18 March 2025
David Brotherhood
[FYI request #29571 email] Tēnā koe David
Your request for official information, reference: HNZ00075589
Thank you for your email on 10 February 2025, asking Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora for the
following under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) I apologise for the delay in responding:
Please provide information relating to the recent appointment of the Executive Director
National Projects.
* Copy of the job/position description
* Salary (if unwilling to provide a specific salary, please provide salary band/range or to the
nearest $5,000 being paid to the postholder)
* Was the role scoped and what was the pay range outcome of the scoping exercise, if
completed?
* Please advise if the role was advertised
* If so, where was the role advertised?
* For how long (dates the advert live by advertising channel)?
* If the role was not advertised, please provide how applicants were sought
* How many applicants were there?
* How many people were interviewed (if there was an interview)?
* Who was on the interview panel (if there was an interview)?
* All emails, texts/WhatsApp/Signal/etc messages, papers, meeting minutes, decision
documents, etc. relating to the creating of the role and/or appointment to the position
Response
The Executive Director National Projects role is a temporary role that was created to drive a focus
on national projects that were defined and allocated by the interim Chief Executive in accordance
with Health NZ priorities. The position was not advertised as it is a temporary role and filled
through a secondment.
An existing staff member has been seconded into the role on their existing terms and conditions,
as such there is no specific salary band/range for this role or job description.
Therefore, I am refusing this part of your request under section 18(e) of the Act as the information
requested does not exist.
The only documents in scope of the last part of your request is their letter of offer which is withheld
in full under section 9(2)(a) of the OIA to protect the privacy of the individual. I have considered
the public interest considerations and am of the view that these do not outweigh the need to
withhold this information.
How to get in touch
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t [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
Sasha Wood
Head of Government Services
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora
TeWhatuOra.govt.nz
Health NZ, PO Box 793,
Wellington 6140, New Zealand
