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Health NZ, Te Whatu Ora.

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Tçnâ koe Pat

 

Thank you for your follow-up email of 18 June 2025, asking for the
following information under the Official Information Act 1982 (the OIA):

 

“I am a New Zealand citizen currently located within New Zealand. Under
the Official Information Act 1982, I request the following information:

 

As at 18 June 2025, has Health New Zealand (including the Ambulance Team
or any other area) received a copy of the 2025 PWC ambulance remuneration
review report commissioned by Hato Hone St John?

 

If so, please provide a full copy of that report, including the date it
was received by Health New Zealand.

 

If the report has not been received, please provide any information held
on when Health NZ expects to receive it.

 

I also request all internal communication and documentation held by Health
NZ relating to the preparation of the response to my previous OIA request
(reference HNZ00088333), including but not limited to:

1. Internal emails

2. Drafts of the response

3. Communications between the Ambulance Team and the Government
Services/OIA team 4. Any related communications with St John.

5. Any advice or commentary received regarding how my OIA request should
be interpreted or answered.

 

I found the phrasing in your response particularly interesting -
specifically the line:

 

“At the date of your request, the Ambulance Team had not received a copy
of the report.”

 

This wording appears deliberately narrow and suggests the situation may
have changed since my original request. For clarity and transparency, I am
seeking confirmation of whether the report has since been received, and if
so, a copy of it.

 

I would prefer to receive this information in electronic format. If any
part of my request is likely to be refused, I ask that you consider
whether the information can be provided in part, or with appropriate
redactions under the Act.”

 

This email is to let you know that Health NZ needs more time to make a
decision on your request.

 

The OIA requires that we advise you of our decision on your request no
later than 20 working days after the day we received your request.
Unfortunately, it will not be possible to meet that time limit and we are
therefore writing to notify you of an extension of the time to make our
decision, to 31 July 2025.

 

This extension is required because the consultations necessary to make a
decision on the request are such that a proper response cannot reasonably
be made within the original time limit.

 

If you have any questions, please contact us
at [1][email address] 

 

If you are not happy with this extension, you have the right to make a
complaint to the Ombudsman. Information about how to do this is available
at [2]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or by phoning 0800 802 602.

 

Ngâ mihi

 

 

Michael Cleary

Government Services

 

 

 

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Kia ora Pat, 
 
Thank you for your request for information on 18 June 2025. Please find
attached our response to your request.
 
If you have any questions, please get in touch at
[1][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 [2]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or by phoning 0800 802 602.
 
Ngā mihi, 
 
Government Services
 
 
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