HNZ00025930 Part 1.pdf

10 November 2023

Grace Haden
[FYI request #23473 email]

Tēnā koe Grace

Official Information Act request, reference: HNZ00025930

Thank you for your further Of icial Information Act 1982 (the Act) request of 2 August 2023.
We’re sorry for the delay responding to you.

We have responded to your questions in the order they were asked below.

1.  The documentation which sets out the background to these names being created and
assigned, the consultation, costs and approvals associated with this.

We enclose a copy of a previous OIA response that provided a breakdown of costs associated with
our naming and branding. We have also reviewed the OIA response to you, on the same question,
from Te Aka Whai Ora on 29 August 2023 (ref: MHA26575) and have no additional comments.

2.  Documents showing the basis and authority including accountability provisions to the
public on which these three undefined names can have legal responsibility for our
health system.

Our 10 July 2023 response (ref: HNZ00021859) clarified that our legal name is Health New
Zealand under the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act 2022. The Māori name for Health New Zealand
is Te Whatu Ora. We routinely use both names and quite often together. That response also
shared rationale for use of a Māori name, including te reo Māori being an official language of New
Zealand.

3.  Documents which show how much was paid in consultation for the branding, for printing
of stationery and signage and promotion of the brands.

Five documents are enclosed as Annex Two. Some information within Annex Two has been
withheld under Section 9(2)(a) of the Act, to protect the privacy of individuals. Please note that the
content relates to branding work for both Te Whatu Ora and Te Aka Whai Ora before the
organisations formally came into existence.

4.  Documentation to show who approved this expenditure and what official capacity this
person or persons held.

Please find documents enclosed as Annex Three. Note, a portion of Annex Three has been
redacted as it is out of scope of your request. Some other information within Annex Three has
been withheld under Section 9(2)(a) of the Act.

5.  Documents showing consultation with the 96% of the population who either do not
speak Māori or are not Māori as to their understanding and interpretation of these
terms and an explanation as to why the majority of the population is not catered for in
the language which we were educated in the New Zealand education system.

In answering this part of your request, we have not taken a view on the accuracy of your statistics
or claims about the population. There are no documents showing what you convey in the question.

In our view, the combined and interchangeable use of our English and Māori names, and wider
communication with the public about the health system, is a clear basis for people understanding
both Health New Zealand and Te Whatu Ora as our organisational names.

6.  On its web site Te Aka Whai Ora states " Te Aka Whai Ora Māori Health Authority is an
equal partner in the reformed health system of Aotearoa New Zealand." please advise if
the Māori health authority is exclusively for Maori and what percentage of the funding
does it receive from the total health budget and what is the dollar value of funding for
each Manatū Hauora, Te Aka Whai Ora and Te Whatu Ora

7.  Please provide the policy as to the criteria for accessing services from Te Aka Whai
Ora and advise if Māori have the benefit from either system and is the Whatu
Ora specifically for those who are non-Māori. What are the criteria for each in providing
services to their respective sector of the public.

Te Whatu Ora understands Te Aka Whai Ora provided you with a breakdown of the 2022/23 &
2023/24 Budget in its response dated 29 August 2023 (ref: MHA26575).

As outlined in our 31 July 2023 response (ref: HNZ00025405), Te Whatu Ora manages all health
services for everyone. This includes hospital and specialist services, and primary and community
care services. Services provided by Māori health providers, as commissioned by Te Aka Whai Ora,
are also able to be accessed by all New Zealanders.

8.  During Covid we were told to trust the health ministry now this same ministry is
confusing the public by using non legal names... if due diligence cannot be performed
as to the identity and legal name of a government body how can we the public have
confidence that we are not being misled with regards to other matters. We require
transparency and legal names to be used why has this not occurred.

Thank you for sharing your view. We welcome public queries about our name or any other matter,
including through OIA requests; such queries are an important part of open and transparent
government.

How to get in touch
Thank you for your interest in our work. We have sought to answer your questions as best we can.
Alongside earlier responses from our health agencies colleagues, we hope the information we
have provided has been useful to you. If you have further requests or questions, please feel free to
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.

As this information may be of interest to other members of the public, Te Whatu Ora may
proactively release a copy of this response on our website. Al  requester data, including your name
and contact details, wil  be removed prior to release.

Nāku iti noa, nā

Peter Alsop
Chief of Staff
TeWhatuOra.govt.nz
Te Whatu Ora, PO Box 793,
Wel ington 6140, New Zealand

Annex One
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