[email address] 133 Molesworth St
PO Box 5013
Wellington 6140
New Zealand
5 July 2023
Margaret Ngapera
[FYI request #22974 email]
Ref: H2023027019
Tēnā koe Margaret,
Response to your request for official information
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) to Manatū Hauora
(Ministry of Health / the Ministry) on 12 June 2023 for:
“What are the statistics of Pancreatic cancer survivors who have undergone a whipples
and mesh procedure that have survived to date?”
Your request was passed on to Te Aho o Te Kahu (Cancer Control Agency). Te Aho o Te Kahu
does not hold the information you have requested and there are no grounds for believing it is
held by another agency subject to the Act. Consequently, your request is refused under section
18(g)(i) of the Act.
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:
[email address] or by calling 0800 802 602
Nāku noa, nā
Nicola Hill Tumuaki, Acting Chief Executive & National Director of Cancer Control
Te Aho o Te Kahu, Cancer Control Agency