Kia ora

Thank you for your request for official information.

The Ministry's reference number for your request is: H202002328.

As required under the Act we will endeavour to respond to your request no
later than 13 May 2020, being 20 working days after the day your request
was received.  

If we are unable to respond to your request within this time frame, we
will notify you of an extension of that time frame.

If you have any queries related to this request, please do not hesitate to
get in touch.

Please note, due to the emergence of Covid-19 the Ministry has diverted
significant resources to responding to the pandemic. This may impact on
our ability to respond to your request. If you would like to reconsider or
refine your current request, this may enable us to respond more quickly.
You can notify us of any changes to your request by responding to this
email.

Ngā mihi

OIA Services
Government Services
Office of the Director-General
Ministry of Health
E: [email address]

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Dear Shay

Thank you for your request for official information, ref: H202002328
received on 14 April 2020 requesting:

" In response to your refusal to complete my prior request I am making a
new request for substantially less information:

"Please provide all emails between the following
senior individuals in the Ministry of Health (MoH) and Auckland District
Health Board (ADHB) regarding the provision of helicopter air ambulance
services.

ADHB
1. Ailsa Claire

MoH
1. Ashley Bloomfield

Note:
1. Applicable dates are 1/7/2019 to 10/3/2020
2. Emails include those sent, received or cc'd and include any
attachments."

As this is restricted to emails only between 2 individuals I believe that
you should be able to respond promptly"

The request as it is currently worded is for a very large volume of
information and may be refused under section 18(f) of the Official
Information Act 1982, because the information requested cannot be made
available without substantial collation or research.  If it is possible
for you to narrow the scope of your request by selecting a shorter time
frame or specifying a topic, we may be able to provide you with
information.  

If you wish to discuss this purposed refinement further please feel free
to do so.

Kind regards

OIA Services
Government Services
Office of the Director-General
Ministry of Health
E: [email address]

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Kia ora Mr MCGuinness

Thank you for your request for official information, received on 14 April
2020 requesting:

"In response to your refusal to complete my prior request I am making a
new request for substantially less information:

"Please provide all emails between the following
senior individuals in the Ministry of Health (MoH) and Auckland District
Health Board (ADHB) regarding the provision of helicopter air ambulance
services.

ADHB
1. Ailsa Claire

MoH
1. Ashley Bloomfield

Note:
1. Applicable dates are 1/7/2019 to 10/3/2020
2. Emails include those sent, received or cc'd and include any
attachments."

As this is restricted to emails only between 2 individuals I believe that
you should be able to respond promptly"

The Ministry of Health has decided to extend the period of time available
to respond to your request under section 15A of the Official Information
Act 1982 (the Act) as further consultation is required.

You can now expect a response to your request on, or before, 4 June 2020.

You have the right, under section 28 of the Act, to ask the Ombudsman to
review my decision to extend the time available to respond to your
request.

Nga mihi

OIA Services
Government Services
Office of the Director-General
Ministry of Health
E: [email address]

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Kia ora Dr McGuinness

Please find attached a letter regarding your request for official
information.

Ngā mihi

OIA Services
Government Services
Office of the Director-General
Ministry of Health
E: [email address]

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