25 February 2022
File No. DOIA 2122-1513 & 2122-1543
Matthew Hooton
[email address] Dear Matthew Hooton
Thank you for your emails of 29 January and 3 February 2022 to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and
Employment (MBIE) requesting the following under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):
You have requested the following information for December 2021 and January 2022:
how many people arrived in New Zealand and entered MIQ and how many, if any, went straight
into self-isolation?
Of those, how many were:
1) New Zealand Citizens?
2) NZ Permanent Residents
3) Other?
Please note, we have combined your requests and are responding under one response as they are
requesting the same information for two different sequential months.
I am writing to notify you that MBIE is extending the timeframe for responding to your requests under
section 15A(1)(b) of the Act, as the consultations necessary to make a decision on the request are such that
a proper response cannot reasonably be made within the original time limit.
We will now respond to your request on or before 11 March 2022; however, we will endeavour to respond
to you sooner.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision in relation to
your request, in accordance with section 28(3) of the Act. The relevant details can be found at:
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz. Yours sincerely
Jacquiline Cooke
Team Leader, Ministerial Services
Managed Isolation and Quarantine