Kia ora Scott

Thank you for your request for official information received 25 May 2020
for:

" I am writing to request information on any communications the Ministry
of Health had with the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control, or any
representatives of this institution, during the month of Janurary 2020.

The data I am requesting specifically pertains to the following two
points:

1) The date and time the Ministry of Health received any communications,
or initiated any communication, with the Taiwan Centers for Disease
Control (whether by email, telephone conference, VoIP call, or otherwise)
during the month of January 2020

2) The content of the above described communications, including but not
limited to the body of emails, notes of meetings, or the Ministry of
Health's summaries of these communications, or any documents/sections of
documents in the Ministry's possession which are informed by the contents
of these communications."

The Ministry's reference number for your request is: H202003746.

As required under the Official Information Act 1982 we will endeavour to
respond to your request no later than 23 June 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, the Ministry has diverted significant resources to support
the Government's response to COVID-19. 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 replying to this email.

Ngā mihi

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

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Kia ora Scott

Please find attached a letter regarding your request for information.

Ngā mihi

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

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Kia ora

Thank you for your request for official information received 29 May 2020
for:

 "I would like to request in addition any communications the Ministry of
Health had with the following 9 agencies during the month of January 2020

1) Thailand Department of Disease Control
2) Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
3) Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (United States)
5) National Institute of Infectious Diseases (Japan)
6) Centre for Health Protection (Hong Kong)
7) Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Macau)
8) World Health Organisation Incident Management Team
9) Wuhan Municipal Health Commission"

The Ministry's reference number for your request is: H202003923.

As required under the Official Information Act 1982 we will endeavour to
respond to your request no later than 29 June 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.

Ngā mihi

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

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Kia ora Scott

Please find attached a letter regarding your request for information.

Ngā mihi

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

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