21 March 2025 
 
 
Ben Smith 
[FYI request #29737 email] 
 
Tēnā koe Ben 
Your request for official information, reference: HNZ00081775 
Thank you for your email on 10 March 2025, asking Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora for the 
following under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act): 
The Ministry of Social Development lists "Te Kaha o Te Rangatahi" as an organisation 
that  was funded to provide COVID-19 support in the 
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Please specify if the funding was provided to Te Kaha O Te Rangatahi Incorporated or the 
Te Kaha O'Te Rangatahi Whanau O Tamaki Makaurau Trust. 
Response 
The entity that Counties Manukau contracted two COVID contracts with Te Kaha O Te Rangatahi 
Whanau o Tamaki Makaurau Trust. 
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 
 
 
 
Vanessa Thornton 
Group Director of Operations 
Counties Manukau District 
 
 
 
TeWhatuOra.govt.nz 
Health NZ, PO Box 793, 
Wellington 6140, New Zealand 
 

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