Kia ora Mr M P Ross

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Transport, I acknowledge your Official
Information Act request of 26 January 2021 seeking:

 

“1) How has the Ministry of Transport used data from the Pandemic Minimum
Data Set (PMDS) to monitor and control containment activities being
undertaken by the New Zealand Government's response to the COVID-19
pandemic?

 

2) Please supply all data collected and used from the PMDS by the Ministry
of Transport since February 2020 (please redact private information that
would lead the identification of a individual).

 

3) If you did not use the PMDS, why, as it is a suggested component of
containment and features in New Zealand Influenza Pandemic Plan: A
framework for action 2017?”

 

We will consider your request and respond appropriately as set out in the
Official Information Act 1982.

 

The Ministry publishes Official Information Act responses on our website
when there may be wider interest in the information released. This means
the information provided to you might be published after you have received
it.

 

Ngâ mihi

 

Zara Awatere
Kaitohutohu Tuhinga Ôkawa - Official Correspondence Advisor

Te Kâhui Tangata – Corporate Services

Te Manatû Waka – Ministry of Transport
[1]www.transport.govt.nz

 

Enabling New Zealanders to flourish

 

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OC210036

Dear M P Ross

I refer to your request dated 27 January 2021, pursuant to the Official Information Act 1982, seeking

1) How has the Ministry of Transport used data from the Pandemic Minimum Data Set (PMDS) to monitor and control containment activities being undertaken by the New Zealand Government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic?

2) Please supply all data collected and used from the PMDS by the Ministry of Transport since February 2020 (please redact private information that would lead the identification of a individual).

3) If you did not use the PMDS, why, as it is a suggested component of containment and features in New Zealand Influenza Pandemic Plan: A framework for action 2017?

The Ministry of Transport is the system lead on transport. Its core function is the development of policy that shapes the transport sector. To undertake this role the Ministry works in partnership with other agencies across the transport sector. This role means that the Ministry does not monitor or control containment activities undertaken in response to COVID-19. The Ministry of Health is responsible for the monitoring the activities undertaken in the New Zealand Governments response to COVID-19.

The Ministry of Transport has not collected or used data from the PMDS. However, our other transport partners, such as Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, may have.

The Ministry of Transport has collected some data that shows the impact of COVID-19. Between April and August 2020 the Household Travel Survey has collected data to better understand how New Zealanders travelled during the different alert levels and lockdown. This included questions about travel activities and whether respondents worked from home. A presentation of the results of this is available at New Zealand Household Travel Survey - the next generation (transport.govt.nz)<https://www.knowledgehub.transport.govt....>
The Ministry publishes our Official Information Act responses and the information contained in our reply to you will be published on the Ministry website. Before publishing we will remove any personal or identifiable information.

Yours sincerely

Dan Jenkins

Manager, Analytics & Modelling
Ministry of Transport - Te Manatu Waka