Ref: DOIA 2021-0981
Kurt Jarrett
[FYI request #14107 email]
Dear Kurt Jarrett
Thank you for your email of 11 November 2020 to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
(the Ministry), requesting the following information under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):
On 9/11/2020 Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said officials are set to visit the Cook Islands on
November 14 for face-to-face talks, with the goal of confirming a safe travel bubble.
When were their MIQ Pre-Booked Isolation Voucher/s booked, How many where booked, And
their date.
In response to your request, I can confirm that there were five officials, whose vouchers were booked
on 11 November 2020. The officials returned to New Zealand on 21 November.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision, in
accordance with section 28(3) of the Act. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
Yours sincerely
Christina Sophocleous-Jones
General Manager National Operations Services
Managed Isolation and Quarantine