Communications between Ministry of Health and Transpower
Eric Blair made this Official Information request to Ministry of Health
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From: Eric Blair
Dear Ministry of Health,
Please release all communications between Ministry of Health and Transpower NZ Ltd. on the subject of 'COVID-19' between the dates of 01/03/2021 and 18/12/2021.
Yours faithfully,
Eric Blair
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Kia ora Eric,
Thank you for your request for official information received on 19
December 2021 for:
“Please release all communications between Ministry of Health and
Transpower NZ Ltd. on the subject of 'COVID-19' between the dates of
01/03/2021 and 18/12/2021.”
Your request asks for information which is more closely connected with the
functions of Transpower New Zealand. For this reason, the Ministry of
Health has decided to transfer your request to Transpower NZ under section
14(b)(ii) of the Act. You can expect a response from Transpower NZ in due
course.
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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.
If you have any queries related to this request, please do not hesitate to
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Ngâ mihi,
OIA Services Team
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Eric Blair left an annotation ()
Transpower's response indicates sparse correspondence with Ministry of Health.
As a Utility company, and not a medical facility, I would expect Transpower to seek comprehensive medical information from the authorities before implementing an experimental medical procedure in the form of Covid-19 vaccine mandate.
The lack of communications indicates Transpower have not carried out due diligence; I'm advised that some of their employees are seeking similar OIAs as part of a Personal Grievance claim.
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Eric Blair left an annotation ()
Ministry of Health have deferred this request, claiming Transpower to be the respondent. I'm advised that Transpower staff have requested similar OIA information, as part of a Personal Grievance against Transpower's Covid-19 vaccination policy.
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