Covid-19 testing of asymptomatic people in South & West Auckland

Matthew Hooton made this Official Information request to Ministry of Health

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From: Matthew Hooton

Dear Ministry of Health,

Under the OIA, I request all advice provided by your Ministry to other government departments and/or ministers in August 2020 on the merits or otherwise of testing asymptomatic people in South and West Auckland for Covid-19.

Yours faithfully,

Matthew Hooton

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Kia ora

Thank you for your request for official information received on 30 August
2020 for:

        "I request all advice provided by your Ministry to other
government departments and/or ministers in August 2020 on the merits or
otherwise of testing asymptomatic people in South and West Auckland for
Covid-19."

The Ministry's reference number for your request is: H202006651.

As required under the Official Information Act 1982, the Ministry will
endeavour to respond to your request no later than 25 September 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 Matthew Hooton

Thank you for your request for official information, received on [day
month year] requesting:

"I request all advice provided by your Ministry to other government
departments and/or ministers in August 2020 on the merits or otherwise of
testing asymptomatic people in South and West Auckland for Covid-19."
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, 5 October
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 Matthew

Please find attached the Ministry's response to your request for official
information.

Kind regards

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

From:        OIA Requests/MOH
To:        [FOI #13617 email]
Cc:        OIA Requests/MOH@MOH
Date:        24/09/2020 08:43 am
Subject:        Request for official information ref; H202006651
Sent by:        Caitlin Finnegan-Ramanui

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