Kia ora

 

Thank you for taking the time to get in touch with Prime Minister, Jacinda
Ardern.

 

If you are writing about an issue relating to COVID-19, mental health,
immigration, housing or benefit assistance, here's a list of links which
you might find helpful:

 

COVID-19

 

For information on COVID-19, including the latest updates, go to
[1]www.covid19.govt.nz

 

Information about the COVID-19 Protection Framework can be found here:
[2]https://covid19.govt.nz/traffic-lights/c...
 and guidance for businesses can be found here:
[3]https://www.business.govt.nz/covid-19/ .   

 

You can find the nearest testing centre to you at
[4]https://www.healthpoint.co.nz/covid-19/  and your nearest vaccination
centre at [5]https://www.healthpoint.co.nz/covid-19-v.... You can
also book your vaccination at [6]https://bookmyvaccine.covid19.health.nz/
or by calling 0800 28 29 26.

 

 

For immigration and visa advice

Contact the call centre which is open  6:00am Monday to midnight on
Saturday (NZT).

[7]https://www.immigration.govt.nz/contact/  

 

 

For urgent housing or benefit enquiries:

∙             Call 0800 559 009 (for under 65)

∙             Call 0800 552 002 (for over 65)

 

 

If you need treatment or support for your health or wellbeing. The
following options are available:

 

Healthline – You can call Healthline for health advice on freephone 0800
611 116 at any time, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Healthline staff
can advise you on the best thing to do in your situation, including which
services are near you and open.

 

1737 – If you need to talk to someone about how you are feeling, you can
call or text 1737 for free at any time to talk to a trained counsellor.

 

Mental health crisis teams – If you are concerned that someone is going to
hurt themselves or someone else, you can all your local mental health
crisis team. A full list of numbers is available here:
[8]www.health.govt.nz/your-health/services-and-support/health-care-services/mental-health-services/crisis-assessment-teams/

 

For Police assistance in an emergency call 111. For everything else use
105.

You can also make a report online at [9]www.105.police.govt.nz

 

 

We hope that this information is helpful, if not we will try to get back
to you as soon as possible.

 

Thank you again.

 

 

Office of the Prime Minister

 

 

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I am writing on behalf of the Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, to acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act request.

Your request will be responded to under the provisions of the Official Information Act 1982.

Yours sincerely

Dinah Okeby
Office of the Prime Minister

-----Original Message-----
From: A.j sheppard [mailto:[FOI #20348 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 25 August 2022 11:45 PM
To: J Ardern (MIN) <[Jacinda Ardern request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Carbon offset for air travel

Dear Jacinda Ardern,

I request the following information in relation to your ministerial services portfolio.

1.I request the information sent to "toitu envirocare" used to calculate carbon credit offsets for ministerial air travel. Please supply information for individual mps/ministers per year from 2017 when labour took office.

2.Are carbon offsets used for ALL air travel including comercial flights, the use of the RNZAF boeing 737 and various helicopter flights etc?. If not then please clarify air travel in which carbon offsets are used.

3. What is the total cost per year for carbon offsets for ministerial air travel? Please supply details for each year as far back as its held for this.

4. What is the total cost for consultant fees/ advice etc paid to "toitu envirocare" to calculate ministerial carbon offsets for air travel? Please supply details as far back as its held for this

Yours faithfully,
A. J shepard

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Tēnā koe,

 

On behalf of Raj Nahna, I attach a letter in response to your OIA request.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

Private Secretary (Executive Support)

Office of the Prime Minister

Authorised by Rt. Hon Jacinda Ardern MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington

 

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Tçnâ koe A. J.

Thank you for your OIA request, which was transferred from the Office of the Prime Minister to the Department of Internal Affairs (included with this email)

The Department will provide its response to your request as soon as practicable and within twenty working days.  The 20th working day is 25 October 2022

Please note that in cases where the Department’s response provides information that is identified to be of general public interest, the response may also be published on the Department of Internal Affairs website.  If the Department publishes its response to your OIA request, all personal information, including your name and contact details, will be removed.

Nâku, nâ

Michelle Reed (she/her)  
Kaitohutohu Ârahi, te Ture Pârongo Ôkawa | Lead Advisor Official Correspondence 
Te Urûngi | Organisational Strategy & Performance
Level 6, 45 Pipitea St | PO Box 805, Wellington 6140, New Zealand |  www.dia.govt.nz

-----Original Message-----
From: Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern <[email address]>
Sent: Friday, 26 August 2022 7:37 am
To: 'A.j sheppard' <[FYI request #20348 email]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Carbon offset for air travel

I am writing on behalf of the Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, to acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act request.

Your request will be responded to under the provisions of the Official Information Act 1982.

Yours sincerely

Dinah Okeby
Office of the Prime Minister

-----Original Message-----
From: A.j sheppard [mailto:[FYI request #20348 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 25 August 2022 11:45 PM
To: J Ardern (MIN) <[Jacinda Ardern request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Carbon offset for air travel

Dear Jacinda Ardern,

I request the following information in relation to your ministerial services portfolio.

1.I request the information sent to "toitu envirocare" used to calculate carbon credit offsets for ministerial air travel. Please supply information for individual mps/ministers per year from 2017 when labour took office.

2.Are carbon offsets used for ALL air travel including comercial flights, the use of the RNZAF boeing 737 and various helicopter flights etc?. If not then please clarify air travel in which carbon offsets are used.

3. What is the total cost per year for carbon offsets for ministerial air travel? Please supply details for each year as far back as its held for this.

4. What is the total cost for consultant fees/ advice etc paid to "toitu envirocare" to calculate ministerial carbon offsets for air travel? Please supply details as far back as its held for this

Yours faithfully,
A. J shepard

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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FYI request #20348 email]

Is [Jacinda Ardern request email] the wrong address for Official Information requests to Jacinda Ardern? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA page.

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Good morning A J Sheppard

 

Please find attached a copy of the Department of Internal Affairs’
response to your request for information.

 

Ngâ mihi

 

Ministerial Services

Te Tari Taiwhenua | Department of Internal Affairs

45 Pipitea St, Wellington 6011

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