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4 December 2024
Nic Lane
By email: [FYI request #29160 email]
Ref:
H2024055968
Tēnā koe Nic,
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 – Manatū Hauora (the Ministry) on 12 November 2024. You requested:
“Are you please able to provide your apology delivered today in te reo Māori in an oral and
written format.”
A written translation of the health sector’s apology for abuse in state care in Te Reo Māori is
publicly available, in accordance with section 18(d) of the Act, on the Ministry’s website:
www.health.govt.nz/about-us/new-zealands-health-system/royal-commission-of-inquiry-into-
abuse-in-care.
The Ministry does not hold an oral translation of the apology in Te Reo Māori, and as such
cannot be provided in accordance with section 18(g) of the Act.
The apology is an important step in addressing the findings from the Royal Commission of
Inquiry into Abuse in Care. Of the 139 recommendations in the Report, around 79 have been
identified as broadly relevant to the health space, including mental health. Many of the
recommendations will require cross-agency collaboration and the Ministry of Health will be part
of a wider system response.
If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request with us, including this decision, please feel
free to contact the OIA Services Team on: [email address].
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:
[email address] or by calling 0800 802 602.
Please note that this response, with your personal details removed, may be published on the
Manatū Hauora website at:
www.health.govt.nz/about-ministry/information-releases/responses-
official-information-act-requests. Nāku noa, nā
Elisabeth Brunt
Group Manager, Government Services Government and Executive Services | Te Pou Whakatere Kāwanatanga
