Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall
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Associate Minister of Health
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Harold
[FYI request #19911 email]
Ref: OIA 2021/22-1509
Dear Harold
Official Information Act request for advice received by the Minister for COVID-19
Response
Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) request, received on 14 July 2022.
You requested:
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 COV/O-19 Response" [13 May 2022]
6. DPMC-2021/22-2137] "Review of New Zealand's COV/0-19 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 COV/O-19 Response," dated since the beginning
of June 2022."
I can advise that all of the documents you have requested will soon be proactively released on
the 'Unite Against COVID-19 website, which is accessible at the following link:
https://covid19.qovt.nz/about-our-covid-19-response/proactive-releases. I have included
below a full publication schedule for these documents:
Item Date
Document Title
Decision
1
21 March 2022
Meeting with the COV/O-
Refused under 18( d) - due to
19 Independent
be proactively released by
Continuous Review,
30 August 2022 here:
Improvement and Advice https://covid 19.govt. nz/about-
Group
our-covid-19-
response/1;2roactive-
releases/independent-
advisorv-arouos/
2
7 April 2022
Report on Progress
Refused under 18(d)- due to
Against Reviews and
be proactively released by
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand
+64 4 817 8733 I [Ayesha Verrall request email] I beehive.govt.nz