4 September 2024
John
[FYI request #27580 email]
Tēnā koe John,
Your request for official information, reference: HNZ00056144
Thank you for your email on 12 July 2024, asking Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora for the
following under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):
1. Any communications to staff encouraging or requiring them to incorporate karakia
into their daily activities, or to participate in karakia
2. Any suggested karakia or example karakia that are used at Health New Zealand
Response
Many of our staff choose to incorporate karakia in their daily routine and meetings and we
want to make that easier for people who are not as familiar with karakia.
We have produced one video (in-house) containing a karakia about the Health Charter Te
Mauri O Rongo:
Karakia with Raniera Albert on Vimeo.
The screenshot, below, was shared with staff on our intranet and in our weekly newsletter.
The communication supports people to incorporate karakia but there is no directive to do so.
Image 1: Screenshot of Te Mauri o Rongo karakia recent shared with all staff via our intranet.
Health NZ teams and regions use a range of karakia, as some may have been gifted locally.
In the all-staff hui the karakia, attached as
Appendix 1, is used.
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. All requester data, including your
name and contact details, will be removed prior to release.
Nāku iti noa, nā
Catherine Delore
Head of Communications and Engagement
People & Communications
TeWhatuOra.govt.nz
Health NZ, PO Box 793,
Wellington 6140, New Zealand