Kia ora Kay

 

I acknowledge your request of 13 May 2026 for information regarding sodium
fluoroacetate.

This has been logged as an Official Information Act request, and we are
now working on our response. Under the Official Information Act the EPA
has 20 working days to make a decision on your request. 

Nga mihi 

Jean McDowall

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Please find attached correspondence regarding your OIA request. 

Ngā mihi 

 

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Senior Advisor, Official Correspondence 

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Please find correspondence attached transferring parts of your OIA request
to the Ministry of Health and Landcare Research.

 

Ngā mihi

 

Senior Advisor, Official Correspondence 

 

 

 

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Please find correspondence attached partially transferring your OIA
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Kia ora Kay,

  

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

 

"Three. The basis for the provisional Maximum Acceptable Value of 3.5
micrograms per litre for 1080 in New Zealand drinking water including what
toxicological studies or international guidance it was derived from?
 

Five. A copy of any review of the 1080 drinking water MAV that has been
conducted prior to 2021."
 

The reference number for your request is H2026083458. We will endeavour to
respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than
30 June 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.

 

Ngā mihi, 
 
OIA Services Team

Ministry of Health | Manatū Hauora

 

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Kia ora Kay
Please find attached a further partial transfer of your OIA request to the
Water Services Authority-Taumata Arowai.

Ngā mihi 

 

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Please find attached correspondence partially transferring your OIA
request to Worksafe NZ.

Ngā mihi 

 

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Senior Advisor, Official Correspondence 

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Tēnā koe Kay

  

Thank you for your Official Information Act request received by WorkSafe
New Zealand from Environmental Protection Authority on 5 June 2026. 

  

We will respond to your request in accordance with the provisions of the
Official Information Act as soon as reasonably practicable and not later
than 20 working days. 

  

If we need to extend this timeframe, we will let you know before that date
with the reasons why. 

  

Please contact [1][email address] if you have any
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Please see attached the response to your Official Information Act
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A response to your OIA request is attached.

Ngā mihi

Jean McDowall

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