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12 November 2025 
Erika Whittome 
By email: [FYI request #32572 email]  
 
 
 
Tēnā koe Erika 
 
Your request 
Thank you for your request, received on 15 October 2025, under the Official Information Act 1982 
(Act) 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? 
 
 
Our response 
Your request is refused under section 18(g) of the Act, as the information requested is not held by 
us. The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko (Authority) does not set radiofrequency exposure limits. 
The Authority considered transferring your request to WorkSafe for response, however, we 
understand you have already requested this information from them, and we therefore do not 
consider a transfer necessary.  
Health New Zealand has publicly available information on radiofrequency exposure limits on its 
website, here:  https://www.tewhatuora.govt.nz/health-services-and-programmes/environmental-
health/non-ionising-radiation.  
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. 
Information about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or 
freephone 0800 802 602.  
As this information may be of interest to other members of the public, the Authority may proactively 
release a copy of this response on our website. Al  personal data, including your name and contact 
details, wil  be removed before publication.  
If you’d like to discuss this response with us, please feel free to contact us by emailing 
[Electricity Authority request email]. 
Nāku noa, nā, 
 
 
 
Airihi Mahuika 
GM Legal, Monitoring and Compliance 
 
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