Kia ora Kai,

  

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act), received by the Ministry of Health - Manatû Hauora on 2 March 2026.
You requested:

 

“Historical ESPI data (ESPI 1, 2, 3, 5, 8) from January 2019 to present,
broken down by District and Specialty — in the same CSV format as the
current ESPI web tool (tewhatuora.shinyapps.io/ESPI_app/) but covering the
full period rather than just the latest 12 months.”
 

The reference number for your request is H2026079519. We will endeavour to
respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than
3 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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Tçnâ koe Kai,

 

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act) to the Ministry of Health – Manatû Hauora on 2 March 2026. You
requested:

 

“Historical ESPI data (ESPI 1, 2, 3, 5, 8) from January 2019 to present,
broken down by District and Specialty — in the same CSV format as the
current ESPI web tool (tewhatuora.shinyapps.io/ESPI_app/) but covering the
full period rather than just the latest 12 months.”

 

 

The information you seek is held by Health New Zealand – Te Whatu Ora. For
this reason, your request is being transferred to their agency under
section 14(b)(i) of the Act. You can expect a response from Te Whatu Ora
in due course ([1][email address]). 

 

Under section 28(3) of the Act, you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to
review the Ministry’s decision to transfer your 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
 

M[3]inistry of Health information releases
 

 

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Tçnâ koe,

 

Thank you for your email. 

 

Under the Official Information Act (OIA), agencies are required to respond
to requests for official information as soon as reasonably practicable and
no later than 20 working days after receiving them.

If your request is for data that Health NZ holds, have you checked
[1]Lighthouse first to see if the data you are seeking is already
published?

 

Lighthouse is a searchable catalogue that makes a range of data and
analytics products available to New Zealanders to enable easier, faster
access to insights about health services.

 

You can find further information about how OIA timeframes are calculated,
including the Ombudsman’s OIA calculator, at the link below:
[2]Official information calculators | Ombudsman New Zealand

 

We will provide a response to your request in line with the statutory
timeframes set out in the OIA.

We appreciate your understanding and patience during this time.

 

Ngâ mihi,
Health NZ | Te Whatu Ora

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Kia ora Kai, 
 
Thank you for your request for information regarding Historical ESPI
data on 4 March 2026. Please find attached our response to your request.
 
If you have any questions, please get in touch at
[1][email address]
 
If you are not happy with this response, you have the right to make a
complaint to the Ombudsman. Information about how to do this is available
at [2]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or by phoning 0800 802 602.
 

Many thanks

 

Ngā mihi

 

Tim

Advisor Government Services

133 Molesworth Street | PO Box 793, Wellington 6140

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora

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