16 November 2023
ODT
[FYI request #23797 email]
Tēnā koe requester
Your request for Official information, reference: HNZ00028037
Thank you for your email on 14 August 2023 to Te Whatu Ora requesting, all agendas and minutes
from the previous 12 months from the Project Steering Group and Clinical Transformation Group
for the New Dunedin Hospital Project, under the Of icial Information Act 1982 (the Act).
I apologise for the delay in providing our response. The time taken is not what we aspire to. This is
something we are working to get on top of, in the context of being a new organisation and dealing
with a high volume of requests, given the understandably high public interest in our work.
Please find attached all the documents identified in scope of your request which are being released
to you. Please note, where information is withheld this is noted in
Appendix 1 below and the
document itself.
I have considered the public interest considerations in releasing the information under section 9 of
the Act. I do not consider the withholding of the information from this response is outweighed by
public interest considerations in making that information available.
Again, my apologies for the delay in providing this response. I hope the information is useful to
you.
How to get in touch
If you have any questions, you can contact us at
[Health New Zealand request email].
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
Monique Fouwler
Director - Delivery | Pou Whakahaere
Infrastructure and Investment Group
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Document
Decision on release
1
CTG Agenda binder
Some information is withheld under the following sections of
the Act: • 9(2)(a) -
to protect the privacy of natural
persons.
• 9(2)(g)(ii) -
to maintain the effective conduct of
public affairs through the protection of such
Ministers, members of organisations, officers, and
employees from improper pressure or harassment
2
CTG Minutes binder
Some information is withheld under sections 9(2)(g)(i ) and
9(2)(a) of the Act.
3
ESG Agenda Binder
Some information is withheld under sections 9(2)(g)(i ) of the
Act.
4
ESG Minutes binder
Some information is withheld under the following sections of
the Act: • 9(2)(a) -
to protect the privacy of natural
persons.
• 9(2)(b)(ii) -
if released, it would be likely to
unreasonably prejudice the commercial position of
the person who supplied or who is the subject of
the information.
• 9(2)(g)(ii) -
to maintain the effective conduct of
public affairs through the protection of such
Ministers, members of organisations, officers, and
employees from improper pressure or
harassment.
• 9(2)(i) -
to enable a Minister of the Crown or
any public service agency or organisation holding
the information to carry out, without prejudice or
disadvantage, commercial activities.
• 9(2)(h) -
to maintain legal professional
privilege
5
PSG Agenda binder
Some information is withheld under section 9(2)(g)(i ) of the
Act.
6
PSG Minutes binder
Some information is withheld under the following sections of
the Act: • 9(2)(g)(ii) -
to maintain the effective conduct of
public affairs through the protection of such
Ministers, members of organisations, officers, and
employees from improper pressure or
harassment.
• 9(2)(i) -
to enable a Minister of the Crown or
any public service agency or organisation holding
the information to carry out, without prejudice or
disadvantage, commercial activities.
• 9(2)(f)(iv) -
as the information is under active
consideration, and its release would harm the
orderly and effective conduct of executive
government decision making processes.
Appendix 1: List of documents for release
TeWhatuOra.govt.nz
