Exposure Events
M Lee made this Official Information request to Jacinda Ardern
The request was partially successful.
From: M Lee
Dear Jacinda Ardern,
At the post conference press conference on 20/9/21 you said that most of the exposure events have been from people going about their legal business.
For this August/September outbreak
I request the total number of exposure events.
The total number of exposure events where it was not compliant with Level 4.
Prosecutions as a result of the exposure events where it was not compliant with level 4.
The total number of people infected where the source was an exposure event where it was not compliant with Level 4.
Yours faithfully,
M Lee
From: Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
Kia ora
Thank you for taking the time to get in touch with Prime Minister Jacinda
Ardern.
If you are writing about an issue relating to COVID-19, mental health,
Immigration, housing or benefit assistance, here's a list of links that
you might find helpful:
For queries around Managed Isolation availability and/or exemptions:
miq.govt.nz
If you are overseas and need assistance please contact your nearest New
Zealand Embassy or Consulate. Contact details are listed in each
destination page on the SafeTravel website:
[1]https://www.safetravel.govt.nz/news/covi...
. For urgent consular assistance after-hours please contact +64 99 20 20
20 (monitored 24 hours a day).
For immigration and visa advice: contact the call centre which is open
6:00am Monday to midnight on Saturday (NZT).
[2]https://www.immigration.govt.nz/contact
For urgent housing or benefit enquiries:
∙ Call 0800 559 009 (for under 65)
∙ Call 0800 552 002 (for over 65)
If you need treatment or support for your health or wellbeing, the
following options are available.
Healthline – You can call Healthline for health advice on freephone 0800
611 116 at any time, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Healthline staff
can advise you on the best thing to do in your situation, including which
services are near you and open.
1737 – If you need to talk to someone about how you are feeling, you can
call or text 1737 for free at any time to talk to a trained counsellor.
Mental health crisis teams – If you are concerned that someone is going to
hurt themselves or someone else, you can call your local mental health
crisis team. A full list of numbers is available here:
[3]www.health.govt.nz/your-health/services-and-support/health-care-services/mental-health-services/crisis-assessment-teams
For Police assistance In an emergency call 111.
For everything else use 105.
You can also make a report online at 105.police.govt.nz
We hope that one of the above links helps answer your question, if not we
will try to get back to you as soon as possible.
Thank you again
Office of the Prime Minister
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From: Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
I am writing on behalf of the Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, to acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act request.
Your request will be responded to under the provisions of the Official Information Act 1982.
Yours sincerely
Dinah Okeby
Office of the Prime Minister
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From: J Ardern (MIN)
Jacinda Ardern
Tēnā koe
On behalf of Raj Nahna, I attach a letter in response to your OIA request.
Ngā mihi
Private Secretary (Executive Support)
Office of the Prime Minister
Authorised by Rt. Hon Jacinda Ardern MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington
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From: M Lee
Dear Jacinda Ardern,
Thank you for your reply.
Firstly I am not Melissa Lee of the National Party.
Secondly although I appreciate you transferring this request on to the other organisations that may have this information I would expect that Jacinda Ardern would hold this information. If Jacinda Ardern does not hold this information please confirm.
Thirdly it is disappointing that Jacinda Ardern has not met the legal timeframe from the Ombudsman's "The OIA for Ministers and agencies" document https://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/site...
"transfer a request to another agency promptly, and no later than 10 working days, after
the request is received;"
Yours faithfully,
M Lee
From: Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
Kia ora
Thank you for taking the time to get in touch with Prime Minister Jacinda
Ardern.
If you are writing about an issue relating to COVID-19, mental health,
Immigration, housing or benefit assistance, here's a list of links that
you might find helpful:
For queries around Managed Isolation availability and/or exemptions:
miq.govt.nz
If you are overseas and need assistance please contact your nearest New
Zealand Embassy or Consulate. Contact details are listed in each
destination page on the SafeTravel website:
[1]https://www.safetravel.govt.nz/news/covi...
. For urgent consular assistance after-hours please contact +64 99 20 20
20 (monitored 24 hours a day).
For immigration and visa advice: contact the call centre which is open
6:00am Monday to midnight on Saturday (NZT).
[2]https://www.immigration.govt.nz/contact
For urgent housing or benefit enquiries:
∙ Call 0800 559 009 (for under 65)
∙ Call 0800 552 002 (for over 65)
If you need treatment or support for your health or wellbeing, the
following options are available.
Healthline – You can call Healthline for health advice on freephone 0800
611 116 at any time, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Healthline staff
can advise you on the best thing to do in your situation, including which
services are near you and open.
1737 – If you need to talk to someone about how you are feeling, you can
call or text 1737 for free at any time to talk to a trained counsellor.
Mental health crisis teams – If you are concerned that someone is going to
hurt themselves or someone else, you can call your local mental health
crisis team. A full list of numbers is available here:
[3]www.health.govt.nz/your-health/services-and-support/health-care-services/mental-health-services/crisis-assessment-teams
For Police assistance In an emergency call 111.
For everything else use 105.
You can also make a report online at 105.police.govt.nz
We hope that one of the above links helps answer your question, if not we
will try to get back to you as soon as possible.
Thank you again
Office of the Prime Minister
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From: OIA Requests
Kia ora Melissa,
Thank you for your request for official information which was transferred
from the Office of the Prime Minister and received by the Ministry of
Health on 15 October 2021. The Ministry’s reference number for your
request is H202114510.
If you need to contact us at any stage about your request, please quote
this reference number in your correspondence. You requested:
“For this August/September outbreak
I request the total number of exposure events.
The total number of exposure events where it was not compliant with Level
4.
Prosecutions as a result of the exposure events where it was not compliant
with level 4.
The total number of people infected where the source was an exposure event
where it was not compliant with Level 4.”
Your request has been logged and you can expect a reply no later than 15
November 2021 as required under the Official Information Act 1982.
Due to the COVID-19 global pandemic response, the Ministry is experiencing
significantly higher volumes of queries and requests for information. If
we are unable to respond to your request within this time frame, we will
notify you of an extension of that time frame.
If you have any queries related to this request, please do not hesitate to
get in touch.
Ngâ mihi
OIA Services
Government Services
Office of the Director-General
Ministry of Health
E: [1][email address]
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From: M Lee
Dear OIA Requests,
Re: H202114510
My name is not Melissa
Yours sincerely,
M Lee
From: Ministerial Services
Kia ora Melissa
I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act (OIA) request
attached, received by New Zealand Police on 15 October 2021, following
partial transfer of question three from Department of the Prime Minister
and Cabinet and after clarificaiton with DPMC, that Police cannot provide
prosecution data but can provide Covid-19 Alert Level 4 Breach data for
August-September 2021.
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet will respond directly to you
with regards to your other three questions.
Your request is being actioned pursuant to the OIA. You can expect a
response to your request on or before 15 November 2021.
Kind regards, Brittany
Ministerial Services PNHQ
From: J Ardern (MIN) <[Jacinda Ardern request email]>
Sent: Friday, 15 October 2021 2:36 pm
To: '[FYI request #16813 email]'
<[FYI request #16813 email]>
Subject: Your OIA Request - PMO 2021-236
Tēnā koe
On behalf of Raj Nahna, I attach a letter in response to your OIA request.
Ngā mihi
Private Secretary (Executive Support)
Office of the Prime Minister
Authorised by Rt. Hon Jacinda Ardern MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington
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WARNING
The information contained in this email message is intended for the
addressee only and may contain privileged information. It may also be
subject to the provisions of section 50 of the Policing Act 2008, which
creates an offence to have unlawful possession of Police property. If you
are not the intended recipient of this message or have received this
message in error, you must not peruse, use, distribute or copy this
message or any of its contents.
Also note, the views expressed in this message may not necessarily reflect
those of the New Zealand Police. If you have received this message in
error, please email or telephone the sender immediately
From: M Lee
Dear Ministerial Services,
My name is not Melissa.
Why can't the Police the provide prosecution data?
Yours sincerely,
M Lee
From: Ministerial Services
Kia ora
Our sincere apologies for the name error - when the request was transferred from the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to Police, we were advised that was your name (see attached letter).
Police do not hold prosecution data, this is held by Ministry of Justice as they oversee the judicial system - however Ministry of Justice declined the transfer request from the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
Therefore in order to assist with your request, Police advised Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet that they can provide Covid-19 Alert Level 4 Breach data for August-September 2021 (the number of infringements notices issued to people who were non-compliant with the Public Health Response Alert Level Requirements Order No 9 2021).
Kind regards,
Ministerial Services
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From: J Ardern (MIN)
Jacinda Ardern
Kia ora M Lee,
I refer to your emails dated 15 October 2021 addressed to the Prime
Minister and dated 19 October 2021 addressed to the Department of the
Prime Minister and Cabinet concerning our response to your request under
the Official Information Act 1982 including the delay in transferring your
request to the Ministry of Health and NZ Police. Due to an administrative
error the letter was incorrectly addressed to Melissa Lee, National
Party. We apologise for this error and for the delay in transferring the
request to the relevant agencies that hold your requested information.
Ngā mihi,
Private Secretary (Executive Support)
Office of the Prime Minister
Authorised by Rt. Hon Jacinda Ardern MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington
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From: OIA Requests
Kia ora Melissa,
Please find attached a letter regarding your request for information.
Ngā mihi,
OIA Services
Government Services
Office of the Director-General
Ministry of Health
E: [1][email address]
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From: M Lee
Dear OIA Requests,
There appears to be an issue with the pdf attachment, can you please resend it.
Also my name is not Melissa. It is disappointing that due to and error within the PM's office and acknowledgment from the PM's office they did not attempt to rectify the problem they have created.
Yours sincerely,
M Lee
From: OIA Requests
Kia ora,
Thank you for your Official Information Act (the Act) request. This is
an automatic reply to let you know we received it.
Due to the COVID-19 global pandemic response, the Ministry is experiencing
significantly higher volumes of queries and requests for information. We
will endeavour to acknowledge your request as soon as possible. Further
information about COVID-19 can be found on our
website: [1]https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/dise...
In accordance with the Act, we'll let you know our decision within no more
than 20 working days. If you'd like to calculate the timeframe, you can
use the Ombudsman's online calculator
here: [2]http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/
If you have any questions while we're processing your request, please let
us know via [3][email address]
Ngā mihi
OIA Services Team
[4]Ministry of Health information releases
[5]Unite against COVID-19
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From: OIA Requests
Kia ora M,
Apologies for the confusion regarding your name.
Please see the response to your OIA attached. Let us know if you have any further trouble opening it.
Ngā mihi,
Vince Neaves
Advisor | OIA Services
Office of the Director-General
Ministry of Health
E: [email address]
L1 North, Yellow, 133 Molesworth St, Wellington
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From: Ministerial Services
Tçnâ koe Melissa
Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act
request, received by New Zealand Police on 15 October 2021.
Ngâ mihi
Julian Etchegoin (he/him)
Ministerial Services Advisor
NZ Police National Headquarters Wellington
If you’re wondering about the use of pronouns in email signatures, you can
find [1]more information [2]here about how sharing pronouns can help
create a sense of belonging and respect.
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WARNING
The information contained in this email message is intended for the
addressee only and may contain privileged information. It may also be
subject to the provisions of section 50 of the Policing Act 2008, which
creates an offence to have unlawful possession of Police property. If you
are not the intended recipient of this message or have received this
message in error, you must not peruse, use, distribute or copy this
message or any of its contents.
Also note, the views expressed in this message may not necessarily reflect
those of the New Zealand Police. If you have received this message in
error, please email or telephone the sender immediately
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