Ref: 2122-0692

 

Dear Adam,

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (the
Ministry) I acknowledge your email of 22 September 2021 requesting under
the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

 

“I request under the Official Information Act on what basis is the
justification for not prioritising New Zealand Citizens over New Zealand
Residents and New Zealand Permanent Residence in the spaces in MIQ and
returning to New Zealand. Does not New Zealand under Human rights and UN
conventions have an immediate obligation to its own citizens first and
over that of other nationals. Why are New Zealand residents and permanent
residents being allowed to compete and as a consequent crowd out and
disadvantage New Zealand Citizens with regards to having a place in MIQ
and the ability to return to New Zealand.

 

Additionally I request the rational why New Zealand Citizens and Permanent
residents based in Australian where reincluded in the last MIQ allocation.
New Zealand Citizens in countries outside of Australia have immediate visa
requirements that they can risk breaching if they cannot return to New
Zealand which citizens of other countries do not have. This risk does not
apply to New Zealand Citizens in Australia due to our Special Category
Status which allows permanent stays their. 

 

Lastly I request does MBIE and the government have a strategy to have
sufficient MIQ places to deal with the demand shown in the last MIQ
allocation. And what is the timeframe that they expect to address this
backlog by.”

 

Your request is being processed in accordance with the Act and a response
will be sent to you in due course.

 

Due to the current Covid-19 alert level, the Ministry is currently focused
on assisting with the pandemic response and your response may be delayed.
The Ministry will contact you to provide further updates specific to your
request once it has been assessed.

 

If you have any enquiries regarding your request, or its urgency, feel
free to contact us via email at [1][MBIE request email].

 

Nâku noa, nâ

 

Ministerial Services

 

Ngâ Pou o te Taumaru

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 |  P O Box 1473 Wellington 6140

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Dear Adam,

 

Please find attached a letter notifying of an extension to the time to
respond to your request under the Official Information Act 1982.

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Ministerial Services

Engagement, Communications and Ministerial Services

Email: [1][email address]

 

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

15 Stout Street, Wellington, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140

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Dear Adam,

 

I am writing to notify you that we are unable to meet the extended
timeframe for responding to your request under the Official Information
Act (OIA).

 

We are experiencing a large volume of OIA requests, and preparing this
material and getting it to you is taking longer than it should. I
apologise for the delay.

 

We require some additional time to complete the process of consulting and
preparing the information for release. We will send you the information as
soon as it is ready and without undue delay.

 

You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of
this decision in relation to your OIA request. Information about how to
make a complaint is available at [1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
freephone 0800 802 602.

 

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Ministerial Services

Engagement, Communications and Ministerial Services

Email: [2][email address]

 

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

15 Stout Street, Wellington, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140

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Kia ora Adam

 

Please find attached the response to your OIA request to the Ministry of
Business, Innovation and Employment.

 

Ngā mihi

Rebecca

 

Senior Ministerial Advisor

Managed Isolation and Quarantine

 

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