Ref: 2122-0934

 

Dear Bruce Reilly,

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (the
Ministry) I acknowledge your email of 20^th October 2021 requesting under
the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

 

‘I request the following information for the 1 January 2021 to 18 October
2021 (or similar dates):

 

1. The number of arrivals into MIQ facilities from flights from Australia
by day.

 

2. Of the above, the number of persons testing positive for COVID-19
during their stay in  MIQ by day

 

3. Of the above returnees who tested positive, from which testing day was
their positive result returned.

 

4. Which dates in 2021 a pre-departure test was required before flying to
New Zealand from Australia.’

 

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

Corporate, Governance and Information  |   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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Kia ora Bruce Reilly

Please find attached correspondence relating to your information request below.

Thank you,
MBIE Ministerial Services

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Kia ora Bruce,

 

Thank you for your request for official information which was partially
transferred from the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment and
received by the Ministry of Health on 2 November 2021. The Ministry’s
reference number for your request is H202115460.

 

If you need to contact us at any stage about your request, please quote
this reference number in your correspondence. You requested:

 

“I request the following information for the 1 January 2021 to 18 October
2021 (or similar dates):

1. The number of arrivals into MIQ facilities from flights from Australia
by day.

2. Of the above, the number of persons testing positive for COVID-19
during their stay in  MIQ by day

3. Of the above returnees who tested positive, from which testing day was
their positive result returned.

4. Which dates in 2021 a pre-departure test was required before flying to
New Zealand from Australia.”

 

The highlighted questions are what the Ministry will be responding to.
Your request has been logged and you can expect a reply no later than 3
December 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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Kia ora

 

Please find attached the Ministry’s response to your information request
received on 20 October 2021.

 

Thank you,

 

MBIE Ministerial Services

Hîkina Whakatutuki

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Tēnā koe Bruce

 

Response to your request for official information

 

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act) transferred from the Ministry of Business, Employment, and Innovation
(MBIE) to the Ministry of Health (the Ministry) on 5 November 2021 for
information regarding COVID-19 and managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ).
Each point of your request is answered in turn.

 

I request the following information for the 1 January 2021 to 18 October
2021 (or similar dates):

Of the above, the number of persons testing positive for COVID-19 during
their stay in MIQ by day

 

Eight people have tested positive for COVID-19 while staying in MIQ
between the dates specified.

 

Of the above returnees who tested positive, from which testing day was
their positive result returned.

 

One case came from day zero testing, three cases came from day three
testing, and four cases came from day twelve testing.

 

Which dates in 2021 a pre-departure test was required before flying to New
Zealand from Australia.

 

Please note, this information is held regarding individual Australian
States. The below table itemises when pre-departure testing (PDT) was
required to travel from Australian States to New Zealand. QFT refers to
quarantine free travel.

 

Date start Event
4/07/2021 QFT reopened with ACT, SA, Tas and Vic (PDT)
9/07/2021 QFT reopened with WA and NT (PDT)
9/07/2021 Managed flights open with Qld (PDT)
12/07/2021 QFT reopened with Qld (PDT)

 

​I trust this information fulfils your request. 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:
[1][email address] or by calling 0800 802 602.

 

Nāku noa, nā

  

OIA Services

Government Services

Office of the Director-General

Ministry of Health

E: [2][email address]

 

 

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