3 August 2021
Matt Brown
By email:
[FYI request #16075 email]
File No: DOIA 2122-0157
Dear Matt
Thank you for your request which was transferred by the New Zealand Trade & Enterprise on 27 July
2021. You requested the following information under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):
“
a copy of the "Covid-19 Support Instructions" NZTE is using”
Our response
The COVID-19 Support Instructions you refer to can be found in the Immigration New Zealand (INZ)
Operational Manual. Your request is refused under section 18(d) of the Act, as the information
requested is publicly available at
: Operational Manual - Immigration New Zealand. Issue Date: 21
July 2021
Lists of major government approved programmes, government-approved events and government-
to-government agreements can be found under instructions H5.30.15. One of these major
government-approved programmes is the New Zealand Trade & Enterprise Investment Attraction
Programme.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision.
Information about how to make a complaint is available
at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
freephone 0800 802 602. If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request or this response, please
contac
t [email address].
Yours sincerely
Nicola Hogg
General Manager
Border and Visa Operations
Immigration New Zealand
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
