Kia ora

 

Thank you for taking the time to write to Hon Chris Hipkins, Minister for
COVID-19 Response, Minister of Education, Minister for the Public Sector
and Leader of the House. We are receiving a significant amount of
correspondence at the moment and, although your email will be carefully
considered and noted, it is not possible to respond to each individual
email.

 

For the latest updates on COVID-19, we encourage you to regularly check
the dedicated [1]COVID-19 and [2]Ministry of Health websites regularly.
They will be updated as soon as new information is available.

 

If your query is in regards to the COVID-19 vaccine, there are substantive
resources about our COVID-19 vaccine planning and our COVID-19 vaccine
strategy on the dedicated COVID-19 website
here: [3]https://covid19.govt.nz/health-and-wellb...
or the Ministry of Health website
here: [4]https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/dise....

 

Please remember to take care, and be kind. We have beaten COVID-19 before,
and we can do it again.

Ngā mihi,

Office of Hon Chris Hipkins

Minister for COVID-19 Response | Minister of Education | Minister for the
Public Sector | Leader of the House | MP for Remutaka

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Kia ora John

Thank you for your email received 13 April 2021 in which you submitted an Official Information Act request to the Hon Chris Hipkins, Minister for COVID-19 Response. You have requested:

(a) the titles of all papers you have taken to Cabinet, or any Cabinet Committee, which are either solely about, or incorporate content relating to, the topic of how a person might provide proof or certification of either having been vaccinated against Covid-19, or otherwise having Covid-19 antibodies.

(b) the dates on which each of the papers identified within (a) above were taken to Cabinet or Cabinet Committee.

(c) the date on which you intend to publish each of the papers identified within (a) above, in line with Cabinet Office Circular 18(4).

Pursuant to section 15 (1) of the Act we will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and no later than XX XX 2021 being 20 working days after the day your request was received. If we are unable to respond to your request within this timeframe, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe.

If you have any queries related to this request, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Ngā mihi

Haylee Isaacs | Private Secretary
Office of Hon Chris Hipkins
Minister for COVID-19 Response | Minister of Education | Minister of the Public Service | Leader of the House
Parliament Buildings, Private Bag 18041, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

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From: John Jacobson [mailto:[FOI #15163 email]]
Sent: Tuesday, 13 April 2021 3:31 PM
To: C Hipkins (MIN) <[Chris Hipkins request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Cabinet papers on certification of Covid-19 status - Ref: OIA0123

Dear Chris Hipkins,

This is an Official Information Act request. Please provide the following information:

(a) the titles of all papers you have taken to Cabinet, or any Cabinet Committee, which are either solely about, or incorporate content relating to, the topic of how a person might provide proof or certification of either having been vaccinated against Covid-19, or otherwise having Covid-19 antibodies.

(b) the dates on which each of the papers identified within (a) above were taken to Cabinet or Cabinet Committee.

(c) the date on which you intend to publish each of the papers identified within (a) above, in line with Cabinet Office Circular 18(4).

For the purposes of section 12 of the OIA, I am a New Zealand citizen living in New Zealand.

Yours faithfully,

John Jacobson

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Kia ora John

 

Please find attached a letter to you from Hon Chris Hipkins, Minister for
COVID-19 Response.

 

Thank you for writing.

 

Ngā mihi

 

[1]cid:image001.jpg@01D433B3.8E157340 Lydia
Verschaffelt
| Acting
Health
Private
Secretary

Office of
Hon Chris
Hipkins   

Minister for
COVID-19
Response |
Minister of
Education |
Minister for
the Public
Service |
Leader of
the House

Parliament
Buildings,
Private Bag
18041,
Wellington
6160, New
Zealand

 

 

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