Locality Approval from the University of Otago is required for all research applications that need to go to Health and Disabilities Committees (HDEC) for ethical review. The links below provide further information and you can contact Health Reseach South for further clarification if necessary.
The process described in the attached is only for research not being conducted in a Health NZ hospital. Research conducted involving Health NZ | Te Whatu Ora has a separate Locality Authorisation process. Individual Health NZ Research Offices should be contacted for further information about their process as each is individual to the organisation.