Kia ora John

 

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act), received by the Ministry of Health on 5 September 2025. You
requested:

 

Can you confirm whether Fale Andrew Lesā was a member of the 2018 review
panel?

What was the name and purpose of the review panel he was potentially
involved in?

What was the process for selecting panel members?

Were panel positions publicly advertised or open for public nomination?

How many individuals applied or were nominated for the panel?

How many were interviewed before final selections were made?

What remuneration or compensation was provided to panel members?

 

The reference number for your request is H2025072255. 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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Tçnâ koe John

 

Transfer of your request for official information

 

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act) to the Ministry of Health - Manatû Hauora (the Ministry) on 4
September 2025. You requested:

 

“Can you confirm whether Fale Andrew Lesâ was a member of the 2018 review
panel?

What was the name and purpose of the review panel he was potentially
involved in?

What was the process for selecting panel members?

Were panel positions publicly advertised or open for public nomination?

How many individuals applied or were nominated for the panel?

How many were interviewed before final selections were made?

What remuneration or compensation was provided to panel members?”

 

The Ministry does not hold any information relating to this part of your
request; however, I have been advised that this information is more
closely connected to the functions held by Health New Zealand – Te Whatu
Ora. For this reason, I have decided to transfer your request to Health
New Zealand under section 14(b)(ii) of the Act. You can expect a response
from their agency in due course; and they can be contacted via email at:
[1][email address].

 

If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request with us, including this
decision, please feel free to contact the OIA Services Team on:
[email address]. 

 

Under section 28(3) of the Act, you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to
review any decisions made under this request. The Ombudsman may be
contacted by email at: [2][email address] or by calling 0800
802 602.

 

 

Ngâ mihi 

  

OIA Services Team

Ministry of Health  | Manatû Hauora 

M[3]inistry of Health information releases 

 

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Kia ora John, 
 

Thank you for your request for information transferred to Health New
Zealand | Te Whatu Ora on 11 September 2025 by the Ministry of Health: 

 

"Can you confirm whether Fale Andrew Lesâ was a member of the 2018 review
panel?
What was the name and purpose of the review panel he was potentially
involved in?
What was the process for selecting panel members?
Were panel positions publicly advertised or open for public nomination?
How many individuals applied or were nominated for the panel?
How many were interviewed before final selections were made?
What remuneration or compensation was provided to panel members?”
 

We can confirm that as per our previous response to you on 4 September
2025 (HNZ00096833), Health New Zealand has not convened a travel
assistance review panel. Therefore, your request is refused under section
18(e) of the OIA as this information does not exist or, despite reasonable
efforts to locate it, cannot be found. 

 

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 www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or by phoning 0800 802 602.

Ngâ mihi, 

 

Kelly
Government Services
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora

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