Kia ora

Thank you for taking the time to write to Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall, Minister
for Seniors, Minister for Food Safety, Associate Minister of Health and
Associate Minister for Research, Science and Development. Your email will
be carefully considered and noted and should a response be required it
will be sent in due course.

Ngā  Mihi 

Office of Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall

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Tēnā koe Scott,

On behalf of Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall, Associate Minister of Health, thank you for your OIA request received on 29 November 2021 regarding COVID-19.

"In a speech published recently on the Beehive website, the minister referred to a certain piece of advice received from the Strategic COVID-19 Public Health Advisory Group:

"So we are shifting from the strategic goal of elimination to minimisation and protection, under the new COVID-19 Protection Framework... The minimisation and protection goal, as articulated by Professor Skegg’s group, sets a goal of minimising the prevalence of COVID-19, and protecting people and the health system from its impacts."

I request a copy of the advice referred to here, that "articulates" the goals of the minimisation and protection strategy."

This information falls within the portfolio responsibilities of the Minister for the COVID-19 Response, Hon Chris Hipkins.

Your correspondence has been transferred to that office for their consideration. You can expect a response from that office within the statutory timeframe.

Under section 28 of the Act, you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to review any decisions made under this request.

Thank you again for getting in touch.

Ngā mihi,

Rebecca Anderson (she/her)

Private Secretary (Executive Support) | Office of Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall

Minister for Seniors | Minister for Food Safety | Associate Minister of Health |
Associate Minister for Research, Science and Innovation

Phone: 04 817 8733
Email: [Ayesha Verrall request email] Website: www.Beehive,govt.nz
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

Authorised by Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall, Parliament Buildings, Wellington

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Thanks Scott,

We hope you have a good summer break.

Kind regards,

Rebecca Anderson (she/her)

Private Secretary (Executive Support) | Office of Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall

Minister for Seniors | Minister for Food Safety | Associate Minister of Health |
Associate Minister for Research, Science and Innovation

Phone: 04 817 8733
Email: [Ayesha Verrall request email] Website: www.Beehive,govt.nz
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

Authorised by Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall, Parliament Buildings, Wellington

Disclaimer: The information in this email (including attachments) is confidential and may be legally privileged. If an addressing or transmission error has misdirected this email, please notify the author by replying to this email and destroy the message. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, disclosure, copying or distribution is prohibited and may be unlawful.
Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers’ portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list: date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

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