  7 January 2026
Jane Craddock
By email: [FYI request #33031 email]
  Dear Jane
  OFFICIAL INFORMATION ACT REQUEST 25.388
  I refer to the Official Information Act (the Act) request dated 27 November 2025 for information relating to
physician associates training. You have specifical y requested:
•  Please can I request al  correspondence, meeting minutes, cost-benefit analyses, business cases or
plans, role development plans, directives from Health NZ or the Ministry of Health of the Minister
for Health, and any correspondence or documentation involved in any formal or informal
discussions, plans, or policy relating to the creation of a training programme or course for Physician
Associates at the University of Canterbury?

This request is refused under OIA s 18(e), as this information does not exist.
  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.
Yours sincerely
Information and Records Management

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