9 May 2024
Erika Whittome
[FYI request #26322 email]
Tēnā koe Erika
Your request for official information, reference: HNZ00043065
Thank you for your request, transferred from the Ministry of Heath on 10 April 2024, asking
for the following under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):
Would you please provide all the information related to the procurement of COVID-19
Test kits in 2017?
The product is described as:
COVID-19 Test kits: Diagnostic reagents based on polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
nucleic acid test.
Category: COVID-19 Test kits/ Instruments, apparatus used in Diagnostic Testing
The World Integrated Trade Solution reports that New Zealand imported
USD73,293.40 of such COVID-19 test kits in 2017:
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Kindly provide all the memos, correspondence and procurement documents for the
decision to purchase these Covid-19 PCR test kits in 2017.
Response
I can advise that no medical tests used in the diagnostic testing of COVID-19 were
purchased by Health NZ in 2017.
Your request for this information is refused under section 18(e) of the Act as this information
does not exist.
How to get in touch
If you have any questions, you can contact us at
[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
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or by phoning 0800 802 602.
Nāku iti noa, nā
Danielle Coe
Manager (OIA) Government Services
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora
TeWhatuOra.govt.nz
Health NZ, PO Box 793,
Wel ington 6140, New Zealand
