3 May 2021
John Luke
by email:
[FYI request #15032 email]
Reference: OIA-2020/21-0483
Dear John Luke
Official Information Act request relating to OIA requests 1 March 2018 to 1 March 2021
Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) request received on 31 March
2021. You requested:
“Information in relation to all OIA requests you have received from 1 March 2021 to 1
March 2018.”
I previously responded to a similar request made last year, and this response is publicly
available on the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC) website. It includes
all Official Information Act (OIA) requests made to DPMC and the National Emergency
Management Agency (NEMA) from 14 April 2016 to 7 July 2020. Accordingly, I am partially
refusing your request pursuant to section 18(d) of the Act as some of the information
requested is publicly available:
dpmc.govt.nz/publications/response-official-information-act-request-oia-202021-0027-
request-information-dpmcs-oia
Please find attached a list of titles for OIA requests received by the DPMC and NEMA from
4 July 2020 to 1 March 2021. The titles in the list are a summary of the information requested
by the requestor at the point of receipt. Summary titles are typically developed by
administrative staff and have been included verbatim in this response. I note that the
summary title does not reflect the existence of the requested information.
Some information in the list is withheld pursuant to section 9(2)(a) of the Act as the
withholding of the information is necessary to protect the privacy of natural persons. In
making my decision, I have taken the public interest considerations in section 9(1) of the Act
into account.
You have the right to ask the Ombudsman to investigate and review my decision under
section 28(3) of the Act.
Executive Wing, Parliament Buildings, Wellington, New Zealand 6011
4376055
64 4 817 9698 www.dpmc.govt.nz
This response wil be published on the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s
website during our regular publication cycle. Typically, information is released monthly, or as
otherwise determined. Your personal information including name and contact details will be
removed for publication.
Yours sincerely
Clare Ward
Executive Director
Strategy, Governance and Engagement
Executive Wing, Parliament Buildings, Wellington, New Zealand 6011
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Departmental Official Information Act requests, received by the Department of the
Prime Minister and Cabinet and National Emergency Management Agency 4 July 2020
to 1 March 2021
Received
Title (summary of information asked for)
Completed
Extension
Date
Date
Days
4/07/2020
Annual Reports and Cabinet Manual
16/07/2020
7/07/2020
Advertising spending from 1 March 2020
4/08/2020
8/07/2020
Border Sector Governance Group
27/07/2020
8/07/2020
Returning foreign fighters
5/08/2020
8/07/2020
COVID-19 - Managed isolation and quarantine facilities 14/08/2020
20
10/07/2020
Demolition of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament
2/09/2020
20
10/07/2020
MIQ escapee information since 7 July 2020
17/07/2020
13/07/2020
Suspension of compassionate exemptions
17/07/2020
14/07/2020
Extract of data from OIA Tracking System
8/09/2020
20
14/07/2020
COVID-19 - Trans-Tasman Bubble
27/07/2020
14/07/2020
Attorney-General and Solicitor General Complete
24/07/2020
Manual
17/07/2020
COVID-19 - CovidCard device
23/07/2020
19/07/2020
OIA requests in last financial year
14/08/2020
20/07/2020
Speeches to China Business Summit 2020
31/07/2020
23/07/2020
Swearing in of the Governor-General Programme
18/08/2020
24/07/2020
Formal inquiry into Whakaari/White Island referenced
10/08/2020
CAB-19-MIN-0692
24/07/2020
Bail on appeal
3/08/2020
24/07/2020
COVID-19 - Unite for the Recovery advertising
21/08/2020
campaign
27/07/2020
Course related costs
30/07/2020
28/07/2020
COVID-19 - Military Takeover
14/08/2020
28/07/2020
Submissions for Order in Council for Christ Church
5/08/2020
Cathedral Reinstatement
29/07/2020
COVID-19 MIQ - Diplomats, exemptions and breaches
26/08/2020
30/07/2020
Membership fees with global organisations
6/08/2020
30/07/2020
COVID-19 - Money billed to NEMA
17/08/2020
31/07/2020
COVID-19 - MIQ charges and Bill of Rights Act
23/09/2020
20
31/07/2020
Minister conduct
27/08/2020
1/08/2020
Parking tickets issued by Auckland Council
5/08/2020
3/08/2020
COVID-19 - Sustainable Quarantine and Managed
31/08/2020
Isolation System
4/08/2020
Review of Telecommunications (Interception
28/08/2020
Capability and Security) Act 2013 Report
6/08/2020
Elton John concert
7/08/2020
6/08/2020
COVID-19 - Advertising costs to 31 July 2020
3/09/2020
7/08/2020
[section 9(2)(a)] 2020 Honours listing
18/08/2020
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Received
Title (summary of information asked for)
Completed
Extension
Date
Date
Days
7/08/2020
COVID-19 - Stamford Plaza Hotel
4/09/2020
9/08/2020
Osama bin Laden death
31/08/2020
10/08/2020
Declared States of National Emergency
4/09/2020
10/08/2020
Funding for food parcels
2/09/2020
10/08/2020
COVID-19 - Homeless man at Auckland Crowne Plaza
28/08/2020
Hotel
10/08/2020
Formal inquiry into Whakaari/White Island referenced
17/08/2020
CAB-19-MIN-0692 follow up
11/08/2020
COVID-19 - Cabinet papers which reference COVID-19
2/10/2020
20
Income Relief Payment
13/08/2020
COVID-19 - MIQ Facilities
21/10/2020
30
15/08/2020
COVID-19 - Cabinet papers to PM between Feb-Aug
24/08/2020
2020 relating to visas
16/08/2020
Subject lines of all OIA requests refused between 1
14/09/2020
Nov 2019 to 17 Aug 2020
17/08/2020
COVID-19 - PPE, ventilator and testing stockpiles
29/10/2020
20
18/08/2020
COVID-19 - Election timing
22/09/2020
5
18/08/2020
COVID-19 - Auckland Lockdown
12/10/2020
20
18/08/2020
COVID-19 – Masking
12/10/2020
20
18/08/2020
COVID-19 – Testing
11/09/2020
18/08/2020
COVID-19 - MIQ and Jet Park quarantine facility
24/08/2020
18/08/2020
TVNZ's 2020 restructure
21/08/2020
18/08/2020
COVID-19 - Separation of children from family
26/08/2020
19/08/2020
COVID-19 - Official announcement referring to levels 3
23/09/2020
20
and 2
21/08/2020
COVID-19 - Dr Shane Reti MP office issuing exemption
1/09/2020
letters
22/08/2020
New Zealand First Foundation
27/08/2020
23/08/2020
COVID-19 - Testing, alert levels, contact tracing and
15/09/2020
vaccine
23/08/2020
COVID-19 - Meeting with Minister of Health, Director-
28/08/2020
General of Health and Cabinet
23/08/2020
COVID-19 - Green lane and travel bubble
11/09/2020
25/08/2020
Emergency Alerts
28/08/2020
25/08/2020
COVID-19 - Minister of Health hours per week on
7/09/2020
COVID-19 matters in 2020
26/08/2020
Kainga Ora Homestart Grant
28/08/2020
26/08/2020
COVID-19 - Control structure for Government COVID-
23/09/2020
19 response
26/08/2020
COVID-19 - Tracer app
3/09/2020
26/08/2020
COVID-19 - Testing, contact tracing, hours spent by
7/09/2020
PMO and Minister of Health
26/08/2020
COVID-19 - Survey work by AOG Group
23/09/2020
27/08/2020
COVID-19 - Testing and quarantine
7/09/2020
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Received
Title (summary of information asked for)
Completed
Extension
Date
Date
Days
28/08/2020
COVID-19 - Rob Fyfe involvement in COVID business
2/11/2020
20
recovery since 1 January 2020 - Part 2
28/08/2020
Green School Taranaki
23/09/2020
30/08/2020
Herbicide glyphosate in New Zealand honey
7/09/2020
31/08/2020
COVID-19 - Resurgence plan
28/09/2020
31/08/2020
COVID-19 - Social media post regarding West and
8/12/2020
25
South Aucklanders getting tests
31/08/2020
COVID-19 - Sustainable Quarantine and Managed
7/09/2020
Isolation System
1/09/2020
COVID-19 - Testing and MIQ
8/09/2020
1/09/2020
Safe-travel zone paper
28/09/2020
2/09/2020
COVID-19 - Correspondence to Air Commodore Darryn
8/09/2020
Web relating to MIQ
3/09/2020
Flag referendum
13/11/2020
30
4/09/2020
Op Burnham - Costs on investigation
23/10/2020
25
5/09/2020
Considerations to children with non-NZ parent due to
23/10/2020
15
closed borders)
6/09/2020
2005 Royal visit invitation denial
28/09/2020
7/09/2020
Declared States of National Emergency
25/09/2020
7/09/2020
Facial recognition technology
30/09/2020
7/09/2020
COVID-19 - Nudging messaging by Government
12/10/2020
7/09/2020
Travel contracts for PM and Cabinet
11/09/2020
9/09/2020
New Zealand Taxpayers' Union OIA requests
6/10/2020
10/09/2020
UNICEF Innocenti Report Card on Child Wellbeing
6/11/2020
20
10/09/2020
COVID-19 - Mandating of face coverings
5/11/2020
20
12/09/2020
Royal Commission into Historical Abuse
16/09/2020
14/09/2020
COVID-19 - Recommendations to Government for
24/09/2020
COVID-19 response
15/09/2020
Commercial film and video production facilities
16/09/2020
proposal
16/09/2020
Communications between PMO relating to 2020 Rugby 18/09/2020
Championship/Bledisloe Cup
17/09/2020
Agenda for Cabinet meeting on 4 August 2020
1/10/2020
17/09/2020
COVID-19 - Correspondence between PM and
21/09/2020
Australian PM re Trans-Tasman bubble
18/09/2020
COVID-19 - Website languages
28/10/2020
10
18/09/2020
Central Community Recycling Centre
9/10/2020
22/09/2020
Honours request
7/10/2020
22/09/2020
Letter of commission for the Governor General
8/10/2020
24/09/2020
DPMC chartered private aircraft
19/10/2020
27/09/2020
Statutory limitation of state sanctioned/endorsed war
5/10/2020
crimes in New Zealand
28/09/2020
COVID-19 management framework
17/11/2020
20
28/09/2020
CDHB Acute Services Building contract
7/10/2020
30/09/2020
Copies of advice regarding proposed capital for TVNZ
5/10/2020
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Received
Title (summary of information asked for)
Completed
Extension
Date
Date
Days
1/10/2020
Suicide info 1 March - 1 October 2020
5/10/2020
3/10/2020
COVID-19 - MIQ charges and Bill of Rights Act - Further 30/10/2020
request
3/10/2020
Local Government Act Review paper
9/10/2020
6/10/2020
Renewable energy
9/10/2020
6/10/2020
Shovel ready infrastructure fund
2/11/2020
8/10/2020
Prime Minister - Sith Lord
20/10/2020
8/10/2020
Itineraries of Ministerial-Crown vehicles between 19-
15/10/2020
25 Nov 2010 and 19-25 Nov 2011
9/10/2020
Royal Commission into Historical Abuse
3/11/2020
10/10/2020
COVID-19 - Isolation of SARS-COV-2 virus
9/11/2020
12/10/2020
COVID-19 - Documents provided to RNZ on homeless
15/10/2020
man
12/10/2020
Government and Parliament anti Māori
22/10/2020
14/10/2020
1868/1869 East coast campaign
5/11/2020
16/10/2020
NAB material relating to South Africa between 1985-
16/11/2020
1990
17/10/2020
Information relating to Budapest Convention and Data
2/02/2021
40
Preservation consultation
28/10/2020
[Section 9(2)(a)]
N/A
100
29/10/2020
Letter from AOG to Ombudsman 23 October 2020
13/11/2020
29/10/2020
[Section 9(2)(a)]
9/11/2020
30/10/2020
Manifesto tracker
12/11/2020
1/11/2020
Managed Isolation
12/11/2020
2/11/2020
Taxpayer money spent on Governor General
26/11/2020
2/11/2020
Sensitive expenditure
27/11/2020
3/11/2020
Ministerial List published since 2005
30/11/2020
3/11/2020
Ministers and Cabinet
1/12/2020
7/11/2020
Cabinet Office Circulars and Notices
15/12/2020
7
9/11/2020
Māori in senior leadership team
13/11/2020
10/11/2020
Privacy Act Request
18/11/2020
13/11/2020
Privacy Act Request
23/12/2020
10
16/11/2020
COVID-19 - Proof of facial coverings preventing
1/12/2020
transmission
16/11/2020
COVID-19 - Television ads since 1 August 2020
14/12/2020
17/11/2020
[Section 9(2)(a)]
8/12/2020
18/11/2020
[Section 9(2)(a)]
4/12/2020
19/11/2020
Correspondence to PM relating to 2020 Gleitsman
23/11/2020
International Activist Award
20/11/2020
Cabinet papers in relation to development of Archives
24/11/2020
building
20/11/2020
Payroll system and associated service costs
18/12/2020
24/11/2020
Child and Youth Oral Health Services
21/12/2020
24/11/2020
Protection of right for future generations
1/12/2020
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Received
Title (summary of information asked for)
Completed
Extension
Date
Date
Days
25/11/2020
White Island Tours
18/12/2020
26/11/2020
Report and Briefings received between 1 September
12/02/2021
20
2020 and 16 November 2020
26/11/2020
Health inequalities
2/12/2020
27/11/2020
Family Violence Joint Venture
13/01/2021
2/12/2020
Rimu Road Consulting Limited and Hingston Mill
4/03/2021
30
Limited
2/12/2020
Declaration of climate change emergency
19/02/2021
20
3/12/2020
Briefings and speech notes from Hon Eugenie Sage
8/12/2020
3/12/2020
COVID-19 - Alert Level System
3/02/2021
10
8/12/2020
Communications between PMO and Facebook from
15/12/2020
2020
14/12/2020
Counter-terrorism documentation
3/03/2021
20
15/12/2020
Emergency Benefit extension
22/12/2020
16/12/2020
Victoria-China Joint Lab
5/03/2021
20
17/12/2020
2014 Police assessments mentioned in RCOI
22/02/2021
10
17/12/2020
Papers listed in WPQ 17629 (2020)
8/03/2021
20
17/12/2020
COVID-19 Cook Island travel
3/02/2021
17/12/2020
COVID-19 vaccines
18/01/2021
18/12/2020
Health and Disability Transition Unit structure
9/03/2021
20
18/12/2020
Legislation to prohibit hate speech
3/03/2021
20
18/12/2020
Whaakari/White Island Response
9/03/2021
20
21/12/2020
COVID-19 Proactive release
10/02/2021
21/12/2020
Essential services and MIQ
5/02/2021
21/12/2020
EVSA, Japanese treatment of WW2 prisoners, and
18/03/2021
25
Operation Grapple
23/12/2020
Foot pedal hand sanitiser
15/01/2021
27/12/2020
COVID-19 Response and Recovery Documentation
29/03/2021
20
2020
1/01/2021
New Year 2021 Honours nominations
2/02/2021
6/01/2021
Discussions on the introduction of rent controls
20/01/2021
7/01/2021
Money Labour Government spent on public polls/focus 26/01/2021
groups
8/01/2021
Review of NEMA Response to Whakaari/White Island
13/01/2021
8/01/2021
Royal Commission on Christchurch Mosque Attack
22/01/2021
recommendations
8/01/2021
Nominations received and considered during 2018-
28/01/2021
2020
10/01/2021
Travel restriction and COVID 19 vaccination
20/01/2021
12/01/2021
COVID-19 Festival safety message remix
6/04/2021
17
14/01/2021
When will petrol car imports stop coming into New
28/01/2021
Zealand
15/01/2021
Government Department Strategies
12/02/2021
15/01/2021
Cestui Que Vie Act 1666
26/01/2021
15/01/2021
People Against Prisons Aotearoa
4/02/2021
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Received
Title (summary of information asked for)
Completed
Extension
Date
Date
Days
15/01/2021
New Zealand Government’s involvement in specified
12/03/2021
20
activities
15/01/2021
Advice regarding Mill Road as part of the New Zealand
1/02/2021
Upgrade Programme
15/01/2021
Citizenship of New Zealand Office of Tourism and Sport 26/01/2021
directors
15/01/2021
Sovereign - Birth Certificate Official Information
20/01/2021
18/01/2021
Appointment of Chris Liddell to the OECD Secretary
12/02/2021
General
19/01/2021
OIAs, Mins and PQs staff
17/02/2021
21/01/2021
Name of the DPMC privacy act officer
12/02/2021
26/01/2021
DHB Amalgamation
24/03/2021
20
26/01/2021
ISA 2017: withholding evidence section
22/02/2021
26/01/2021
Request around road rules
29/01/2021
26/01/2021
Purchase of COVID-19 vaccines
28/01/2021
27/01/2021
Foreign interference in NZ election
7/04/2021
20
27/01/2021
Lists of documents prepared for PM and/or other
N/A
50
Ministers since September 2017
27/01/2021
Documents regarding PSC conduct 2020 - 2021
22/02/2021
27/01/2021
RCOI - systemic failure
25/02/2021
28/01/2021
Copies of briefings, correspondence etc re Criminal
23/02/2021
Proceeds Recovery Act 2009 and Crime Act 1961
28/01/2021
Info held by DPMC re Sir Ron Brierley from August
26/02/2021
2019 - January 2021
29/01/2021
A list of all bills in the Legislation Programme that have 24/02/2021
had their priority category order downgraded
1/02/2021
Communications Staff
19/03/2021
13
2/02/2021
CTAG July 2015 NZ Terrorism Threatscape Assessment
15/02/2021
2/02/2021
Advice regarding Mill Road as part of the New Zealand
16/02/2021
Upgrade Programme Cabinet Office
2/02/2021
Evidence DPMC used IAP2 prior to hui on 31 January
24/03/2021
20
2021
2/02/2021
Impact of house prices
17/03/2021
12
3/02/2021
Whakaari White Island 2019 - Health and Safety
31/03/2021
20
4/02/2021
Papers requested in full or summary
17/03/2021
10
4/02/2021
DPMC advice prepared for the PM since election 2020
25/02/2021
concerning policy implementation
8/02/2021
COVID-19 Cabinet and other documents
13/04/2021
25
9/02/2021
Difference between current and previous Covid-19
7/04/2021
20
Business unit
10/02/2021
Advice on childcare and single parents
8/04/2021
20
10/02/2021
Five Country Ministerial meetings
23/04/2021
25
11/02/2021
New Zealand Privy Council
10/03/2021
12/02/2021
The Queen Platinum Jubilee update
10/03/2021
15/02/2021
Minutes associated with change of alert level in
14/04/2021
20
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Received
Title (summary of information asked for)
Completed
Extension
Date
Date
Days
February
16/02/2021
How many 'border workers' for Covid vaccination
24/02/2021
16/02/2021
Five Eyes - fiscal value, costs
29/03/2021
10
17/02/2021
Advise to the PM on wastewater consent breaches
9/03/2021
17/02/2021
Correspondence between organisations and Health
13/04/2021
20
18/02/2021
Covid-19 Vaccine safety
17/03/2021
19/02/2021
Allowing mask removal on public transport to consume 19/03/2021
19/02/2021
Application and Supporting docs
15/03/2021
19/02/2021
Cabinet agenda for 14 Dec 2020
16/03/2021
19/02/2021
Documents relating to sugar tax
2/03/2021
22/02/2021
[Section 9(2)(a)]
21/04/2021
20
23/02/2021
Covid-19 Messaging
22/04/2021
20
24/02/2021
Reporting on OIA statistics
24/03/2021
24/02/2021
Whakaari LessonNZ
N/A
20
25/02/2021
Gloriavale
25/03/2021
28/02/2021
Evidence behind lockdowns
25/03/2021
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