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

1. Revoke the approval of the Northland District Health Board Opiate Substitution Treatment Service and medical practitioner issued pursuant to section 24A(7)(a), (b) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 made on 20 December 2022 (as published in the New Zealand Gazette, 20 December 2022, Notice No. 2022-go5629); and
2. Specify the Te Whatu Ora Opioid Substitution Treatment Service Northland 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:

Community Mental Health & Addiction Service
41 Rathbone Street
Whangārei 0110;

Community Mental Health & Addiction Service
Kaitaia Hospital
29 Redan Road
Kaitaia 0410;

Mid North Community Mental Health & Addiction Service
4 Station Road
Kaikohe 0405;

Mid North Community Mental Health & Addiction Service
310 Kerikeri Road
Kerikeri 0230;

Te Whatu Ora Te Tai Tokerau
1956 State Highway 1
Kaiwaka 0573.

3. Pursuant to section 24A(7)(a) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975, specify that Dr Graeme James Judson, as a medical practitioner, may:
   1. prescribe, administer or supply controlled drugs for the treatment of dependence as the lead clinician for Te Whatu Ora Opioid Substitution Treatment Service Northland;
   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 Te Whatu Ora Opioid Substitution Treatment Service Northland as specified under section 24A(2)(b) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975; and
   3. authorise in writing general practitioners receiving clients from Te Whatu Ora Opioid Substitution Treatment Service Northland 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 Te Whatu Ora Opioid Substitution Treatment Service Northland.
2. This approval takes effect on 22 December 2025 and expires on 15 December 2028.

Dated at Wellington this 18th day of December 2025.

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