zealand