Kia ora Harry 

 

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act), received by the Ministry of Health on 2 August 2025. You requested:

 

(1) I request information held by the Government in respect to conversion
therapy practices which occurred in state care or faith-based care,
particularly before 1993 - but not exclusively. More specifically, I
request -

(A) Does the Ministry of Health (or other relevant government department)
hold any research on the historic practice of conversion therapy on
individuals in the care of the State or in faith-based institutions?

(B) Has the Ministry of Health (or other relevant government department)
ever conducted a review into the historic practice of conversion therapy
on individuals in the care of the State or in faith-based institutions?

(C) Has the Ministry of Health (or other relevant government department)
ever produced a briefing, report, or guidance with regards to the historic
practice of conversion therapy on individuals in the care of the State or
in faith-based institutions?

(3) Has the Ministry of Health (or other relevant government department)
produced any reports, briefing, or guidance pertaining to the assessment
of physical or mental harm arising from conversion therapy cases in state
care of faith-based care? Including with respect to the Ministry's
perspective on dealing with claims of redress stemming from survivors of
conversion therapy in state care or faith-based care.

(4) Has the Ministry of Health (or other relevant government department)
conducted a review of - or produced a briefing, report, or guidance in
respect to - the redress to be provided to survivors of conversion therapy
in state care or faith-based care?

(B) Including if the Ministry has provided guidance around whether the
kind of redress to be provided for conversion therapy survivors is to be
distinguished (or otherwise different) from the redress provided to other
survivors of abuse in care? And if so, on what grounds?

 

The reference number for your request is H2025070885. As required under
the Act, the Ministry will endeavour to respond to your request no later
than 20 working days after the day your request was
received: [1]http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/

 

If you have any queries related to this request, please do not hesitate to
get in touch ([2][email address]).

 

 

Ngā mihi 
 
OIA Services Team 
[3]Ministry of Health information releases 

 

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Kia ora Harry

 

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act) to the Ministry of Health – Manatû Hauora (the Ministry) on 2 August
2025 for information regarding conversion therapy in state or faith-based
institutions. You requested:

 

(1) I request information held by the Government in respect to conversion
therapy practices which occurred in state care or faith-based care,
particularly before 1993 - but not exclusively. More specifically, I
request - 
 
(A) Does the Ministry of Health (or other relevant government department)
hold any research on the historic practice of conversion therapy on
individuals in the care of the State or in faith-based institutions? 
 
(B) Has the Ministry of Health (or other relevant government department)
ever conducted a review into the historic practice of conversion therapy
on individuals in the care of the State or in faith-based institutions? 

 

(C) Has the Ministry of Health (or other relevant government department)
ever produced a briefing, report, or guidance with regards to the historic
practice of conversion therapy on individuals in the care of the State or
in faith-based institutions? 

 

(3) Has the Ministry of Health (or other relevant government department)
produced any reports, briefing, or guidance pertaining to the assessment
of physical or mental harm arising from conversion therapy cases in state
care of faith-based care? Including with respect to the Ministry's
perspective on dealing with claims of redress stemming from survivors of
conversion therapy in state care or faith-based care. 
 
(4) Has the Ministry of Health (or other relevant government department)
conducted a review of - or produced a briefing, report, or guidance in
respect to - the redress to be provided to survivors of conversion therapy
in state care or faith-based care?  
 
(B) Including if the Ministry has provided guidance around whether the
kind of redress to be provided for conversion therapy survivors is to be
distinguished (or otherwise different) from the redress provided to other
survivors of abuse in care? And if so, on what grounds?” 

 

The Ministry has decided to extend the period of time available to respond
to your request under section 15A of the Official Information Act 1982
(the Act) the 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. 

 

You can now expect a response to your request on, or before,  12 September
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. 

 

Ngâ mihi  

 

 

OIA Services Team

Ministry of Health  | Manatû Hauora 

M[1]inistry of Health information releases 

 

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Kia ora Harry

 

Please find attached a letter regarding your request for information. 

 

Ngā mihi 

  

OIA Services Team

Ministry of Health  | Manatū Hauora 

M[1]inistry of Health information releases 

 

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