Tēnā koe, 

 

Thank you for contacting Te Whatu Ora, Health NZ. This is an automatic
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nature of your request you may not receive a response for up to 20 working
days.  We will try to respond to your query as quickly as possible.

 

 

Ngā mihi

 

Te Whatu Ora, Health NZ.

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Tēnā koe Catherine

Thank you for your email of 13 February 2024, asking for the following
information under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):

Please provide material that outlines the supply chain that results in
disposal for Covid 19 vaccines distributed to sites for administration
that expired unused.
Please provide material to demonstrate how many Covid vaccines were
involved in this process.
Please also provide material that would allow a cost estimate (either per
dose or total) for this process of returning and disposing of Covid
vaccines.
 
This email is to let you know that Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora needs
more time to make a decision on your request.

The Act requires that we advise you of our decision on your request no
later than 20 working days after the day we received your request.
Unfortunately, it will not be possible to meet that time limit and we are
therefore writing to notify you of an extension of the time to make our
decision, to 3 April 2024.

This extension is required because the consultations necessary to make a
decision on your request are such that a proper response cannot reasonably
be made within the original time limit.

If you have any questions, please contact us at [1][Health New Zealand request email]

If you are not happy with this extension, 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.

Nāku iti noa, nā

 

Caroline
Government Services
[2][Health New Zealand request email]   

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora

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Kia ora Catherine,
 
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act) for:
“Please provide material that outlines the supply chain that results in
disposal for Covid 19 vaccines distributed to sites for administration
that expired unused.
Please provide material to demonstrate how many Covid vaccines were
involved in this process.
 
Please also provide material that would allow a cost estimate (either per
dose or total) for this process of returning and disposing of Covid
vaccines.”
 
Pursuant to section 15(1)(a) of the Act, Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora
is writing to advise you that a decision has been made on your request;
however, it will take us a bit more time to prepare the information for
release. We apologise for the delay, and expect to send you the
information by 10 April 2024.

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: [1][email address] or by calling 0800
802 602. 
 
Ngâ mihi
 
 
Caroline
Government Services
[2][email address]   

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora
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Kia ora Catherine
 
Thank you for your request for information. I apologise for the delay in
responding to your request.
 
Please find attached our response.
 
If you have any questions, please get in touch at
[1][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 [2]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or by phoning 0800 802 602.
 
Ngā mihi,
 
 
Caroline
Government Services
[3][email address]   

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora
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