12 November 2025
M Bell
[FYI request #25291 email]
Tēnā koe
Further response to your request for official information, ref: HNZ00043207
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora received correspondence on 29 May 2025, from the Office of
the Ombudsman regarding our previous response to your request for official information dated 11
July 2024.
Health NZ has revised its previous response and is now able to provide you with some of the
information requested.
Please refer to
Appendix One which provides our decision on the release of documents within
scope of your request. The documents able to be released are at ached as
Appendix Two.
Some information within this document has been withheld under the following sections of the OIA:
• section 9(2)(g)(i), to protect the effective conduct of public affairs through the free and frank
expression of opinions,
• section 9(2)(a), to protect the privacy of individuals,
• section 9(2)(h), to enable Health NZ to carry on, without prejudice or disadvantage,
negotiations,
• section 6(c), as it would be likely to prejudice the maintenance of the law, including the
prevention, investigation and detection of offences, and the right to a fair trial,
• Section 6(d), as its release would likely endanger the safety of any person.
Where information is withheld under section 9 of the OIA, I have considered the public interest in
releasing this information. However, I do not consider that this public interest outweighs the harm
identified above, in this instance.
Additionally some information has been withheld as it is deemed out of scope of your request.
How to get in touch
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 a
t www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
by phoning 0800 802 602.
We have also advised the Ombudsman’s office of our further response to you.
Ngā mihi
Sasha Wood
Head of Government Services
Office of the Chief Executive
Appendix One
# Date
Title
Decision on release
1
30 November 2023 Re: DATA and
Out of scope
DIGITAL Update
2
30 November 2023 Re: DATA and
Some information is withheld under
DIGITAL Update
the following sections of the OIA:
• section 9(2)(g)(i),
• section 9(2)(a).
Out of scope
3
1 December 2023
RE: DISCLOSURE
Some information is withheld under
incident - approach for the following section of the OIA:
a proactive release
• section 9(2)(a).
4
2 December 2023
CONFIDENTIAL_DATA Withheld in full under the following
BREACH UPDATE
sections of the OIA:
• section 9(2)(g)(i),
• section 9 (2)(h),
• section 6(c),
• section 6(d).
5
3 December 2023
draft note for Coalition
Withheld in full under the following
Government briefing
sections of the OIA:
• section 9(2)(g)(i),
• section 6(c),
• section 6(d).
6
3 December 2023
[subject line out of
Withheld in full under the following
scope]
sections of the OIA:
• section 9(2)(g)(i),
• section 6(c).
7
4 December 2023
Re: On camera
Some information is withheld under
interview for this
the following section of the OIA:
afternoon
• section 9(2)(a).
8
5 December 2023
HAVE FORWARDED
Some information is withheld under
TO [s9(2)(a)] Re_Data the following section of the OIA:
Leak, I was provided
• section 9(2)(a).
with the data and would
like to report
9
8 December 2023
RE: FOR APPROVAL – Some information is withheld under
MEDIA RELEASE –
the following section of the OIA:
DATA BREACH
• section 9(2)(a).
UPDATE
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