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Copyright

Unless otherwise stated, information is subject to Crown Copyright. Any National Advisory Committee on Health and Disability (National Health Committee) work on this website may be reproduced in any number of copies and in any format or medium provided that:

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• it is not used in an inappropriate or misleading context having regard to the nature of the material
• any disclaimers included on the published information are reproduced on the material
• a Crown copyright acknowledgment to the National Health Committee is included.

Any reproduction of the work must respect the moral rights of the author of the work as set out in Part IV of the Copyright Act 1994.

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National Health Committee logo

The National Health Committee logo should not be used in any way which infringes any provision of the Flags, Emblems, and Names Protection Act 1981 or would infringe such provision if the relevant use occurred within New Zealand. Attribution should be in written form and not by reproduction of the National Health Committee logo. Permission to use the National Health Committee logo can be sought from National Health Committee.

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Copyright enquiries

For any queries or if you are in doubt, please email Nhc_Info@nhc.govt.nz

Disclaimer

The information available on or through www.nhc.health.govt.nz is intended to provide general information to the public, and is not intended to address specific circumstances of any particular individual or entity. All reasonable measures have been taken to ensure the quality and accuracy of the information available on this website.

If you find any information on this website that you believe may be inaccurate, please email the Web Manager.
Those accessing this website are advised:

The National Health Committee is an independent committee established by the Minister of Health. The information on this website is the work of the National Health Committee and is published on this website by the Ministry of Health on behalf of the National Health Committee, but does not necessarily represent the views of the Ministry of Health.

The National Health Committee and the Ministry of Health make no warranty, express or implied, nor assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, correctness, completeness or use of any information that is available on or through this website.

The information on this website may be changed, deleted, added to, or otherwise amended without notice.

The National Health Committee and the Ministry of Health are not responsible for the content of other websites linked to, or referenced from, this website. The National Health Committee and the Ministry of Health  neither endorses the information, content, presentation, or accuracy of such other websites, nor makes any warranty, express or implied, regarding these other websites.

Nothing contained on this website is, or shall be relied on as, a promise or representation by the New Zealand government or the National Health Committee.

The contents of this website should not be construed as legal or professional advice and visitors to this website should take specific advice from qualified professional people before undertaking any action following information received from this website.

Any reference to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacture, or otherwise does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by the New Zealand government or the National Health Committee.

Each page on this website must be read in conjunction with this disclaimer and any other disclaimer that forms part of it.

Privacy and security

You may browse and access information contained within www.nhc.health.govt.nz without providing personal information. Where you voluntarily provide personal information (eg, through online forms or email requests), we will hold your personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act 1993. The Privacy Act 1993 regulates us through the Information Privacy Principles as to how we collect, use, hold, disclose, access, correct, manage and dispose of your personal information.

Statistical information

Some information, however, is automatically retrieved about your visit, such as:

• your IP address
• the search terms you used
• the pages you accessed on the website and the links you clicked on
• the date and time you visited the website
• the referring website (if any) through which you clicked through to this website
• your operating system (eg, Windows XP, Mac OSX)
• the type of web browser you use (eg, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox)
• other incidental matters such as screen resolution, the release of your installed Flash version and the language setting of your browser.

No effort is made to identify individual visitors.

Use of statistical information: The statistical information referred to above will be viewable by website administrators and certain other Ministry staff. It may also be shared with other government agencies.

Cookies

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To view any personal information held by us, or if you have any concerns about personal information that we hold and wish to request its correction, please write to:

The Privacy Officer
Ministry of Health
PO Box 5013
Wellington