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

1. Revoke the approval of the Rata Alcohol and Other Drugs Service and medical practitioner issued pursuant to sections 24A(7)(a) and (b) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 on 28 April 2025 (as published in the New Zealand Gazette, 29 April 2025, Notice No. 2025-go2291); and
2. Specify the Rata Alcohol and Other Drugs 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:

Rata Alcohol and Other Drugs Service
Te Whatu Ora – Te Tai o Poutini West Coast
Te Nikau Hospital
71 Water Walk Road
Greymouth 7805;

Buller Health Centre
46B Cobden Street
Westport 7825; and

Hokitika Health Centre
59 Sewell Street
Hokitika 7810.

3. Pursuant to section 24A(7)(a) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975, specify that Dr Andrew Gin, as a medical practitioner, may:
1. prescribe, administer, or supply controlled drugs for the treatment of dependence as the lead clinician for the Rata Alcohol and Other Drugs Service;
2. authorise in writing service/clinic medical practitioners as specified under subsection 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 Rata Alcohol and Other Drugs 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 Rata Alcohol and Other Drugs 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 Rata Alcohol and Other Drugs Service.
2. This approval commences on 1 May 2026 and expires on 30 April 2028.

Dated at Wellington this 28th day of April 2026.

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