
MINISTRY OF
HEALTH
MANATU HAU0RA
133 Molesworth Street
PO Box5013
Wellington 6140
New Zealand
T +64 4 496 2000
27 February 2026
Tangata Whenua
By email: [FYI request #33436 email]
Ref:
H2026077306
Tena koe
Response to your request for official information
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) to the Ministry of
Health - Manato Hauora (the Ministry) on 6 January 2026 for information regarding
ManageMyHealth(MMH). You requested:
"(1) What are the names of the people who run the ManageMyHealth platform? [I have
contacted the ManageMyHealth website to seek clarity but the "WHO WE ARE" section
does not disclose who they are.
(2) Who is the person that is liable for ManageMyHealth? Please provide the Name and
contact details for the person ultimately responsible for any data breach involving
unauthorised access.
MMH is a private company and is not subject to the Official Information Act. Publicly available
information about companies can be viewed on the Companies Register: companiesĀ
register.companiesoffice.govt.nz/.
(3) Does
the Ministry of Health or the Minister Responsible for the Department of Health
have any penalties, or a
civil penalty rating for cyber security breaches involving
unauthorised access.
If the answer is no, then why not and when will the ministry be
implementing a
civil penalty rating?
There is no civil penalty rating for cybersecurity breaches that applies to the Ministry of Health.
Enforcement under the Privacy Act 2020 is determined by the Privacy Commissioner on a caseĀ
by-case basis and, where applicable, the Human Rights Review Tribunal.
The Minister of Health has commissioned the Ministry of Health to undertake an independent
review of MMH cyber security breach. The review, developed in consultation with the
Government Chief Digital Officer and the National Cyber Security Centre, commenced on 29
January 2026 and will examine the causes of the incident, assess the response, and provide
recommendations to strengthen protections for health information going forward.