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Kia ora Erika, 
 
Thank you for your request of 15 October 2025, under the Official
Information Act 1982, for the following: 
 
        I request information on exposure limits in the workplace for
frequencies of the radio spectrum. This would be for various radio
frequencies 600MhZ and up.
 
        Would you please share the information you know about this? For
example the watts per square meter exposure limit? or SAR limit?
 
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than 13 November 2025, being 20 working days after the
day your request was received.  
 
If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of
an extension of that timeframe. 
 
If you have any queries, please feel free to contact me by emailing
[Electricity Authority request email].   
 
Ngā mihi nui,
 
Alex Shearer (she/her)
Senior Ministerial Advisor
 

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Kia ora Erika
 
Thank you for your request of 15 October 2025, under the Official
Information Act 1982.  
 
Please find attached the Electricity Authority’s response. If you have any
questions regarding our response, please don’t hesitate to contact me.  
 
Ngâ mihi nui,
 
Alex Shearer ([1]she/her)
Senior Ministerial Advisor
 
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Level 7, AON Centre, 1 Willis Street
PO Box 10041, Wellington 6143, New Zealand
[3]www.ea.govt.nz
 
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_____________________________________________
From: OIA <[Electricity Authority request email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 15 October 2025 2:56 pm
To: Erika Whittome <[FOI #32572 email]>
Subject: RE: [External] Official Information request - Exposure limits on
radio frequencies of 600Mhz and upwards
 
 
Kia ora Erika, 
 
Thank you for your request of 15 October 2025, under the Official
Information Act 1982, for the following: 
 
        I request information on exposure limits in the workplace for
frequencies of the radio spectrum. This would be for various radio
frequencies 600MhZ and up.
 
        Would you please share the information you know about this? For
example the watts per square meter exposure limit? or SAR limit?
 
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than 13 November 2025, being 20 working days after the
day your request was received.  
 
If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of
an extension of that timeframe. 
 
If you have any queries, please feel free to contact me by emailing
[7][Electricity Authority request email].   
 
Ngâ mihi nui,
 
Alex Shearer (she/her)
Senior Ministerial Advisor
 

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Kia ora Erika

As outlined in our response to your Official Information Act request on 12 December 2025, the Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko (Authority) does not hold any information within the scope of your request. Accordingly, your request was refused under section 18(g) of the Official Information Act 1982.

The link referred to in your email was provided in the spirit of the Act, as we considered it might be of interest to you and relevant to the subject matter you are engaging with. However, we are unable to offer any further assistance, as this matter falls outside the Authority’s remit.

Ngā mihi nui,

Alex Shearer (she/her)
Senior Ministerial Advisor

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