Acting under delegated authority from the Minister of Health, I, Dr John Crawshaw:

1. Revoke the approval of the Te Whatu Ora Southern Alcohol and Drug Services and medical practitioner issued pursuant to section 24A(7)(a), (b) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 made on 20 December 2023 (as published in the New Zealand Gazette, 20 December 2023, Notice No. 2023-go5969); and
2. Specify the Specialist Addiction Services, Southern Opioid Substitution Treatment Service as a service that may provide treatment with controlled drugs for people who are dependent on controlled drugs, pursuant to section 24A(7)(b) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975, at the following places:

Wakari Hospital
369 Taieri Road
Dunedin 9010; 

Waitaki Community Mental Health
2 Trent Street
Oamaru 9400;

Dunstan Hospital
24 Hospital Street
Clyde 9300;

Mental Health Services
19 Douglas Street
Frankton
Queenstown 9300;

Southern Rivers Mental Health Team
24 Clyde Street
Balclutha 9230;

Specialist Addiction Services (Southland)
Southland Hospital
Kew Road
Invercargill 9812.

3. Pursuant to section 24A(7)(a) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975, specify that Michelle MacDonald, as a medical practitioner, may:
   1. prescribe, administer, or supply controlled drugs for the treatment of dependence as the lead clinician for the Specialist Addiction Services, Southern Opioid Substitution Treatment Service;
   2. authorise in writing service/clinic medical practitioners as specified under section 24A(2)(b) to:
      1. prescribe, administer, or supply controlled drugs for the treatment of dependence;
      2. authorise in writing general practitioners receiving clients from the Specialist Addiction Services, Southern Opioid Substitution Treatment Service as specified under section 24A(2)(b) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975; and
   3. authorise in writing general practitioners receiving clients from the Specialist Addiction Services, Southern Opioid Substitution Treatment Service as specified under section 24A(2)(b) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975.

Conditions

1. Controlled drugs may only be prescribed, administered, or supplied to people who are or have been clients of the Specialist Addiction Services, Southern Opioid Substitution Treatment Service.
2. This approval takes effect on 22 December 2025 and expires on 18 December 2026.

Dated at Wellington this 18th day of December 2025.

Dr JOHN CRAWSHAW, Director of Mental Health, Ministry of Health.