27 January 2026
Jason George
[FYI request #29852 email]
Tēnā koe Jason
Further response to your request for official information, ref: HNZ000776838
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora received correspondence on 23 September 2025, from the
Office of the Ombudsman regarding our previous response to your request for official information
dated 28 March 2025
Health NZ has revised its previous response and is now able to provide you with some of the
information requested. Some information is withheld under section 9(2)(ba)(i) of the OIA as it is
subject to an obligation of confidence, and if released, would likely prejudice the supply of similar
information in the future. It is in public interest that this information should continue to be supplied.
Please also note that some organisations have published their submissions on the
Proposed Future Service Model for the Needle Exchange Programme.
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Submissions | PGNZ
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Advocacy : Pharmaceutical Society of NZ
As these submissions are publicly available, they have not been released in this response.
Response
Please refer to
Appendix One in response to your request.
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 a
t www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
by phoning 0800 802 602.
We have also advised the Ombudsman’s office of our further response to you.
Ngā mihi
Sasha Wood Head of Government Services
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora
TeWhatuOra.govt.nz
Health NZ, PO Box 793,
Wellington 6140, New Zealand
