133 Molesworth Street
PO Box 5013
Wellington 6140
New Zealand
3 November 2021
T+64 4 496 2000
M Lee
By email: [FYI request #17244 email]
Ref:
H202114651
Tēnā koe M Lee
Response to your request for official information
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) to the Ministry of
Health (the Ministry) on 18 October 2021 for:
“all correspondence between Dr Ashley Bloomfield and Police Commissioner Andrew
Coster since the 17th of August 2021.”
The Ministry has endeavoured to search for any information within the scope of your request.
However, no correspondence between Dr Bloomfield and Mr Coster since 17 August 2021 has
been found. Therefore, your request is refused under section 18(e) of the Act, as the
information requested does not exist or, despite reasonable efforts, cannot be found.
Under section 28(3) of the Act, you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to review any
decisions made under this request. The Ombudsman may be contacted by email at:
[email address] or by calling 0800 802 602.
Nāku noa, nā
Nick Allan
Manager OIA Services
Office of the Director-General