29 August 2022
Scott
[FYI request #20097 email]
Ref: OIA-2021/22-1559
Dear Scott
Official Information Act request for a copy of a report and a list of al reports prepared
by the DPMC COVID-19 Group Insights and Reporting team since 1 Jan 2022
Thank you for your Of icial Information Act 1982 (the Act) request received on 1 August 2022.
You requested:
Dear Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet,
A document proactively released on the Unite Against COVID-19 website refers to a
report prepared by the DPMC COVID-19 Group Insights and Reporting team titled
"Possible Long-Term Outcomes or Endings for the COVID-19 Pandemic" (p.8 below):
https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcovid19.govt.nz%2
Fassets%2FProactive-Releases%2FReviews-and-audits%2F29-July-2022%2FCOVID-19-
Response-Weekly-Report-250222-25-February-
2022.pdf&data=05%7C01%7Cinformation%40dpmc.govt.nz%7Cc81b5af7d50e444af18e0
8da735b6c3d%7Ceea6053309ef4b7a94060f38551cc613%7C0%7C0%7C637949134374
130746%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJ
BTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=r1TEWOFAFHCj7Yz3
6ixqgjitkt9XpDjhQmkqCRY8V8g%3D&reserved=0
And included in this document is a 2-page summary of this report. I would like to request:
ONE: A copy of the report "Possible Long-Term Outcomes or Endings for the COVID-19
Pandemic" (i.e. the actual report, not the summary)
TWO: A list of all reports prepared by the DPMC COVID-19 Group Insights and Reporting
team, dated since the beginning of this year. I would like this list to include the title and
date of the report.
In regard to part one of your request, please find attached a copy of the requested briefing
Possible Long-Term Outcomes or Endings for the COVID-19 Pandemic dated 25 February
2022. This briefing is being released to you in full.
Regarding part two of your request, please find overleaf a list of Insights reporting from the
DPMC COVID-19 Group for the period 1 January 2022 – 1 August 2022 (dates inclusive).
Please note this does not include other reports produced by the team, like the COVID-19
Response Weekly Reports and the COVID-19 Across Government Situation Reports, which
are progressively being proactively released, and can be accessed by the following link:
https:/ covid19.govt.nz/about-our-covid-19-response/proactive-releases/reviews-and-audits/
Executive Wing, Parliament Buildings, Wellington, New Zealand 6011
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Item Date
Document Title
1
28 Jan 2022 Recent COVID-19 Developments from Overseas
2
28 Jan 2022 How Countries Have Adapted Their Immigration Settings During the
COVID-19 Pandemic
3
5 Feb 2022
Comparing Responses to Omicron On Critical Workforces Overseas
4
11 Feb 2022 Areas with the Highest Vulnerability Factors in NZ
5
18 Feb 2022 COVID-19 Across the Pacific Islands (Summary)
6
18 Feb 2022 COVID-19 Across the Pacific Islands (Long)
7
25 Feb 2022 Possible Long-Term Outcomes or Ending for the COVID-19
Pandemic (Long)
8
26 Feb 2022 Possible Long-Term Outcomes or Ending for the COVID-19
Pandemic (Summary)
9
4 Mar 2022
Countries That Have Removed COVID-19 Restrictions in the Wake
of Omicron (Long)
10
4 Mar 2022
Countries That Have Removed COVID-19 Restrictions in the Wake
of Omicron (Summary)
11
11 Mar 2022 Scan of Situations in Countries After the Omicron Peak (Summary)
12
11 Mar 2022 Scan of Situations in Countries After the Omicron Peak (Long)
13
18 Mar 2022 Overseas Trends in Legal Challenges to COVID-19 Measures
14
25 Mar 2022 Comparisons between the Canadian Freedom Convoy and New
Zealand Protest Convoy, and Longer-Term Implications
15
29 Mar 2022 The COVID-19 False Information Landscape March 2022
16
1 Apr 2022
Future Trends in the Workplace - How Workplaces are Adapting to
the Health and Mental Health Impacts of COVID-19
17
14 Apr 2022 How the Cruise Line Industry Has Adapted to COVID-19
18
22 Apr 2022 Indicators of CBD Activity Across New Zealand
19
29 Apr 2022 The COVID-19 False Information Landscape April 2022
20
6 May 2022
Overseas Trends in Pre-Departure Testing Requirements
21
13 May 2022 Futureproofing: How other countries are preparing for COVID-19
Variants
22
20 May 2022 Updated Look at the Impact of Long COVID Overseas
23
27 May 2022 Reinfection rates
24
3 Jun 2022
Key Impacts of COVID-19 on Māori and Pasifika Communities in
New Zealand
25
10 Jun 2022 The COVID-19 False and Misleading Information Landscape Update
- May 2022
26
16 Jun 2022 Pressures on New Zealand due to COVID-19 Over Winter
27
23 Jun 2022 Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on Mental Wellbeing in New
Zealand
28
1 Jul 2022
Economic Update Related to COVID-19
29
8 Jul 2022
COVID-19 and the Ongoing Impacts on Education
30
15 Jul 2022
Scan of COVID-19 Surveil ance Approaches Overseas
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31
29 Jul 2022
Overview of New Zealand's Key Border Restrictions
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28(3) of the Act.
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Yours sincerely
Ruth Fairhall
Deputy Chief Executive
COVID-19 Response
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