Dear Health New Zealand,

Ko Brynn tooku ingoa. He Mema Paaremata Rangatahi ahau. I will be participating in Youth Parliament later this year, and am keen to know more about Health New Zealand's vaping enforcement actions within the Wellington Region.

Pursuant to s12 of the Official information Act, I request the following information:

>Total number of controlled purchase operations undertaken within the Wellington Region, since the beginning of 2025.
>The percentage of stores which failed these controlled purchase operations.
>The resulting enforcement actions taken against
a) Individuals, such as store attendants and owners
b) The company as a whole
>The specific stores that have been visited, and the result from this investigation (ex, which stores specifically passed/failed.)
>Health NZ's approach to issuing infringement notices rather than starting criminal proceedings. My understanding is that infringement notices is the usual approach; given the severity, and low penalty comparative to the profits, why is this the case.
>Health NZ's method for undertaking controlled purchase operations in Wellington, and the frequency these are done at.
>Reoffending rates, and what is done to manage this.

The purpose of this is to understand the equality of vaping enforcement within vulnerable communities, and how the current approach may leave gaps.

Yours faithfully,

Brynn Pierce