07 July 2025
[FYI request #31346 email]
Kia ora Pat
Your Official Information Act request, reference: GOV-040942
Thank you for your request of 19 June 2025, asking for the following information under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act):
Under the Official Information Act 1982, I request the fol owing information:
1. Has ACC received a copy of the 2025 PWC ambulance remuneration review report
commissioned by Hato Hone St John?
• If so, please provide a ful copy of the report and the date on which it was received by ACC.
• If the report has not been received, please advise whether it is expected to be provided,
and any information held relating to that expectation.
2. Please provide all communications held by ACC referring to this report, including but not
limited to correspondence with:
• Hato Hone St John
• PwC
• Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora
as well as any internal ACC communications, meeting notes, or briefings that refer to the report
or its intended distribution.
Our response
ACC was sent a copy of the PwC ambulance remuneration report (the Report) commissioned by Hato
Hone St John on 29 May 2025.
We are withholding the report, in full, as the Report is subject to an obligation of confidence and
release of it would be likely otherwise to damage the public interest and, it is in the public interest that
similar information continue to be provided in future. This decision has bee made under section
9(2)(ba)(i) and 9(2)(ba)(i ) of the Act.
In doing so, we have considered the public interest in making the Report available and determined it
does not outweigh the interests being protected.
Correspondence about the potential distribution of the report
Attached to this letter is an email exchange between ACC and Te Whatu Ora, regarding the potential
distribution of the report.
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The correspondence provided
As staff names were not requested, they have been deemed out of scope of your request and removed
from the documentation provided.
Internal communication, meeting notes or briefings related to the intended distribution
We are refusing to provide internal ACC communications, meetings notes or briefings about the report
as the information does not exist. This decision has been made under section 18(e) of the Act.
If you have any questions about this response, please get in touch
You can email me at [email address].
If you are not happy with this response, you can also contact the Ombudsman via
[email address] or by phoning 0800 802 602. Information about how to make a
complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz.
Ngā mihi
Christopher Johnston
Manager Official Information Act Services Government Engagement
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