MANATU
HAUORA
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
133 Molesworth Street
PO Box 5013
Wellington 6140
New Zealand
T +64 4 496 2000
6 September 2023
T Smith
By email: [FYI request #23306 email]
Ref:
H2023028091
Tena koe
T Smith
Response to your request for official information
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) to Manato Hauora
(Ministry of Health) on 29 June 2023 for information regarding the funding for Nga Hau e Wha
and also the Health Quality and Safety Commission (HQSC) Code of expectations for health
entities' engagement with consumer and whanau engagement (the Code). Please find a
response to each part of your request below.
Request 1
a) The total amount of funding allocated for Nga Hau e Wha.
d) Any changes or amendments made to the funding allocation since its initial
establishment.
f) Any other relevant information related to the funding allocation for Nga Hau e Wha.
We have interpreted your request as relating to the total amount of funding allocated towards
services delivered by Nga Hau e Wha over the most recent 5 financial years (2018/19-
2021 /22).
The table below outlines this information. Please note that:
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Nga Hau e Wha - the National Forum of Consumers with Lived Experiences consists of
regional representatives of people who have lived experience of psychosocial disability.
As Nga Hau e Wha is not a legal entity, the funding was contracted through a third party
as agreed by Nga Hau e Wha and the Ministry of Health.
•
We understand Te Kupenga Net Trust declined to extend the contact they held on behalf
of Nga Hau e Wha beyond 30 June 2022. A potential new contract holder was identified,
but this arrangement did not progress.
•
As such, there was no contractual relationship between the Ministry of Health and a
representative of Nga Hau e Wha in the 2022/23 financial year. We understand that Te
Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand and Te Aka Whai Ora - Maori Health Authority (which
are responsible for mental health and addiction funding and commissioning following the
health system reforms on 1 July 2022) also did not have a contractual relationship with a
representative of Nga Hau e Wha in the 2022/23 financial year.
