COVID-19 reports received from DPMC
Harold made this Official Information request to Ayesha Verrall
The request was successful.
From: Harold
Dear Office of Ayesha Verrall,
I would like to make a request for copies of the following documents relating to the COVID-19 Response portfolio received by this office from DPMC:
1) [DPMC-2021/22-1723] “Meeting with the COVID-19 Independent Continuous Review, Improvement and Advice Group” [21 March 2022]
2) [DPMC-2021/22-1860] “Report on Progress Against Reviews and Recommendations Update” [7 April 2022]
3) [DPMC-2021/22-1930] “Review of New Zealand's COVID-19 Protection Framework settings” [12 April 2022]
4) [DPMC-2021/22-2148] “Publication of Excess Mortality Statistics” [12 May 2022]
5) [DPMC-2021/22-2149] “Update on COVID-19 Response” [13 May 2022]
6) [DPMC-2021/22-2137] “Review of New Zealand’s COVID-19 Protection Framework and self-isolation settings” [19 May 2022]
7) [DPMC-2021/22-2177] “COVID-19 Independent Continuous Review, Improvement and Advice Group: Assurance areas raised during Omicron wave” [19 May 2022]
8) [DPMC-2021/22-2233] “Update on COVID-19 Response” [27 May 2022]
9) Any further reviews of New Zealand’s COVID-19 Protection Framework settings, dated since the beginning of June 2022. For the avoidance of doubt, I am seeking documents of the type I have asked for in parts 3 and 6 of my request above, but dated since the beginning of June 2022.
10) Any further reports titled “Update on COVID-19 Response,” dated since the beginning of June 2022.
Yours faithfully,
Harold
From: A Verrall (MIN)
Ayesha Verrall
Kia ora
Thank you for taking the time to write to Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall, Minister
for COVID – 19 Response, Minister for Research, Science and Innovation,
Minister for Seniors, and Associate Minister of Health. Your email will be
carefully considered and noted and should a response be required it will
be sent in due course.
Ngâ 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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[3]www.mbie.govt.nz
[4]https://officeforseniors.govt.nz
[5]www.health.govt.nz
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From: A Verrall (MIN)
Ayesha Verrall
Kia ora Harold,
Thank you for your email of 14 July in which you submitted an Official Information Act request as follows:
I would like to make a request for copies of the following documents relating to the COVID-19 Response portfolio received by this office from DPMC:
1) [DPMC-2021/22-1723] “Meeting with the COVID-19 Independent Continuous Review, Improvement and Advice Group” [21 March 2022]
2) [DPMC-2021/22-1860] “Report on Progress Against Reviews and Recommendations Update” [7 April 2022]
3) [DPMC-2021/22-1930] “Review of New Zealand's COVID-19 Protection Framework settings” [12 April 2022]
4) [DPMC-2021/22-2148] “Publication of Excess Mortality Statistics” [12 May 2022]
5) [DPMC-2021/22-2149] “Update on COVID-19 Response” [13 May 2022]
6) [DPMC-2021/22-2137] “Review of New Zealand’s COVID-19 Protection Framework and self-isolation settings” [19 May 2022]
7) [DPMC-2021/22-2177] “COVID-19 Independent Continuous Review, Improvement and Advice Group: Assurance areas raised during Omicron wave” [19 May 2022]
8) [DPMC-2021/22-2233] “Update on COVID-19 Response” [27 May 2022]
9) Any further reviews of New Zealand’s COVID-19 Protection Framework settings, dated since the beginning of June 2022. For the avoidance of doubt, I am seeking documents of the type I have asked for in parts 3 and 6 of my request above, but dated since the beginning of June 2022.
10) Any further reports titled “Update on COVID-19 Response,” dated since the beginning of June 2022.
Minister Verrall is considering your request in accordance with the Act, and you can expect a response by 11 August 2022
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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From: A Verrall (MIN)
Ayesha Verrall
Kia Ora Harold
Please see attached the Ministers response to your Official Information Request
Ngâ 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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From: Harold
Dear Office of Ayesha Verrall,
I was wanting to follow up on this request. Having a look today at the pages on the Unite Against COVID-19 website where you said the first 8 briefings I requested would be proactively released (the first 3 by 30 August, and items 4 to 8 by 30 September), it appears that none of them have been published yet.
Are you able to please let me know when these will be published?
Yours sincerely,
Harold
From: A Verrall (MIN)
Ayesha Verrall
Kia ora Harold,
Thank you for your follow up email and our apologies for not updating you
sooner regarding the delays. Unfortunately the consultation required on
the monthly proactive release tranches has taken longer than expected and
as a result our previously advised release dates were extended slightly.
We have taken steps to expedite the proactive release of the briefings you
have requested including extracting specific briefings from the bigger
tranches as well as providing the attached copies of three of the
briefings.
An updated release schedule is as follows:
# Briefing Date Release Date
1 21 March 2022 Will be proactively released on the Unite Against COVID-19
website on 11 October.
2 7 April 2022 Will be proactively released on the Unite Against COVID-19
website on 11 October.
3 12 April 2022 Will be proactively released on the Unite Against COVID-19
website on 11 October.
4 12 May 2022 Will be released to you by 15 October.
Briefing attached. Redactions have been made under section
9(2)(g)(i) of the OIA, as withholding is necessary to
5 13 May 2022 maintain the effective conduct of public affairs through
the free and frank expression of opinions, and the need to
withhold is not outweighed by the public interest.
6 19 May 2022 Will be proactively released on the Unite Against COVID-19
website in the week beginning 17 October.
7 19 May 2022 Briefing attached.
Briefing attached. Redactions have been made under section
9(2)(g)(i) of the OIA, as withholding is necessary to
8 27 May 2022 maintain the effective conduct of public affairs through
the free and frank expression of opinions, and the need to
withhold is not outweighed by the public interest.
Thank you for your patience and we will update you should there be any
further changes.
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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From: A Verrall (MIN)
Ayesha Verrall
Kia ora Harold,
Please find attached a copy of the briefing “Publication of Excess
Mortality Statistics”.
An updated release schedule is as follows:
# Briefing Date Release Date
Meeting with
the COVID-19
Independent Published under 11 October 2022 at
1 Continuous [1]https://covid19.govt.nz/about-our-covid-...
Review,
Improvement and
Advice Group
Report on
Progress
2 Against Reviews Published under 11 October 2022 at [2]COVID-19 reviews and audits | Unite against COVID-19
and (covid19.govt.nz)
Recommendations
Update
Review of New
Zealand's
3 COVID-19 Published under 11 October 2022 at
Protection [3]https://covid19.govt.nz/about-our-covid-...
Framework
settings
Publication of
4 Excess Attached
Mortality
Statistics
Review of New
Zealand’s
COVID-19
6 Protection Will be proactively released on the Unite Against COVID-19 website in the week beginning 17 October.
Framework and
self-isolation
settings
Any further
reviews of New
Zealand’s
COVID-19
Protection
Framework
settings, dated
since the
beginning of
June 2022. For The June review of New Zealand’s COVID-19 Protection Framework and self-isolation settings has been
9 the avoidance proactively published under 7 September 2022 at [4]Alert Level System and COVID-19 Protection Framework
of doubt, I am | Unite against COVID-19 (covid19.govt.nz)
seeking
documents of
the type I have
asked for in
parts 3 and 6
of my request
above, but
dated since the
beginning of
June 2022.
Any further
reports titled
“Update on We have confirmed there were no further reports titled “Update on COVID-19 Response” after 27 May 2022.
10 COVID-19 Therefore this part of your request is now refused under section 18(e) of the OIA as the documents do
Response,” not exist.
dated since the
beginning of
June 2022.
Thank you for your patience.
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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From: A Verrall (MIN)
Sent: Saturday, 8 October 2022 1:07 PM
To: '[FOI #19911 email]'
<[5][FOI #19911 email]>
Subject: FW: (AVOIA62-2022)Re: FW: Official Information request - COVID-19
reports received from DPMC
Kia ora Harold,
Thank you for your follow up email and our apologies for not updating you
sooner regarding the delays. Unfortunately the consultation required on
the monthly proactive release tranches has taken longer than expected and
as a result our previously advised release dates were extended slightly.
We have taken steps to expedite the proactive release of the briefings you
have requested including extracting specific briefings from the bigger
tranches as well as providing the attached copies of three of the
briefings.
An updated release schedule is as follows:
# Briefing Date Release Date
1 21 March 2022 Will be proactively released on the Unite Against COVID-19
website on 11 October.
2 7 April 2022 Will be proactively released on the Unite Against COVID-19
website on 11 October.
3 12 April 2022 Will be proactively released on the Unite Against COVID-19
website on 11 October.
4 12 May 2022 Will be released to you by 15 October.
Briefing attached. Redactions have been made under section
9(2)(g)(i) of the OIA, as withholding is necessary to
5 13 May 2022 maintain the effective conduct of public affairs through
the free and frank expression of opinions, and the need to
withhold is not outweighed by the public interest.
6 19 May 2022 Will be proactively released on the Unite Against COVID-19
website in the week beginning 17 October.
7 19 May 2022 Briefing attached.
Briefing attached. Redactions have been made under section
9(2)(g)(i) of the OIA, as withholding is necessary to
8 27 May 2022 maintain the effective conduct of public affairs through
the free and frank expression of opinions, and the need to
withhold is not outweighed by the public interest.
Thank you for your patience and we will update you should there be any
further changes.
<< File: Three briefings - May 2022.pdf >>
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: [6][email address]
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand
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From: Harold
Dear Office of Ayesha Verrall,,
Thank you for your responses to date. I would like to make a follow up request.
I would like to request copies of the following eight briefings received by the minister from DPMC. I would like this to include any attachments or annexes to these briefings, in addition to the briefings themselves:
1) [DPMC-2021/22-2261] “Future COVID-19 Legal Framework - work programme update” [27 June 2022]
2) [DPMC-2021/22-2446] “Assurance on System Readiness Work Underway to Respond to a Variant of Concern” [1 August 2022]
3) [DPMC-2022/23-2588] “Insights from Recommendations across COVID-19 Response System Reviews” [3 August 2022]
4) [DPMC-2021/22-2600] “Review of New Zealand's COVID-19 Protection Framework and self-isolation settings” [5 August 2022]
5) [DPMC-2022/23-1] “Meeting with Strategic COVID-19 Public Health Advisory Group 10 August 2022” [8 August 2022]
6) [DPMC-2022/23-102] “Meeting with Professor Michael Plank” [25 August 2022]
7) [DPMC-2022/23-40] “All of Government COVID-19 System Readiness Exercise” [26 August 2022]
8)[DPMC-2022/23-129] “COVID-19 Community Panel, Chair’s Report” [30 August 2022]
Yours sincerely,
Harold
From: A Verrall (MIN)
Ayesha Verrall
Dear Harold,
On behalf of Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall, thank you for your OIA request dated 25 October requesting the following information:
1) [DPMC-2021/22-2261] “Future COVID-19 Legal Framework - work programme update” [27 June 2022]
2) [DPMC-2021/22-2446] “Assurance on System Readiness Work Underway to Respond to a Variant of Concern” [1 August 2022]
3) [DPMC-2022/23-2588] “Insights from Recommendations across COVID-19 Response System Reviews” [3 August 2022]
4) [DPMC-2021/22-2600] “Review of New Zealand's COVID-19 Protection Framework and self-isolation settings” [5 August 2022]
5) [DPMC-2022/23-1] “Meeting with Strategic COVID-19 Public Health Advisory Group 10 August 2022” [8 August 2022]
6) [DPMC-2022/23-102] “Meeting with Professor Michael Plank” [25 August 2022]
7) [DPMC-2022/23-40] “All of Government COVID-19 System Readiness Exercise” [26 August 2022]
8)[DPMC-2022/23-129] “COVID-19 Community Panel, Chair’s Report” [30 August 2022]
Your request is sitting with the Minister for consideration and you will hear back no later than the 22 November.
Kind regards,
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
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From: A Verrall (MIN)
Ayesha Verrall
Kia Ora Harold
Please see attached your response from the Minister pertaining 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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