13 February 2025
Dianne Landy
[FYI request #29848 email]
Tēnā koe Dianne
Your request for official information, reference: HNZ00076818
Thank you for your email on 23 January 2025 asking Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora for the
following under the Of icial Information Act 1982 (the Act):
“Could you please tell me the number of Puberty Blockers prescribed to minors in NZ by
Ethnicity. Namely, NZ European, NZ Maori, Pacific Islands, Asian, African, Middle Eastern
Other”
Response
Data on the number of prescriptions of puberty blockers that are dispensed is collected in the
Pharmaceutical Collection. Ethnicity data is not col ected as part of this data set.
As such, your request for this information is refused in full under section 18(e) of the Act as this
information does not exist.
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[email address].
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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
Deborah Woodley
Director Starting Wel
Planning, Funding & Outcomes
TeWhatuOra.govt.nz
Health NZ, PO Box 793,
Wel ington 6140, New Zealand