15 February 2022
45 Pipitea Street, Wel ington 6011
Phone +64 4 495 7200
dia.govt.nz
Jose M.
fyi-request-18217-
[email address]
Tēnā koe Jose
Official Information Act 1982 request 2022-0517– BCPs for citizenship processing
Thank you for your Official Information Act (Act) request received by the Department of Internal
Affairs (Department) on 17 January 2022.
You requested –
I would like to receive all plans and/or BCPs maintained by the Citizenship Office at DIA to
continue processing citizenship by grant applications during the imminent Omicron
outbreak to avoid the backlog continuing to grow even bigger than already is.
In response to your request, please see attached for the fol owing documentation:
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Appendix A – Scenario C Planning Template Kāwai ki ti Iwi SDO January 2022
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Appendix B – Scenario D Planning Template Kāwai ki ti Iwi SDO January 2022
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Appendix C – TE TARI TAIWHENUA - COVID-19 PROTECTION FRAMEWORK GUIDE -
updated 20 JAN 2022
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Appendix D – Waterloo Quay Red Traffic Light Arrangements
Some information has been withheld under the fol owing section of the Act:
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9(2)(a) of the Act; to protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of deceased
natural persons
Any information that is not directly related to citizenship by grant has been withheld and
marked as out of scope, as it relates to the wider functions of the Department’s service delivery.
It is important to explain that unlike during the COVID-19 lockdowns of 2020 and 2021, when
citizenship processing was not deemed an essential service, citizenship processing is now
categorised as such. In addition to this, the COVID-19 Protection Framework red-light setting
allows all citizenship trained staff to be present and working in the office.
The Department has taken precautionary measures to ensure a safe working environment for
staff, to allow the continued delivery of priority identity services such as citizenship by grant
processing. These measures include the distribution of staff at our offices in Auckland,
Wellington and Christchurch across the available working space, focusing on the physical
