MANATU
HAUORA
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
133 Molesworth Street
PO Box5013
Wellington 6140
New Zealand
T +64 4 496 2000
29 July 2024
Erika Whittome
By email: [FYI request #27412 email]
Ref
H2024045252
Tena koe Erika
Response to your request for official information
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) to the Ministry of
Health - Manato Hauora (the Ministry) on 27 June 2024. You requested:
"I would like an extract of the annual amounts spent by "Sector Operations" from the
2020/2021, 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 financial years.
I would like the following details provided:
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Payee name I Recipient
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Department or Name of the program of work
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Program manager
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Total Amount Spent
I believe this information would be readily available via an extract from your Accounts
Payable system or your Program Portfolio Management software (eg Sentient or
Saleforce etc)"
On 9 July 2024 the Ministry contacted you in accordance with section18B of the Act to advise:
Your request, as it is currently worded, requires a
search through a
very large volume of
information. The Ministry does not have a
single data system that would make the
information easily retrievable and enable an extract of the data as suggested in your
original request.
Your request may be refused under section 1 B(f) of the Act as the information requested
cannot be made available without substantial collation or research.
Your request would require a
very large volume of information, which requires individual
assessment of each payees information held across multiple databases. This would
place an unreasonable degree of strain on the team responsible and would interfere with
the day-to-day workings of the Ministry.
If you are able to refine the scope of your request we may be able to provide some
information you are interested in.
In the first instance, we suggest you refer to the Ministry's Annual Reports, which outline
detailed agency expenditure: https:l lwww. health. govt. nzlabout-ministrylcorporate
publications/annual-reports.
