Kia ora

I am writing further to your request for official information:

Please provide all information received by the Ministry regarding COVID-19
detection in wastewater, including date, location, action taken following
receipt of information.

As set out in section 12 of the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act),
if you wish to pursue obtaining information not in the public domain, you
may be asked to provide evidence that you meet the requirements of the
Act, as set out below.

Section 12
(1) Any person, being—
(a) a New Zealand citizen; or
(b) a permanent resident of New Zealand; or
(c) a person who is in New Zealand; or
(d) a body corporate which is incorporated in New Zealand; or
(e) a body corporate which is incorporated outside New Zealand but which
has a place of business in New Zealand,—

The Ministry will proceed to processing your request upon receiving
confirmation.

For further information please refer to the New Zealand Legislation
website:
[1]http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/publi...

Please feel free to get in touch if you have any queries.

Ngâ mihi

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

From:        "Glen Treweek"
<[FOI #13597 email]>
To:        "OIA/LGOIMA requests at Ministry of Health" <[Ministry of Health request email]>
Date:        25/08/2020 06:56 pm
Subject:        Official Information request - Covid in wastewater

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Dear Ministry of Health,

Please provide all information received by the Ministry regarding COVID-19
detection in wastewater, including date, location, action taken following
receipt of information.

Yours faithfully,
Glen Treweek

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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #13597 email]

Is [Ministry of Health request email] the wrong address for Official Information requests
to Ministry of Health? If so, please contact us using this form:
[2]https://scanmail.trustwave.com/?c=15517&...

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
[3]https://scanmail.trustwave.com/?c=15517&...

If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please
ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA
page.

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Kia ora

Further to our email below, if you are requesting information through
FYI.org.nz, please be advised that copies of your personal ID may be
published on this website. The Ministry recommends that you send us this
information privately through [email address]

If you could please provide a response by 28 August 2020 so the Ministry
can proceed to processing your request.

Please note that if we do not receive a response from you by this date,
your request will be withdrawn.

For further information about the Act, please refer to the New Zealand
Legislation website:
[1]http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/publi...

Ngâ mihi

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

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Kia ora

I am writing to follow up on our request for further information.

If you could please provide a response by 1 September so the Ministry can
proceed to processing your request.

Please note that if we do not receive a response from you by this date,
your request will be withdrawn.

If you are requesting information through FYI.org.nz, please be advised
that copies of your personal ID may be published on this website. The
Ministry recommends that you send us this information privately through
[email address]

Ngâ mihi

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

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From:        OIA Requests/MOH
To:        "Glen Treweek" <[FOI #13597 email]>
Date:        26/08/2020 09:07 am
Subject:        Further information required under s12 of the OIA

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Kia ora

I am writing further to your request for official information:

Please provide all information received by the Ministry regarding COVID-19
detection in wastewater, including date, location, action taken following
receipt of information.

As set out in section 12 of the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act),
if you wish to pursue obtaining information not in the public domain, you
may be asked to provide evidence that you meet the requirements of the
Act, as set out below.

Section 12
(1) Any person, being—
(a) a New Zealand citizen; or
(b) a permanent resident of New Zealand; or
(c) a person who is in New Zealand; or
(d) a body corporate which is incorporated in New Zealand; or
(e) a body corporate which is incorporated outside New Zealand but which
has a place of business in New Zealand,—

The Ministry will proceed to processing your request upon receiving
confirmation.

For further information please refer to the New Zealand Legislation
website:
[1]http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/publi...

Please feel free to get in touch if you have any queries.

Ngâ mihi

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

From:        "Glen Treweek"
<[FOI #13597 email]>
To:        "OIA/LGOIMA requests at Ministry of Health" <[Ministry of Health request email]>
Date:        25/08/2020 06:56 pm
Subject:        Official Information request - Covid in wastewater

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Dear Ministry of Health,

Please provide all information received by the Ministry regarding COVID-19
detection in wastewater, including date, location, action taken following
receipt of information.

Yours faithfully,
Glen Treweek

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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #13597 email]

Is [Ministry of Health request email] the wrong address for Official Information requests
to Ministry of Health? If so, please contact us using this form:
[2]https://scanmail.trustwave.com/?c=15517&...

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
[3]https://scanmail.trustwave.com/?c=15517&...

If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please
ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA
page.

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Kia ora

As you have not supplied evidence that you meet the requirements of the
Act, your request has been withdrawn and is now deemed closed.

Ngâ mihi

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

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From:        OIA Requests/MOH
To:        [FOI #13597 email]
Cc:        OIA Requests/MOH@MOH
Date:        31/08/2020 12:26 pm
Subject:        Further information required under s12 of the OIA (ref:
H202006535)

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Kia ora

I am writing to follow up on our request for further information.

If you could please provide a response by 1 September so the Ministry can
proceed to processing your request.

Please note that if we do not receive a response from you by this date,
your request will be withdrawn.

If you are requesting information through FYI.org.nz, please be advised
that copies of your personal ID may be published on this website. The
Ministry recommends that you send us this information privately through
[email address]

Ngâ mihi

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

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From:        OIA Requests/MOH
To:        "Glen Treweek" <[FOI #13597 email]>
Date:        26/08/2020 09:07 am
Subject:        Further information required under s12 of the OIA

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Kia ora

I am writing further to your request for official information:

Please provide all information received by the Ministry regarding COVID-19
detection in wastewater, including date, location, action taken following
receipt of information.

As set out in section 12 of the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act),
if you wish to pursue obtaining information not in the public domain, you
may be asked to provide evidence that you meet the requirements of the
Act, as set out below.

Section 12
(1) Any person, being—
(a) a New Zealand citizen; or
(b) a permanent resident of New Zealand; or
(c) a person who is in New Zealand; or
(d) a body corporate which is incorporated in New Zealand; or
(e) a body corporate which is incorporated outside New Zealand but which
has a place of business in New Zealand,—

The Ministry will proceed to processing your request upon receiving
confirmation.

For further information please refer to the New Zealand Legislation
website:
[1]http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/publi...

Please feel free to get in touch if you have any queries.

Ngâ mihi

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

From:        "Glen Treweek"
<[FOI #13597 email]>
To:        "OIA/LGOIMA requests at Ministry of Health" <[Ministry of Health request email]>
Date:        25/08/2020 06:56 pm
Subject:        Official Information request - Covid in wastewater

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Dear Ministry of Health,

Please provide all information received by the Ministry regarding COVID-19
detection in wastewater, including date, location, action taken following
receipt of information.

Yours faithfully,
Glen Treweek

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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #13597 email]

Is [Ministry of Health request email] the wrong address for Official Information requests
to Ministry of Health? If so, please contact us using this form:
[2]https://scanmail.trustwave.com/?c=15517&...

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
[3]https://scanmail.trustwave.com/?c=15517&...

If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please
ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA
page.

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Kia ora Glen Treweek
As noted in the Ombudsman guide for making official information requests
([1]https://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/reso...),
an agency is not required to respond in terms of the Official Information
Act 1982 if you are deemed ineligible to submit a request; however, an
agency should still deal with your request in a reasonable manner.
As such, the Ministry has reconsidered your request of 25 August 2020 and
is providing some information that may be useful to you.
Information requested: Please provide all information received by the
Ministry regarding COVID-19 detection in wastewater, including date,
location, action taken following receipt of information.
The Ministry of Health does not hold any information specific to your
request; however you may be interested to know that the Institute of
Environmental Science and Research (ESR) has recently established methods
for detecting SARS-CoV-2 viral fragments in wastewater through ongoing
sampling around some managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ) facilities.
Further information about this can be found on ESR’s website at the
following address:
[2]https://www.esr.cri.nz/home/about-esr/me...
The Ministry has also published COVID-19 disease indicator reports, which
provide an end-to-end view of the public health response to COVID-19.
These reports are available on the Ministry website at:
[3]https://www.health.govt.nz/about-ministr...
Under section 28(3) of the Act, you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to
review any decisions made under this request. The Ombudsman may be
contacted by email at: [email address] or by calling 0800 802
602.
Ngâ mihi
OIA Services Team

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