Kia ora Spencer,

  

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act), received by the Ministry of Health - Manatû Hauora on 24 February
2026. You requested:

 

"I seek information concerning Health NZ’s operational and clinical
interface with individuals who report symptoms attributed to
radiofrequency (RF) exposure from electricity smart meters (Advanced
Metering Infrastructure – AMI).
 

Specifically, please provide:
 

1. Clinical or Operational Guidance (since 1 January 2015)
 

Any guidance, advisories, clinical notes, internal memoranda, or
operational instructions issued to:
 

Primary care providers;

Hospital services;

Public health units;

Clinical governance groups;

concerning patients reporting EMF sensitivity, RF-related symptoms, or
smart meter exposure concerns.
 

2. Escalation or Referral Frameworks
 

Any internal policies, decision trees, or operational frameworks
addressing:
 

How clinicians should respond to patients attributing symptoms to smart
meter RF exposure;

Whether such reports are recorded, escalated, or referred to another
agency.
 

3. Adverse Event or Incident Reporting Pathways
 

Any policies or documentation indicating whether environmental RF exposure
concerns:
 

Are captured within adverse event systems;

Are coded within incident management systems;

Are excluded from formal reporting frameworks.
 

4. Inter-Agency Communications
 

Any communications between Health NZ and:
 

The Ministry of Health;

The Electricity Authority;

WorkSafe;

ESR;
 

concerning individuals reporting EMF-related symptoms in a residential
context."
 

The reference number for your request is H2026079173. We will endeavour to
respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than
24 March 2026 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 regarding your request, please feel free to
contact the OIA Services Team on [1][email address]. If any
additional factors come to light which are relevant to your request,
please do not hesitate to contact us so that these can be taken into
account. 

 

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

 

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