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Dear Sarah

 

Thank you for your email in which you submitted an Official Information
Act request as follows:

 

 1. All official advice, briefings, correspondence, and risk assessments
you received or generated concerning the reintroduction of
pseudoephedrine. This includes material from:

                •              NZ Police

                •              Ministry of Health / Te Whatu Ora

                •              Medsafe

                •              Ministry of Justice

                •              Customs NZ

                •              Your ministerial office and/or ACT Party
policy team

                2.            Any analysis or modelling regarding:

                •              The risk of pseudoephedrine being diverted
into illicit methamphetamine production

                •              The potential impact of this policy on
methamphetamine-related harm in New Zealand

                3.            Details of any monitoring or evaluation
frameworks that were implemented to assess the real-world impact of this
policy, including changes in:

                •              Methamphetamine use (e.g. wastewater data)

                •              Domestic production or importation trends

                •              Law enforcement activity related to
pseudoephedrine or methamphetamine

                4.            A copy of any advice or statements from NZ
Police—as referenced in your recent comments—supporting the position that
the reintroduction of pseudoephedrine has not contributed to increased
methamphetamine harm.

 

Question 1

We received your request on Monday 19 May 2025.  We will endeavour to
respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than
Tuesday 17 June 2025, being 20 working days after the day your request was
received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will
notify you of an extension of that timeframe.

 

The response date takes into account King's Birthday (2 June 2025).

 

Questions 2, 3, 4

We have determined that the information requested is more closely
connected with the portfolio responsibilities of the Minister of Police.
As such, we have part-transferred your request to Hon Mark Mitchell,
Minister of Police in accordance with section 14(b)(ii) of the Act.

You may expect a response from the Minister of Police directly concerning
questions 2,3 and 4 of your request.

 

Kind regards,

 

 

 

Office of Hon David Seymour

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white emblem
with two women Minister for Regulation
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Description
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generated
Associate Minister of Finance

Associate Minister of Health

 

7.6 Executive Wing, Parliament Buildings, Wellington

 

DSOIA512

 

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Tēnā koe Sarah

 
I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act (OIA) request
below, transferred to NZ Police by Minister David Seymour’s office on 23
May 2025.
 
The transferred request is as follows:
 
“2.            Any analysis or modelling regarding:

•              The risk of pseudoephedrine being diverted into illicit
methamphetamine production

•              The potential impact of this policy on
methamphetamine-related harm in New Zealand

3.            Details of any monitoring or evaluation frameworks that were
implemented to assess the real-world impact of this policy, including
changes in:

             Methamphetamine use (e.g. wastewater data)

•              Domestic production or importation trends

•              Law enforcement activity related to pseudoephedrine or
methamphetamine

4.            A copy of any advice or statements from NZ Police—as
referenced in your recent comments—supporting the position that the
reintroduction of pseudoephedrine has not contributed to increased
methamphetamine harm.”

You can expect a response to your request on or before 24 June 2025 unless
an extension is needed.

 

Kind regards

 

Siena (she/her)

Advisor - Ministerial Services

Police National Headquarters
 

 

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WARNING

The information contained in this email message is intended for the
addressee only and may contain privileged information. It may also be
subject to the provisions of section 50 of the Policing Act 2008, which
creates an offence to have unlawful possession of Police property. If you
are not the intended recipient of this message or have received this
message in error, you must not peruse, use, distribute or copy this
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Partial response and extension of time to respond to your request for
information: DSOIA512

 

Dear Sarah

Thank you for your email in which you submitted an Official Information
Act request as follows:

Covering the period from January 2022 to the present: 
1. All official advice, briefings, correspondence, and risk assessments
you received or generated concerning the reintroduction of
pseudoephedrine. This includes material from: 
• NZ Police 
• Ministry of Health / Te Whatu Ora 
• Medsafe 
• Ministry of Justice 
• Customs NZ 
• Your ministerial office and/or ACT Party policy team 
2. Any analysis or modelling regarding: 
• The risk of pseudoephedrine being diverted into illicit methamphetamine
production 
• The potential impact of this policy on methamphetamine-related harm in
New Zealand 
3. Details of any monitoring or evaluation frameworks that were
implemented to assess the real-world impact of this policy, including
changes in: 
• Methamphetamine use (e.g. wastewater data) 
• Domestic production or importation trends 
• Law enforcement activity related to pseudoephedrine or methamphetamine 
4. A copy of any advice or statements from NZ Police—as referenced in your
recent comments—supporting the position that the reintroduction of
pseudoephedrine has not contributed to increased methamphetamine harm.  

As you have been advised with regard to parts 2, 3 & 4 of your request, we
have determined that the information requested is more closely connected
with the portfolio responsibilities of the Minister of Police. As such, we
have part-transferred your request to Hon Mark Mitchell, Minister of
Police in accordance with section 14(b)(ii) of the Act.

Some information identified in scope of part 1 your request is publicly
available and therefore refused under section 18(d) of the Act:

Cabinet material relating to allowing sales of cold medicines containing
pseudoephedrine has been published on the Ministry of Health website
here: 

·        
[1]www.health.govt.nz/information-releases/cabinet-material-allowing-sales-of-cold-medicines-containing-pseudoephedrine 

·        
[2]www.health.govt.nz/system/files/2024-06/h2024034816_am_-_talking_points_for_100-day_plan_committee_allowing_sales_of_cold_medicines_containing_pseudoephedrine_black_box.pdf 

 

New Zealand Bill of Rights Act advice has been published on the Ministry
of Justice website here:
[3]www.justice.govt.nz/assets/Documents/Publications/NZ-BORA-Advice-Misuse-of-Drugs-Pseudoephedrine-Amendment-Bill-for-publication.pdf

 

We have decided to extend the period available to respond to the remainder
your request under section 15A of the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act) as the request necessitates a search through a large volume of
information and meeting the original time limit would unreasonably
interfere with the operations of the department or Minister. You can now
expect a response to the remainder of your request on or before 8 July
2025.

 

You have the right, under section 28 of the Act, to ask the Ombudsman to
review my decision to extend the time available to respond to your
request. 

 

Kind regards

 

 

Office of Hon David Seymour

Deputy Prime Minister
[4]A pink and
white emblem Minister for Regulation
with two women Associate Minister of Education | Associate Minister
holding flags of Finance
Description
automatically Associate Minister of Health | Associate Minister of
generated Justice

 

DDI 04 817 6333 | 7.6 Executive Wing, Parliament
Buildings

 

DSOIA512

 

 

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Tēnā koe Sarah

 

Our apologies, but due to an administrative error the due date of your
request was calculated incorrectly.

 

You can expect a response to your request on or before 15 July 2025 unless
an extension is needed.

 

Kind regards

 

Siena (she/her)

Advisor - Ministerial Services

Police National Headquarters
 

 

From: Ministerial Services
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2025 10:24 AM
To: '[FOI #31021 email]'
<[FOI #31021 email]>
Subject: OIA Acknowledgement IR-01-25-22144

 

Tēnā koe Sarah

 
I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act (OIA) request
below, transferred to NZ Police by Minister David Seymour’s office on 23
May 2025.
 
The transferred request is as follows:
 
“2.            Any analysis or modelling regarding:

•              The risk of pseudoephedrine being diverted into illicit
methamphetamine production

•              The potential impact of this policy on
methamphetamine-related harm in New Zealand

3.            Details of any monitoring or evaluation frameworks that were
implemented to assess the real-world impact of this policy, including
changes in:

             Methamphetamine use (e.g. wastewater data)

•              Domestic production or importation trends

•              Law enforcement activity related to pseudoephedrine or
methamphetamine

4.            A copy of any advice or statements from NZ Police—as
referenced in your recent comments—supporting the position that the
reintroduction of pseudoephedrine has not contributed to increased
methamphetamine harm.”

You can expect a response to your request on or before 24 June 2025 unless
an extension is needed.

 

Kind regards

 

Siena (she/her)

Advisor - Ministerial Services

Police National Headquarters
 

 

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WARNING

The information contained in this email message is intended for the
addressee only and may contain privileged information. It may also be
subject to the provisions of section 50 of the Policing Act 2008, which
creates an offence to have unlawful possession of Police property. If you
are not the intended recipient of this message or have received this
message in error, you must not peruse, use, distribute or copy this
message or any of its contents. Also note, the views expressed in this
message may not necessarily reflect those of the New Zealand Police. If
you have received this message in error, please email or telephone the
sender immediately

Dear Sarah

 

Please find attached response to your information request of 19 May 2025.

 

Kind regards

 

 

Office of Hon David Seymour

Deputy Prime Minister
[1]A pink and
white emblem Minister for Regulation
with two women Associate Minister of Education | Associate Minister
holding flags of Finance
Description
automatically Associate Minister of Health | Associate Minister of
generated Justice

 

DDI 04 817 6333 | 7.6 Executive Wing, Parliament
Buildings

 

DSOIA512

 

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Kia ora Sarah

 

I refer to your request below.  I have been asked to advise you that
Police requires an extension of time in which to respond to your request,
pursuant to section 15A(1) of the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA).
Specifically, section 15A(1)(b), consultations necessary to make a
decision on the request are such that a proper response to the request
cannot reasonably be made within the original time limit.

 

Police requires until 29 July 2025 to provide a substantive response to
your request, however we are endeavouring to provide this to you as soon
as possible.

You have the right, under section 28(3) of the OIA, to make a complaint to
an Ombudsman about this extension.  Information about how to make a
complaint is available at [1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800
802 602.

 

Kind regards, Michelle

Advisor – Police National Headquarters

 

 

From: Ministerial Services
Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2025 3:16 PM
To: [FOI #31021 email]
Subject: RE: OIA Acknowledgement IR-01-25-22144

 

Tēnā koe Sarah

 

Our apologies, but due to an administrative error the due date of your
request was calculated incorrectly.

 

You can expect a response to your request on or before 15 July 2025 unless
an extension is needed.

 

Kind regards

 

Siena (she/her)

Advisor - Ministerial Services

Police National Headquarters
 

 

From: Ministerial Services
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2025 10:24 AM
To: '[FOI #31021 email]'
<[2][FOI #31021 email]>
Subject: OIA Acknowledgement IR-01-25-22144

 

Tēnā koe Sarah

 
I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act (OIA) request
below, transferred to NZ Police by Minister David Seymour’s office on 23
May 2025.
 
The transferred request is as follows:
 
“2.            Any analysis or modelling regarding:

•              The risk of pseudoephedrine being diverted into illicit
methamphetamine production

•              The potential impact of this policy on
methamphetamine-related harm in New Zealand

3.            Details of any monitoring or evaluation frameworks that were
implemented to assess the real-world impact of this policy, including
changes in:

             Methamphetamine use (e.g. wastewater data)

•              Domestic production or importation trends

•              Law enforcement activity related to pseudoephedrine or
methamphetamine

4.            A copy of any advice or statements from NZ Police—as
referenced in your recent comments—supporting the position that the
reintroduction of pseudoephedrine has not contributed to increased
methamphetamine harm.”

You can expect a response to your request on or before 24 June 2025 unless
an extension is needed.

 

Kind regards

 

Siena (she/her)

Advisor - Ministerial Services

Police National Headquarters
 

 

===============================================================

WARNING

The information contained in this email message is intended for the
addressee only and may contain privileged information. It may also be
subject to the provisions of section 50 of the Policing Act 2008, which
creates an offence to have unlawful possession of Police property. If you
are not the intended recipient of this message or have received this
message in error, you must not peruse, use, distribute or copy this
message or any of its contents. Also note, the views expressed in this
message may not necessarily reflect those of the New Zealand Police. If
you have received this message in error, please email or telephone the
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