14 August 2024
Matthew Shelton
[FYI request #26610 email]
Tēnā koe Matthew
Your request for official information, reference: HNZ00057131 Thank you for your email on 19 July 2024, asking Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora for the
following under the Of icial Information Act 1982 (the Act):
1. please provide all the data previously requested, however raw, up to the present, as
previously requested, including stil birth and miscarriage data, which never involve the
coroner in the latter case, and rarely in the former.
2. please provide any internal TWO and government correspondence regarding this
request so far.
Response
1. please provide all the data previously requested, however raw, up to the present, as
previously requested, including stil birth and miscarriage data, which never involve the
coroner in the latter case, and rarely in the former.
Health NZ refers to our previous response to you (ref. HNZ00046494), where we provided links to
the most up to date data. If you have a more specific request that requires more granular data, we
would encourage you to contact
[email address] to submit a more specific request.
2. please provide any internal TWO and government correspondence regarding this request
so far.
Please find attached
Appendix A which includes the emails relating to your request under the Act.
You wil note that the details of some individuals are withheld under section 9(2)(a) of the Act in
order to protect their privacy. The need to protect the privacy of these individuals is not outweighed
by the public interest in the release of this information.
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 at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
by phoning 0800 802 602.
As this information may be of interest to other members of the public, Health NZ 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
Gaynor Bradfield
Group Manager, Business Support
Business Services
Data and Digital
TeWhatuOra.govt.nz
Health NZ, PO Box 793,
Wel ington 6140, New Zealand