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Megan King
From:
Stephen Harris
Sent:
Wednesday, 23 June 2021 9:20 pm
To:
Atina Malik; Dom Harris; Jane Kelley
Cc:
Christine Ross; Laura Miller; Tara Swadi
Subject:
RE: Public comms wording of Elimination Strategy for MOH website
Looks good to me, thanks.
Stephen
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Megan King
From:
Atina Malik
Sent:
Wednesday, 23 June 2021 5:32 pm
To:
Stephen Harris; Dom Harris; Jane Kelley
Cc:
Christine Ross; Laura Miller; Tara Swadi
Subject:
RE: Public comms wording of Elimination Strategy for MOH website
Attachments:
Elimination Strategy Page Content for removal.docx
Kia ora Dom,
Please see attached the doc containing MOH Elimination Strategy page content Tara and I thought can be taken out
(marked with a strikethrough in the doc). Essentially, anything that is being discussed in the Cabinet paper (i.e. the
pillar content) has been removed from the page, with the general definition of the Elimination Strategy staying the
same.
@Stephen Harris and @Jane Kelley could you please check to see if you are comfortable with this? As mentioned by
Dom below, this will only require GM level sign‐out.
Many thanks,
Atina
From: Stephen Harris <[email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, 23 June 2021 4:43 pm
To: Dom Harris <[email address]>; Atina Malik <[email address]>
Cc: Christine Ross <[email address]>; Laura Miller <[email address]>; Tara Swadi
<[email address]>; Jane Kelley <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Public comms wording of Elimination Strategy for MOH website
Thanks Dom, yes that makes sense and is overdue cutting out of dead wood!
Stephen
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Health l Mobile s 9(2)(a)
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nder the Official Information Act 1982
From: Dom Harris <[email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, 23 June 2021 4:41 pm
To: Stephen Harris <[email address]>; Atina Malik <[email address]>
Cc: Christine Ross <[email address]>; Laura Miller <[email address]>; Tara Swadi
<[email address]>; Jane Kelley <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Public comms wording of Elimination Strategy for MOH website
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No problem Stephen,
The ask from MO is that we urgently update the elim strategy page on our website. Atina and Tara were going to
review the current page, with a view of removing inaccurate content rather than adding anything new, noting that
the strategy is with cabinet and the page will be updated following that. Tara spoke to Morehu and agreed that this
could be done today rather than yesterday.
Because the intention was to ‘simply’ cut/remove content rather than introduce anything new, we thought his
approach would require sign‐out at GM level rather than DDG or above (as we’d likely need for new material). Of
course, the world’s changed a lot in the last 24 hours, but still think MO will want this actioned ASAP, as they can’t
respond to the already overdue WPQ until the site is updated.
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Hope that’s clear and happy to discuss further.
BW
From: Stephen Harris <[email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, 23 June 2021 16:02
To: Dom Harris <[email address]>; Atina Malik <[email address]>
Cc: Christine Ross <[email address]>; Laura Miller <[email address]>; Tara Swadi
<[email address]>; Jane Kelley <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Public comms wording of Elimination Strategy for MOH website
Hi Dom,
I wasn’t clear from talking with you yesterday afternoon what was required, so please be explicit; you’ll recall I
mentioned that Laura had been in touch with the MO, but obviously that preceded your discussion with Morehu.
Laura is preoccupied today with the alert level shift issues.
Atina and Tara, am I correct in understanding you two had talked about this yesterday? Could you please together
respond to Dom’s request once it is clear what is being asked for.
I am in a meeting until 4.30pm.
Thanks
Stephen
Stephen Harris l Group Manager Covid‐19 Policy l Covid‐19 Policy Response l System, Strategy and Policy l Ministry of
Health l Mobile s 9(2)(a)
l [email address]
From: Dom Harris <[email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, 23 June 2021 3:53 pm
To: Atina Malik <[email address]>; Stephen Harris <[email address]>
Cc: Christine Ross <[email address]>; Laura Miller <[email address]>; Tara Swadi
<[email address]>; Jane Kelley <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Public comms wording of Elimination Strategy for MOH website
Thanks all,
Are we still going to get an updated (edited/shortened) version of the current page for update today as per MO’s
direction yesterday?
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BW
From: Atina Malik <[email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, 23 June 2021 13:02
To: Stephen Harris <[email address]>
Cc: Christine Ross <[email address]>; Laura Miller <[email address]>; Tara Swadi
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<[email address]>; Jane Kelley <[email address]>; Dom Harris
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Subject: RE: Public comms wording of Elimination Strategy for MOH website
Kia ora Stephen,
I had the same thought. I will work with Tara + team to have a draft mocked up by the end of the week and should
have it ready for the DG’s sign‐out early next week.
Also, would you know when Nita is planning to send through the updated version of the ES A3 for us to review?
Might be worth looking at that before finalising anything.
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Ngā mihi,
Atina
From: Stephen Harris <[email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, 23 June 2021 11:52 am
To: Atina Malik <[email address]>; Christine Ross <[email address]>
Cc: Laura Miller <[email address]>; Jane Kelley <[email address]>; Tara Swadi
<[email address]>; Dom Harris <[email address]>
Subject: Public comms wording of Elimination Strategy for MOH website
Hi Atina,
I reckon we should be ready to give the updated MOH ES narrative its final spit and polish very soon. It has been
unavoidable that this is awaiting Cabinet approval, but clearly the Minister’s Office is focused on the need to refresh
our public narrative, partly prompted by Chris Bishop’s WPQ. We can anticipate that once the relevant rec in the ES
Cabinet paper is approved, the demand to have the fresh material up on our website will be immediate. (Separately
you’ll have noted that DPMC is asking its comms people to pimp the A3 Cabinet paper annex summary of the ES. We
will probably want to attach that to our material – since this was also MOH input.)
Could we please have an agreed MOH draft on the wording ready early next week? Alex Marrett will want to run her
eye over it in advance so let’s get that to her by next Wednesday – ahead of the paper going to SWC that day, and to
Cabinet on 2 July, insh’Allah!
Thanks
Stephen
Stephen Harris l Group Manager Covid‐19 Policy l Covid‐19 Policy Response l System, Strategy and Policy l Ministry of
Health l Mobile s 9(2)(a)
l [email address]
From: Atina Malik <[email address]>
Sent: Tuesday, 8 June 2021 1:16 pm
To: Stephen Harris <[email address]>
Subject: Public comms wording to use from Dec 2020 Review of Elimination Strategy
Hey Stephen,
I had a quick browse through the ES review doc from last year (attached) and found some wording that could
support us in formulating the public comms around the new Elimination Strategy framework.
I have left a printed copy on your desk of the sections relevant to explaining the updated four pillars. We will
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definitely have to reword some of the sections, particularly around the ‘Keep it Out’ pillar, but I just wanted to get
your gauge on how relevant you think this work still is to help us craft the public comms.
Cheers,
Atina
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