16 January 2024
M Bell
[FYI request #25210 email]
Tēnā koe
Official information request HNZ00034807
Thank you for your email on 18 December 2023, refined 22 December 2023, asking for the
following which has been considered under the Of icial Information Act 1982 (the Act):
Please provide all available correspondence between Health New Zealand employees and
Mr Steve Kirsch
After conducting a thorough IT search, Te Whatu Ora can confirm that Steve Kirsch has emailed
us between the specified dates of 1 September and 18 December 2023. However, we are
confident there has been no correspondence between this person and any Te Whatu Ora email
addresses.
As such, we are refusing your request under Section 18(e) of the Act, because the information
requested does not exist.
How to get in touch
If you have any questions, you can contact us at
[Health New Zealand request email].
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.
As this information may be of interest to other members of the public, Te Whatu Ora may
proactively release a copy of this response on our website. Al requester data, including your name
and contact details, wil be removed prior to release.
Nāku iti noa, nā
Michael Cleary
Acting OIA Manager
Government Services
TeWhatuOra.govt.nz
Te Whatu Ora, PO Box 793,
Wel ington 6140, New Zealand