Standard retention periods
While we actively review content and make archiving decisions based on based on age, use and relevance, we have standard retention periods for some key types of content, as follows.
| Type of content | Archive after |
|---|---|
| News items and media releases | 3 years |
| Information releases (Responses to Official Information Act requests, Ministerial Decision-making documents) | 5 years |
| Publications | 10 years |
| Consultations | 5 years |
| Regulatory impact statements | 10 years |
How to find content that has been archived from this website
You can access older content from snapshots of this website taken at specific dates by the following services:
Publications and consultations
To find copies of our older publications and consultations, use the Ministry of Health – Manatū Hauora library catalogue
You can download publications directly from the catalogue.
