Thank you for your email.

 

Please accept this as acknowledgement that your email has been received by
my office.

 

General COVID-19 information and testing

All the latest COVID-19 information can be found at [1]covid19.govt.nz

For information on testing go
to [2]https://covid19.govt.nz/testing-and-trac...

You can also call Healthline free on 0800 611 116 for health advice and
information at any time.

 

Vaccination

To get your COVID-19 vaccination head
to [3]bookmyvaccine.covid19.health.nz or to the [4]Healthpoint website to
find a vaccination site near you.  

Getting your booster is as important as ever. Even if you aren’t due yours
yet, book it in now at the website above.

COVID-19 Protection Framework

The COVID-19 Protection Framework has been simplified. For information
about what to do at Orange go
to: [5]https://covid19.govt.nz/traffic-lights/l...

If you have questions about the traffic light system, you can [6]make an
enquiry here.    

 

We appreciate your patience. 

Thanks again.
Authorised by Chris Hipkins MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington

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Kia ora Harold,

 

Thank you for your request for official information. The Minister's Office
reference number for your request is: CHOIA269

 

Your request has been logged and you can expect a reply no later than
27/06/2022 as required under the Official Information Act 1982.

 

If you have any queries related to this request, please do not hesitate to
get in touch.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

[1]cid:image001.jpg@01D433B3.8E157340 Daniel
Martin
Health
Private
Secretary

Office of
Hon Chris
Hipkins   

Minister
for
COVID-19
Response |
Minister
of
Education
| Minister
for the
Public
Service |
Leader of
the House

Parliament
Buildings,
Private
Bag 18041,
Wellington
6160, New
Zealand

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Kia ora Harold,

Thank you for your request for official information, received by the
office of former Minister for COVID-19 Response, Hon Chris Hipkins, on 26
May 2022 requesting:

“I would like to make a request for copies of the following reports
received by the minister from the Ministry of Health:
1) 21-Dec [20212772] COVID-19 vaccine booster doses and response to the
Omicron variant
2) 8-Jan [20220003] Postponing commencement of new arrangements at the air
border
3) 8-Jan [20220065] COVID-19 Therapeutics Portfolio – funding to secure
products for COVID-19 prevention and treatment
4) 17-Jan [20220036] Adapting the Ministry of Health’s COVID-19 Strategy
to prepare for and manage Omicron
5) 21-Jan [20220023] COVID-19 Vaccine Portfolio Update – January 2022
6) 30-Jan [20212778] Ensuring sufficient Pfizer supply in the first half
of 2022
7) 4-Feb [20220128] Readiness to shift to Phase Two of the Omicron
response plan
8) 4-Feb [20220163] Options for a Bubble of One provision to operate from
the commencement of phase 2 of our Omicron strategy
9) 6-Feb [20220166] Identification and management of close contacts in the
event of a COVID-19 exposure in the House of Representatives
10) 10-Feb [20220175] Proposed changes to managed isolation and quarantine
settings in Phase Two and Phase Three of the Omicron response plan
11) 18-Feb [20220038] Further advice on expanding the influenza
immunisation programme for 2022 in response to COVID-19
12) 18-Feb [20220236] Retail sales of rapid antigen tests to individual
members of the public
13) 21-Feb [20220254] Requiring COVID-19 vaccine booster doses to maintain
vaccination status in the New Zealand context
14) 21-Feb [20220182] Processing of requests under the Official
Information Act 1982 and learnings from the Pfizer information release
incident
15) 22-Feb [20220302] Shifting to Phase Three of the Omicron response
strategy
16) 23-Feb [20220310] Further information on the retail sale of rapid
antigen tests
17) 23-Feb [20220286] Pre-departure testing and vaccination requirements
for the no isolation pathway
18) 23-Feb [20220279] Reconnecting New Zealanders: Monitoring, compliance
and enforcement of self-administered tests
19) 28-Feb [20220260] COVID-19 Vaccines: Donating the remaining
AstraZeneca and Janssen doses to the COVAX AMC
20) 2-Mar [20220374] Enabling COVID-19 cases who are critical workers to
return to work
21) 7-Mar [20220324] Implementing an enhanced and expanded Influenza
immunisation programme for 2022 in response to COVID-19
22) 9-Mar [20220272] Purchase of additional COVID-19 vaccines from mRNA
vaccine suppliers
23) 17-Mar [20220456] Availability and distribution of COVID-19
therapeutics for use in the community
24) 21-Mar [ 20220508] COVID-19 vaccines: Expiry of doses donated to COVAX
25) 1-Apr [20220241] Transitioning the COVID-19 response functions to the
new system structure in 2022
26) 1-Apr [20220582] COVID-19 Health System Response: Oxygen Supply and
Environmental Issues
27) 6-Apr [20220551] Lifting importation and use restrictions on
unapproved COVID-19 vaccines
28) 8-Apr [20220610] Update on disability COVID-19 outbreak response
29) 8-Apr [20220573] Concluding New Zealand’s purchase agreement with
AstraZeneca
30) 14-Apr [20220682] Options for improving respiratory protection against
aerosolised viral particles for vulnerable and priority populations
31) 20-Apr [20220639] COVID-19 vaccine purchasing and management
transition to Pharmac
32) 27-Apr [20220554] Review of pre-departure testing and vaccination
requirements for arrivals to New Zealand”

 

Your request was to the former Minister for COVID-19 Response, Hon Chris
Hipkins. This portfolio has now been assigned to Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall.
Your request will responded to by the office of Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall.

 

The Minister’s office has decided to extend the period of time available
to respond to your request under section 15A of the Official Information
Act 1982 (the Act) the request is for a large quantity of official
information and further consultation is required. You can now expect a
response to your request on, or before, 20 September 2022.

However, please note that due to the volume of information you have
requested, the office intends to satisfy your request in a staged release.

You have the right, under section 28 of the Act, to ask the Ombudsman to
review my decision to extend the time available to respond to your
request.

Ngā mihi,

 

 

Daniel Martin

Health Private Secretary | Office of Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall

Minister for COVID-19 Response

Minister of Research, Science and Innovation
Minister for Seniors

Associate Minister of Health

Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

 

 

From: Daniel Martin
Sent: Friday, 27 May 2022 8:29 AM
To: '[FOI #19478 email]'
<[FOI #19478 email]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - COVID-19 reports received by
the minister from Ministry of Health (CHOIA269)

 

Kia ora Harold,

 

Thank you for your request for official information. The Minister's Office
reference number for your request is: CHOIA269

 

Your request has been logged and you can expect a reply no later than
27/06/2022 as required under the Official Information Act 1982.

 

If you have any queries related to this request, please do not hesitate to
get in touch.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

[1]cid:image001.jpg@01D433B3.8E157340 Daniel
Martin
Health
Private
Secretary

Office of
Hon Chris
Hipkins   

Minister
for
COVID-19
Response |
Minister
of
Education
| Minister
for the
Public
Service |
Leader of
the House

Parliament
Buildings,
Private
Bag 18041,
Wellington
6160, New
Zealand

show quoted sections

Kia Ora Harold

 

Please see attached the Ministers response to your Official Information
Act Request

 

Ngā mihi

 

 

Office of Hon Dr Ayesha
Verrall

Minister for COVID-19
Response

Minister of Research,
Science and Innovation
Minister for Seniors

Associate Minister of
Health

 

Email:
[email address]

Private Bag 18041,
Parliament Buildings,
Wellington 6160, New
Zealand

 

 

 

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Kia Ora Harold

 

Please see attached the Ministers response to your Official Information
Act request

 

Ngā mihi

 

 

Office of Hon Dr Ayesha
Verrall

Minister for COVID-19
Response

Minister of Research,
Science and Innovation
Minister for Seniors

Associate Minister of
Health

 

Email:
[email address]

Private Bag 18041,
Parliament Buildings,
Wellington 6160, New
Zealand

 

 

 

 

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