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COVID-19 Response Measures1982
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March 2020 to August 2022
Version 2.5 Dated 26 August 2022
“The COVID-19 global pandemic has given rise for the need for governments around the world to introduce measures in an
attempt to address its adverse effects. In New Zealand this has led to an exercise of power by the executive government that is
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arguably unparalleled in New Zealand’s history. Certainly the extent to which the government has exercised control of what New
Zealanders have been able to do in their everyday lives extends well beyond any other exercise of power in living memory.”
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COVID-19 response measures - Table of contents
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Content
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About the Response Measures
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The Economic Context
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Response Measure Enablers Summary
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Response Measure Enabler – COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund
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Response Measure Enabler – COVID-19 Frameworks
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COVID-19 Border Response Index
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COVID-19 Border Response Measures (see index page 9)
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COVID-19 Domestic Response Measures Index
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COVID-19 Domestic Response Measures (see index page 17)
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Appendix 1: Sectors Responsibility Per Response Agency
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Appendix 2: Glossary and Abbreviations
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Appendix 3: Operational Complexity Criteria
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Appendix 4: Response Agency and Stakeholder Feedback
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About This List of Response Measures
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• There are a range of response measures available for New Zealand to manage COVID-19, such as public health and social behaviours, protections, and requirements. Different measures
work together, when required.
• Response measures have been used within both the elimination or minimisation and protection strategies.
• Identifying these measures form a part of the COVID-19 response, including preparedness for future outbreaks and future frameworks. The information collated has been prepared
following a workshop, consultation and feedback received from the COVID-19 National Response Group and stakeholder leads.
• Some of these measures are active and still in use, while others are no longer, or never used, and are considered inactive.
• Many of the measures require considerable resourcing, economic support, time to reactivate and changes to legislation. Measures can be implemented independently or in combination,
depending on the desired outcome and the severity of the outbreak. A legislative authorisation may be required to implement a response measure.
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• The response measures include the ramifications of applying each measure, at the time of its use, and an indication of the complexity of reactivating the measure, rather than necessarily
being a total recommended suite for future use.
• The measures outlined were developed within the context and settings of New Zealand's COVID-19 response between March 2020 and June 2022. The information is reflective of the
specific constraints, challenges, opportunities, information sets and legal frameworks that Ministers, policy makers and Public Service leaders were operating within at the time.
• Much has since changed, for example New Zealand now has a highly vaccinated population and lessons have been learnt from the experiences since the pandemic started in March
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2020. Hence, were there to be a future outbreak of a new variant, or an entirely new pandemic, the appropriate measure to manage this may be different to those in this catalogue of
measures or used in different combinations.
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• As much information about the measures as possible has been captured based on agency feedback for this version (v2.0), in order to provide a single catalogue of measures so that should
inactive or active measure be considered again in the future response there is an understanding of the purpose, utility and costs of doing so. It is likely that information collected may have
utility across wider government in considering responses to other hazards and risks.
• This catalogue of measures supports separate work underway to provide advice on a variant of concern plan, post winter strategy and the legalisation review to identify future health
orders to support mandated response measures and the basis (e.g., an epidemic notice) for orders to be made after the end of 2022.
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The Treasury Advised the Economic Context Has Changed1982
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• The economic context we are operating in has changed since the early days of our response and this, and the likelihood of further change, must inform our preparedness activity.
• Early in the pandemic, the potential for high domestic unemployment was a key concern. Instead, we are now facing persistent labour market tightness, and inflation is now the principal
economic challenge in New Zealand and abroad. Annual CPI inflation reached a 32-year high of 7.3% in the June 2022 quarter. Inflation is expected to be around 6% at the end of 2022 and
ease to 4.1% in 2023 and 3.1% in 2024 as monetary policy tightens.
• Further economic supports would likely exacerbate inflationary pressures; this is a trade-off that must always be faced. It is therefore important that support policies, if they are needed in
the future, are temporary and well-targeted.
• Fiscal policy is expected to be contractionary in 2022/23 because of the withdrawal of COVID-19 supports after the 2021/22 year. It would be prudent at this time to maintain this
contractionary fiscal stance. Such a stance would support monetary policy to combat inflation and ensure it does not need to overcompensate for any additional stimulus.
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• The Treasury considers that no further business support is needed for measures equivalent to Red level of the COVID-19 Protection Framework or below. Providing further business support
would likely have a substantial fiscal cost, risks exacerbating inflationary pressures, and may be detrimental to improving productivity. We should continue to signal that no further business
support will be provided to strengthen incentives for firms to transition to more COVID-resilient ways of operating.
• If lockdown-type restrictions are imposed, there may be a case for additional business support to support compliance with the public health response and share the cost of restrictions.
• The Treasury and Inland Revenue have provided advice to the Minister of Finance and Minister of Revenue on plans for COVID-19 economic support under a severe variant of concern
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scenario. The recent changes to hardship grants as part of Budget 2022 and the wider change in economic context mean that it is very unlikely that a reintroduction of the Wage Subsidy
Scheme would be supported in any scenario. The Treasury is also progressing work on alternative economic support mechanisms that could be used in the long-term to respond to crises.
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Response Measure Enablers
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Enabler measure
Role
Considerations and limitations
DPMC COVID-19 Group
DPMC COVID-19 Group acts as a centralised coordinating body in the response to COVID-19. It has
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Coordination of system response agencies and stakeholders early has enabled consistency and
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mandated functions which include Policy, system readiness (operational) and planning, reassurance,
efficiency by ensuring operational and legal implications are considered and system mechanisms
communication (translated into 27 languages) and public engagement to ‘push’ consistent information
are ready prior to a public announcement.
out to communities.
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Without a coordination hub the response is disjointed.
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The COVID-19 Group performed a critical role. In CIMS, Control is the primary function upon which
all the other functions hinge, and this is the function that the Group was performing.
Subsidies and Financial Support
Providing government backed funds enabled individuals and businesses to comply with public health
Due to the extent of activities appropriated amounts covered and the nature of the response, with
for Individuals and Businesses
measures with a guarantee of some financial security. These included measures such as the COVID-19
many agencies using existing funding to cover COVID-19 measures, it is difficult to identify the exact
Support Payment, Leave Support Payment, Short-Term Absence Payment, MIAC, and Essential Transport
cost of individual measures.
Connectivity scheme, amongst others.
Further detail on financial support and its costs is available in the next slide. Full information on COVID-
Some support was targeted to specific communities or sectors, such as the Māori Communities COVID-19
19 related appropriations can be found on The Treasury's website.
Fund and the Arts and Culture COVID Recovery Programme.
Cross Agency Data and
The reporting of data and its sharing enabled agencies and officials to make informed decisions regarding
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Data and Insights teams across agencies do not collect or store data in a common format which has
Intelligence reporting
the use, eligibility for, and management of response measures.
made reporting on this incomplete.
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PSC Workforce Mobility Hub
The Hub has been responsible for enabling cross system mobilisation of resource for critical COVID-19
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To release resources for urgent cross system requirements, agencies need to reprioritise other work
needs (from/to public service agencies). Circa 700+ people were mobilised between Dec 20 and May 22.
they are responsible for. Clearly articulated system wide priorities enable agencies to internally
reprioritise to support system need.
AoG Sector Guidance and
Engagement and developing sector guidance allowed agencies to engage widely and identify settings
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Collaboration and the ability for agencies to engage with sector leads early enabled system
Engagement
relevant for sectors. This also enabled them to consider how to implement measures and identify barriers
readiness, efficiency and for operational considerations to be worked through prior to the public
to operationalising prior to the public announcement. This enabled consistency and availability of
announcement
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relevant information for sectors.
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Refer Appendix 1 for list of contributing agencies and sectors.
Managing the Spread of
Misinformation and online harm poses significant risk to both physical and mental health, trust of
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Allow time to set up the systems and process both internally and externally. Resources will also
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Mis/Disinformation and Online
government, public safety, the public health response and general social cohesion in Aotearoa.
need to be allocated to ensure the work can be serviced to an appropriate level.
Harm
New Zealanders personally affected by misinformation are more likely to get information from unofficial
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Cross-agency buy in and agreed reporting mechanisms in place to monitor and stop online COVID-
sources - in March 22 (TRA) 27% believed misinformation effects them personally.
19 scans and mis/dis information.
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Vaccine hesitancy in Ethnic Communities has been identified as a result of misinformation.
Response requires an evidence-based approach in order to deescalate and avoid further amplification.
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With all cybersecurity agencies and the public sending reports into CERT NZ, a national picture of all
the
Cross-agency groups enable a strategic, well-informed and coordinated response to mitigate the impact
COVID-19 related cybersecurity incidents has been established.
of mis/disinformation or scans on the COVID-19 response.
Local Government COVID-19
A formal arrangement with local government peak bodies, communication channels and access to
Response Unit
Mayors etc. Coordination through this mechanism is used for critical services (including
cemeteries/crematoriums and links into Waste and Three Waters).
Agency COVID-19 Teams
Agencies having FTE's dedicated to the COVID-19 response enabled sectors to be effectively represented
The need to resource these often came at the expense of BAU functions due to key personnel being
and their advice considered in decision making. They also served a critical role in giving operational
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Local Care Community Hubs
Care Coordination Hubs in each region bring together local providers of public health and welfare
This envisages that welfare and wellbeing support is tailored to each individual and the needs of the
support, including district health boards, public health teams, general practice teams, Ministry of Social
household. It relies on locally-led healthcare, welfare services, iwi and Pacific providers.
Development, welfare providers, iwi, Māori and Pacific providers.
Border Executive Board (BEB)
Provides coordination mechanism for border agencies.
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Enabler measure
Role
Considerations and limitations Act
Regional Leadership Groups
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RPSCs have a convening mandate for regional public service and can represent the public service in
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Leadership needs to be connected to the single direction of travel from the outset to ensure
(RLG). Regional Public Service
the regions. Regional Leadership Group (RLGs) consist of iwi, local government and community
minimal wasted work or delay in the response.
Commissioners (RPSC).
leaders. These are typically co-chaired by iwi and local government, or co-chaired with the RPSC role.
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Each community will have a different cultural approach on how service is best delivered to their
whānau.
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Collaborative ways of working across agencies and NGOs occurred, with people brought together
for a common purpose to enable a level of flexibility and joined up ways of working.
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Having the regional public service work closely with RLGs enabled a well-coordinated response,
offering a no wrong door approach to developing locally led responses to community need
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In practice, some RLGs function better – and get better results – than others. RLGs are working with
RPSCs in determining their future focus with an emerging commitment to ongoing collaboration.
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RLGs are relied upon for a connection into the views of iwi and communities. Where there are a
number of iwi in a region, iwi representatives need to be well supported to ensure loopback and
connections with other iwi.
MIAC (Maintaining
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Used to incentivise airlines to continue flying and keep freight moving to New Zealand
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In future, if support is again needed for air connectivity, MOT would look to develop advice on
International Air Connectivity)
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$726m contributed to airlines from March 2020 to 31 March 2022.
whether to extend MIAC past March 2023 or reinstate MIAC (depending on timing) or consider
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The average weekly spend as at March 2022 was $7.5m. Scheduled to expire by March 2023.
other options.
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MIAC only allows airlines to achieve ‘break even’, whereas if airlines reprioritise to other markets,
they achieve profitability, which may influence operating from New Zealand.
Essential Transport Connectivity
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Maintain essential transport routes and services negatively impacted by COVID-19 and enable
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In future if support is again needed for essential transport connectivity, MOT would look to develop
(ETC) Scheme
individuals to access social, health, economic and recreational opportunities.
advice on whether to extend or reinstate ETC (depending on timing) or consider other options.
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The ETC focuses on passenger movement (not freight).
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ETC is considered a funder of last resort and is limited to operators that deliver essential
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Scheduled to expire by 30 June 2022, with delegated Ministers considering a final extension to 31
connectivity services.
October 2022.
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Some critically essential routes struggle with commercial viability, even without the impacts of
COVID-19. It is important ETC is not used to provide support for businesses to continue operating
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COVID-19 Frameworks
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Frameworks form part of the two key COVID-19 strategies used in the response so far
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1.
Elimination Strategy (
stamp out the virus) –
Alert levels Framework (March 2020 – Dec 2021)
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The elimination strategy included measures focused on getting to and maintaining ‘zero’ COVID-19 cases.
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Alert levels (AL) were determined by the Government and specified the public health and social measures to be implemented in the fight against COVID-19.
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AL1 (prepare) , AL2 (reduce) , AL3 (restrict) , AL4 (Lockdown) were used.
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ALs was mostly applied at a national level, though there were instances where different parts of the country were at different ALs. In Q3 of 2021, public health advice
introduced AL3 step 1, 2 and 3 to gradually reduce restrictions in Auckland.
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Each setting includes measures relevant to the AL. The settings were cumulative, for example at AL4, all restrictions from AL1, 2 and 3 apply.
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The international border was largely closed to non-New Zealand citizens and non-permanent residents to mitigate the risk of the virus entering from overseas.
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Home isolation, which was superseded by MIQ was used to isolate positive cases entering the country or within communities.
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A national vaccination programme was introduced from mid 2021, once a safe COVID-19 vaccine was developed, purchased and a system was set up to administer.
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Minimisation and Protection Strategy (M&P) (
living with the virus) -
COVID-19 Protection Framework (CPF) (Dec 2021 – 2022 ongoing)
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The CPF was implemented when almost 90% of eligible New Zealanders were fully vaccinated (2 doses) (Prior to paediatric vaccines)
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The aim of the M&P strategy was to keep case numbers and hospitalisation levels as low as possible. While some level of cases remain in the community, the
priorities are to protect those who are most at risk of severe disease and minimise negative impacts on social, health and economic outcomes.
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The CPF is also known as the traffic lights system – red, orange and green settings.
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The framework is intended to give certainty and stability to keep the economy moving, workplaces and educational institutions functioning.
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The COVID-19 Public Health Response (Protection Framework) Order includes schedules which identify the measures for each setting. The measures used across the
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M&P strategy have changed based on the severity and transmissibility of the dominant variant in the community.
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The structure of the Order was changed for this framework, which has made is easier for agencies to operationalise legal changes in a timely manner.
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COVID-19 orders are made and amended under the empowering provisions set out in the COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020. The ability to continue to use and amend
the
existing COVID Orders, and to make new ones, depends on the COVID-19 Act remaining in force and there continuing to be an authorisation for COVID-19 Orders to be made (e.g.,
the epidemic notice being in force). The COVID-19 Act is due to expire in May 2023 and must also be periodically renewed by a resolution of the House of Representative if it is not
to expire prior to that time.
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The estimated total reduction in economic activity per week cost of the frameworks are as follows:
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Estimated Loss in GDP Activity (relative to no restrictions) and $ Million per Week
% of GDP
Assuming Open Border
Alert Levels 2020/21
$1,520 (National AL4)
25.3%
$520 ( National AL3)
8.7%
$920 (AKL AL4 rest of country AL3)
15.3%
All New Zealand Red
$140
2%-3%
All New Zealand Orange
$105
1%-2%
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Part One: COVID-19 Response Measure - Border
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Baseline and reserve measures are used to prevent or manage the virus entering New Zealand, used at the border - pre travel to New Zealand or on arrival. A safe border also aids protection of Pacific Island
nations for which New Zealand is the main transit hub. Below is a summary of the response measures used to protect New Zealand’s border. Detailed information follow on the pages identified. The criteria for the
‘operational complexity to reactivate’ measure is identified in Appendix 3.
The Border Executive Board comprising chief executives of six agencies was established in 2021 and provides a coordination mechanism for border agencies and activities (including health agencies).
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Category
Measure
COVID-19 Strategy
Operational Complexity to
Scope of Impact
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Reactivate
Border Protections
Wide Border Restrictions
Elim & Min and Protect
Very high
Cultural, Social,
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Economic, Health, Bill Of Rights
Act (BORA)
Limited Border Restrictions
Elim & Min and Protect
High
Cultural, Social, Economic,
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Health, BORA
Managed Isolation on Arrival
Elim & Min and Protect
Very high
Cultural, Health, Economic,
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Social, BORA
Information
Self-Isolation on Arrival
Elim & Min and Protect
Moderate (if low compliance model
Health, Cultural, BORA
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introduced)
Vaccination - Border
Vaccination Mandates – Border Workers
Elim & Min and Protect
Moderate
Health, Cultural, Social, BORA
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Test, Trace, Isolation,
Surveillance Testing at Border
Elim & Min and Protect
Moderate
Health, Social
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Quarantine (TTIQ)
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Pre-Departure Testing
Elim & Min and Protect
Moderate to put requirement in place,
Health, Social, BORA
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Moderate - High to operationalise
New Zealand Traveller Declaration (NZTD)
Elim & Min and Protect
Low
Health, Social
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Measure: Self Isolation - arrivals
COVID-19 Strategy: Minimisation and Protection
Kaiwhakahaere (lead agency): Te Whatu Ora (Health NZ)
What Can It
Dependencies & Interdependencies
Financial
Re-activation
Social & Cultural Impact
Social & Cultural Impact
Legal Mechanisms
Kaitautoko (supporting
Achieve?
Considerations
Timing
(immediate)
(enduring)
/ Constraints
agencies)
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Mitigates some risks
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Social welfare support – food,
Resourcing for the NZTD is
2 weeks to ensure
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Limited private transport
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Reduced confidence in
COVID-19 Public
MSD, MOE, OT, HUD,
around community
medicine, health
secure until 2023.
that settings are
options for tourists travelling
NZ international tourism
Health Response (Air
MOH, Treasury, MEC, TPK,
transmission from
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Support for overcrowded homes,
confirmed,
in a group or located remotely
market would negatively
Border) Order 2021
DIA, Police, SWA, KO,
new arrivals.
particularly for Pacific communities
legislation is enabled,
or needing to move.
impact airlines’
NEMA- Caring for
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TTIQ measures to register as isolating,
collateral (self-iso
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Police
graduated
willingness to invest and
COVID-19 Public
Communities
Does not put capacity
receive public health advice, and refer
guide) is ed,
enforcement model worked
reduce longer-term air
Health Response
MOH/DHB - Health
limits on New
for clinical/welfare follow-up if
approved and
well.
connectivity.
(Maritime Border)
response, TTIQ, assessment
Zealanders’ abilities to
needed
published.
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Significant
impact on tourism
Order 2020
and exemptions, clinical
return home, allows
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Individual and business action – stay
(and business travel) if
support
for management of
home when sick, test if have
48 hours if
isolation period makes
Te Arawhiti/TPK, MPP,
COVID-19 Public
potential cases
symptoms
Community Provider
New Zealand unattractive or
Ministry of Ethnic
coming in through the
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Financial support payments
contracts and
unviable for shorter trips.
Health Response
communities, Office of
border.
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Compliance reporting tool
community hubs
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Tourists do not have the same
(Isolation and
Disability, Office for
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Exemptions process
remain in place.
respect and social compliance
Quarantine) Order
seniors - Population /
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New Zealand travel declaration
for a country which is not
2020
Treaty implications
Information
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Private transport to and from
their own.
Rules may differ
Treasury and Inland
accommodation to isolate
from their home country.
NZBORA
Revenue - Financial support
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Complexity of air and maritime
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Not all travellers will have
and payments
borders – entering the community
health insurance to pay for
Police - Education,
(air) or commercial (maritime)
isolation accommodation
enforcement and
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501 deportee and refugee
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Significant equity issues,
compliance
accommodation.
including:
DPMC - UAC, AoG
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Public Transport operator guidance-
o Access to appropriate
engagement, GIS maps,
DG order for those needing to move
supports during isolation
Chair NRG, SOG and
accommodation when private
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working Groups, sector
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transport is not available.
engagement tailored to
guidance
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Travellers need to know
different communities
MPI - Foreign vessel and
requirements pre-departure and
o
Limited access to food and
fisheries workers
need time to plan.
essential services
MFAT - Consular network,
diplomatic network
the
MOE - Support of Foreign
students.
Crown Law, Parliamentary
Counsel Office (PCO) - Legal
advice and Orders
NASO - Ambulance services
FENZ- Home fire safety
education
under
MoT - Guidance to aviation
sector
Border Executive Board
(BEB) - Provides
coordination mechanism for
border agencies.
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Vaccination – Border Workers
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Measure: Border Order – Vaccine Mandates for
COVID-19 Strategy: Elimination | Minimisation and Protection
Kaiwhakahaere (lead agency): MoH
Border Workers
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What Can It
Dependencies & Interdependencies
Financial
Re-activation
Social & Cultural Impact
Social & Cultural
Legal Mechanisms /
Kaitautoko (supporting
Achieve?
Considerations
Timing
(immediate)
Impact (enduring)
Constraints
agencies)
Protecting workers
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Vaccine supply, distribution and
Cost to support
Vaccine availability –
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99% compliance
COVID-19 Public Health
MOH - Vaccination mandates
(and their families
application.
arrangements with
simultaneous
of mandated order. 8
Response (Air Border)
operations, supply and case
and friends)
•
Financial support
Pacific countries, such as
engagement and
vaccination
Order 2021
management. Exemption process,
to minimise or
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Proof of vaccine system – CVC/MVP -
provision of vaccines.
vaccination of hard-to-
infringements out of
clinical support, public information
delay transmission
Border Workforce Testing Register
reach groups, rather
275,000 pax.
COVID-19 Public Health
and engagement
into the community
(BWTR)
than sequential (after
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Consistent, safe work
Response (Maritime
Customs - Collection and storage of
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Workplace engagement, information
the main vaccination
practices in place –
single
Border) Order (No 2)
vaccine status checks of workforce
and compliance.
drive) as in 2021.
rule for entire workforce
2020
MPI - workforce
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Data and insights.
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Tension within
MoT - Exemptions and guidance for
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Single rule / legal requirement
Vaccine and
workforce due to no jab,
COVID-19 Public Health
supply chain exemptions, Maritime
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Unions and private business support
vaccinator availability-
no job approach.
Response (Required
NZ and CAA engagement
and engagement
2021 experience was
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Required extensive
Testing) Order 2020
Border Executive Board (BEB) -
Information
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RAT supplies provided to people
that this
took 2
engagement with sector
Provides coordination mechanism for
conducting business or undertakings in
months for 95% of
groups and unions.
COVID-19 Public Health
border agencies.
the border workforce.
workers to be fully
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Impact on
border
Response (Vaccinations)
MBIE - Workforce
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Border agencies and companies
vaccinated, where the
workforce (both govt
Order 2021
Treasury - Economic
require lead-in time to engage with
vaccine was already
and commercial) if there
PSC - Public sector workforce
staff for any impacts on border
fully accessible for the
are testing or vax
NZBORA
deployment where unable or
workers (duty as employers).
population.
requirements.
unwilling to be vaccinated
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Logistics will be different for maritime
DPMC - UAC
border; also different for
MFAT - Alignment with international
commercial/cargo/fishing vs
travellers,
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passengers/recreational.
diplomats Pacific protection
Te Arawhiti - Treaty implications
Crown Law, Parliamentary
Counsel Office (PCO) - Legal advice
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A range of domestic baseline and reserve measures have been used as part of the response to eliminate, prevent or minimise the spread of the virus and its impact within New Zealand. Detail
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information follows on the pages identified. The criteria for the ‘operational complexity to reactivate’ measure is identified in Appendix 3.
Category
Measure
COVID-19 Strategy
Operational Complexity to Reactivate
Scope of Impact
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Protections
National Lockdown ( Alert Level 4)
Elimination
Very high
Cultural, Economic, Health, Social, BORA
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Alert Level 3 ( Step 1,2 and 3)
Elimination
Very high
Cultural, Economic, Health, Social, BORA
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Localised Lockdowns
Elim & Min and Protect
High
Cultural, Economic, Health, Social, BORA
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Targeted Closures (Under Section 70's)
Elim & Min and Protect
Moderate
Cultural, Health, Social, BORA
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Boundaries – Monitored checkpoints (Hard)
Elim & Min and Protect
Moderate
Cultural, Economic, Social, BORA
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Boundaries – Spot Checks (Soft)
Elim & Min and Protect
Low-Moderate
Cultural, Economic, Social, BORA
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COVID-19 Compliance Breach tool
Min and Protect
Low
Social
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Business Travel Documentation System
Elim & Min and Protect
Low-Moderate
Economic
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Test, Trace, Isolation,
Managed Isolation (Domestic)
Elimination
Very High
Cultural, Economic, Health, Social. BORA
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Quarantine (TTIQ)
Self-Isolation
Elim & Min and Protect
Low - Moderate
Cultural, Economic, Health, Social, BORA
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Testing (Diagnostic and Surveillance)
Elim & Min and Protect
Moderate - High
Economic, Health, Social
27
Close Contact Exemption Scheme and Bubble of One
Elim & Min and Protect
Moderate
Economic, Health
28
Critical Workers Return to Work Scheme
Min and Protect
Low
Economic, Health
28
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Elim & Min and Protect
Low
Economic, Health
28
Official
Record Keeping, Contract Tracing and Case Investigation
Elim & Min and Protect
Moderate - High
Economic, Health, Social
29
Care in the
Community Connectors
Min and Protect
Moderate
Cultural, Economic, Health, Social
30
Community
the
Public Health and
Mask Wearing – Encouraged and Mandated
Elim & Min and Protect
Low
Cultural, Economic, Health, Social, BORA
31
Social measures
Ventilation and Gathering Limits
Elim & Min and Protect
Low - Moderate
Health, Economic, Social, BORA
32
Stay Home If Sick, Physical Distancing, Hygiene Practices,
Elim & Min and Protect
Low
Health, Social
33
Healthline
under
Unite Against COVID-19 Channels
Elim & Min and Protect
Low
Social, cultural
34
Geographic Information System (GIS)
Elim & Min and Protect
Low
Economic, Social
34
Vaccination
Vaccine and Booster
Elim & Min and Protect
High
Economic, Health, Social
35
Proof of Vaccination (MVP)
Elim & Min and Protect
Low
Cultural, Economic, Health, Social, BORA
35
Vaccine Mandates
Elim & Min and Protect
Moderate
Cultural, Economic, Health, Social, BORA
36
Prevention and
Therapeutics (new)
Elim & Min and Protect
Moderate - High
Economic, Health
36
Treatment
Released
In-confidence. Not Government Policy.
1982
Act
Information
Official
the
under
Released
1982
Act
Information
Official
the
under
Released
In confidence. Not Government Policy.
Protections
Page 20 of 41
1982
Measure: Localised Lockdowns
COVID-19 Strategy: Minimisation and Protection
Kaiwhakahaere (lead agency): MoH
What Can It
Dependencies & Interdependencies
Financial Considerations
Re-activation
Social & Cultural Impact
Legal Mechanisms /
Kaitautoko (supporting agencies)
Achieve?
(predicted)
Timing
(predicted)
Constraints
Act
This measure was
•
Enforcement and compliance
1. Auckland GDP
48 - 72 hours notice
•
Risk of dislocating communities or
Section 70 of the Health Act
DPMC - Policy, AOG coordination and
developed under the
•
Legislative Health orders
Economic impact of red on
required for a
key economic zones – ‘cutting off’
1956 (“S70 notices”)
centralised management, public
CPF but has not yet
•
Health response and measures
GDP is approximately 11
boundary event and
communities from supermarkets or
engagement, UAC, GIS maps, NRG
been implemented. It
•
Vaccination rates and immune escape.
percent or $35M per day –
legal orders
workplaces etc
Enforcement constraints
chair. Instruct PCO on order making.
is intended to ease the
•
Financial support and payments
for the initial week or two at
•
Disruptions to economic activity
(High trust model)
Police, MoJ, WorkSafe - Enforcement
burden on the health
•
Boundary considerations and exemptions
Red.
will likely be driven by the
and compliance
system by minimising
(air, road, maritime), BTD, CCES, CWE
prevalence of the virus in the
NZBORA
MoH/DHB - Health response &
spread wider and
•
Personal exemptions
community and by behavioural
behaviours, TTIQ, vaccination,
ensure containment
•
Passage for critical food and essential needs
responses, rather than by public
exemptions
within a geographical
•
Sector guidance and engagement.
health restrictions.
MPI - Primary sector compliance
area.
•
Public campaign & information, geo spatial
•
Emotional and financial stress on
monitoring and exemptions
mapping.
households can lead to an increase
MSD, MOE, OT, HUD, MOH,
•
False information monitoring / mitigation
in cases of domestic violence and
Treasury, MEC, TPK, DIA, Police,
•
Closures – e.g., workplaces, facilities, schools
mental health issues.
SWA, KO, NEMA- Caring for
•
Regional/local coordination groups to work
•
Engagement with leaders within
Communities
Information
with vulnerable populations. (e.g., young
lockdown area is critical – both
Treasury and Inland Revenue -
people (OT), homelessness (HuD), social
leading in and during.
Financial support
support (WINZ), etc.
•
Boundary needs to consider access
MBIE - NAAS, CCES, sector guidance
•
Domestic security implications
to food and essential services.
MoT - Transport operation and critical
•
Challenges in responding to any (concurrent)
•
Continuity / access to care for
food supply
national crisis (e.g., natural disaster in
older people and services for
MoE - ECE, Schools, Tertiary
localised lockdown)
disabled community.
Te Arawhiti/TPK, MPP, Ministry of
•
Critical services – Water, Cemeteries and
•
Funerals and Tangihangas are
Ethnic communities, Office of
Crematoria, Highway infrastructure, Public
restricted.
Disability, Office for seniors -
Transport
•
Households in lockdown area may
Population / Treaty implications
Official
•
Foreign diplomats (border exemptions to
become more cautious as case
Sport NZ - facilities and sporting
permit travel for performance of critical
numbers rise and so
defer some
events/activities
operations); and foreign nationals with
social interaction and related
Waka Kotahi - Traffic plans
appointments with their foreign mission
discretionary spending.
PSC - Public sector workforce
•
Access to appropriate social /
guidance and surge.
the
cultural / welfare supports,
Local Government / DIA - Regional
especially for older people and the
intelligence and sector guidance,
disabled community
working together to decide regional
boundaries and critical services
maintained
AVSEC - Airport compliance checks
Crown Law, Parliamentary
Counsel Office (PCO) - Legal advice and
under
Orders
MFAT – Diplomatic community
Released
In-confidence. Not Government Policy.
1982
Act
Information
Official
the
under
Released
1982
Act
Information
Official
the
under
Released
In confidence. Not Government Policy.
Protections
Page 23 of 41
1982
Measure: Boundaries – spot checkpoints (soft)
COVID-19 Strategy: Elimination | Minimisation and Protection
Kaiwhakahaere (lead agency): DPMC
What Can It
Dependencies & Interdependencies
Financial Considerations
Re-activation
Social & Cultural Impact
Social & Cultural
Legal Mechanisms /
Kaitautoko (supporting
Achieve?
Timing
(immediate)
Impact (enduring)
Constraints
agencies)
Act
High trust model
•
GIS mapping of the boundary
Absorbed into base line
48 hours notice
•
Not everyone followed
COVID-19 Public Health
Police - Management,
to help contain an
•
Surveillance for enforcement and
Police staffing costs
required to activate
the rules – some
Response (Protection
enforcement and compliance
outbreak. CPF –
compliance
impact to contain the
Framework) Order 2021
MOH/DHB - Health Response
different
•
Public health risk assessment
virus
and travel exemptions
immunisation rates
•
Social welfare support and equity
•
Community sentiment
Enforcement
DPMC - Chair operations &
in different
•
Financial support and payment
split over following
manageable by Police
planning workgroups, sector
regions.
•
Travel exemption process, Business
rules.
guidance, CPF policy, UAC,
Travel Declaration (BTD), Close
•
Police district
NZBORA
engagement, GIS mapping.
Contact Exemption Scheme (CCES),
leadership to work
MBIE - CCES, COVID-19
Critical Worker Exemption (CWE),
closely with Iwi
Compliance Breach Tool,
Personal exemptions. (note: the BTD
enforcement Officers.
guidance to business sectors
can only be used under the alert level
•
Less resource intensive
MOT - Transport sector (air,
system, not the CPF).
and
able to be handled
maritime, road), critical food
•
COVID Protection Framework setting
as part of normal
and essential needs supply
changes.
Police response.
MPI - Primary sector
Information
•
Surge workforce for breaches and
•
Vulnerable peoples
compliance monitoring,
exemptions
living alone or with
exemption process
•
Public information – keep it simple
multiple supports can
Treasury and Inland Revenue –
•
Impact on education and workforces
become isolated
Financial support
•
Critical services – Water, Cemeteries
•
Travel into/out of and
DIA /RLG - regional / territorial
and Crematoria, Highway
through regions is
engagement and support, local
infrastructure, Public Transport
restricted which
can
border restrictions
•
RPSCs should be leading consultation
isolate people from
Te Arawhiti/TPK, MPP,
with regions on advice (via MSD) to
loved ones
Ministry of Ethnic
Official
ensure any decisions are fit for
•
Funeral and
communities, Office of
purpose.
Tangihanga are
Disability, Office for Seniors -
restricted
Population care /
Treaty implications.
MOE - guidance for children,
the
students and staff travelling
inter-regionally including to
access accommodation (school
hostels and tertiary
accommodation)
MSD - Support coordination of
welfare, including on-site
Community Connectors.
MFAT – Diplomatic community
under
Released
In confidence. Not Government Policy.
In confidence. Not Government Policy.
Protections
Page 24 of 41
1982
Measure: COVID-19 Compliance Breach Tool
COVID-19 Strategy: Elimination | Minimisation and Protection
Kaiwhakahaere (lead agency): MBIE and DPMC
What Can It Achieve?
Dependencies & Interdependencies
Financial
Re-activation
Social & Cultural Impact
Social & Cultural Impact
Legal Mechanisms
Kaitautoko (supporting
Considerations
Timing
(immediate)
(enduring)
/ Constraints
agencies)
Act
A mechanism for
•
Legal requirements and public
Scale and scope will
Existing online
•
Around
4,000 total
•
Ownership of this online
COVID-19 Public
Police - Action breach
reporting breaches of the
information (Breach topic).
determine if this
measure accessed
breaches reported and
measure should be
Health Response
MOH - Action breach
CPF.
•
Triage of noncompliant to the relevant
measure can be
through UAC.
Able
assigned to a
considered in delineation
(Vaccinations) Order
MBIE - Technology vendor
agency – compliance action as
absorbed within
to activate quickly,
compliance agency
with other agencies.
2021
Worksafe - Action breach
required.
baseline funding, or a
subject to resource
from Feb – May 2022
MBIE is the technology
DPMC - UAC website, CPF
•
The platform is Microsoft-based,
request for additional
availability and
•
Approximately
58% of
vendor but does not have
COVID-19 Public
Te Arawhiti - Treaty implications
meaning it is stable and adaptable.
funding from
scope change (if
breaches were referred
people-capacity to
Health Response
•
UAC website is the online mechanism
technology vendor.
any).
to Worksafe, 30% to
operate the system.
(Protection
to link to vendor.
MOH and 12% to Police.
Framework) Order
•
Requires changes in the CPF to be
•
This measure was very
2021
reflected in real time to ensure
specific and bespoke to
breaches are able to be correctly
the needs of the CPF.
reported
While the breach tool is
considered adaptable
and changeable, Information
proactive measures can
be difficult due to the
ongoing uncertain
nature of the pandemic.
Measure: Business Travel Documentation (BTD)
COVID-19 Strategy: Elimination | Minimisation and Protection
Kaiwhakahaere (lead agency): MBIE
What Can It Achieve?
Dependencies & Interdependencies
Financial
Re-activation
Social & Cultural Impact
Social & Cultural Impact
Legal Mechanisms
Kaitautoko (supporting
Considerations
Timing
(immediate)
(enduring)
/ Constraints
agencies)
Official
Business permitted travel
•
MBIE online registration and ad hoc
Scale and scope will
Less than 24 hours
•
Critical component of
COVID-19 Public
MBIE - Vendor, guidance to
and special exemption
compliance checks
determine if this can
to reboot site and
the Auckland lockdown
Health Response
business sectors and public
measure to allow
•
NZ Business number
be absorbed within
confirm permitted
to make passage quicker
(Alert Level
information.
essential business to pass
•
Stand up temporary workforce to
baseline funding, or a
travel guidelines
and simpler for both
Requirements) Order
DPMC - UAC
the
across boundaries.
process exemptions
request for additional
workers and Police at
(No 10) 2021
Te Arawhiti - Treaty implications
•
Exemption teams and manual review
funding is required.
Could be
checkpoints.
MOT, MPI, MOJ, Corrections,
teams within compliance agencies
reactivated in
30
•
Access to
minutes of Order
internet/online
MOH, MOE -
being in place if no
facilities is required to
Exemptions processing and
change to scheme
use the system
updating of permitted travel
model or
4-6 hours
reasons
if changes required
under Standing up teams
to process
exemptions or
undertake manual
processing could
take
24-48 hours.
Released
In confidence. Not Government Policy.
1982
Act
Information
Official
the
under
Released
1982
Act
Information
Official
the
under
Released
In confidence. Not Government Policy.
Page 27 of 41
Test, Trace, Isolation & Quarantine
1982
Measure: Testing – Diagnostic and Surveillance
COVID-19 Strategy: Elimination | Minimisation and Protection
Kaiwhakahaere (lead agency): MoH
What Can It
Dependencies & Interdependencies
Financial
Re-activation Timing
Social & Cultural Impact
Social & Cultural
Legal Mechanisms /
Kaitautoko (supporting
Act
Achieve?
Considerations
(immediate)
Impact (enduring)
Constraints
agencies)
Diagnostic Testing -
•
MOH procurement, RATs collection and
Additional $20 million
14 days required if this
•
Workforce absenteeism as
•
Retail ~$6.00 per RAT
COVID-19 Public Health
MOH/DHB - Public health
enables people to
community testing centres and community
in funding required for
was scaled back (but
a result of positive tests.
Response (Protection
operations/supply, TTIQ, NITC,
get a test when
providers.
diagnostic and
depends on how far
•
Not testing due to not
Framework) Order 2021
Intelligence,
needed.
•
Agencies for the provision of testing within
surveillance
current measures are
wanting to isolate or miss
communications/Healthline,
their subsidiary groups/agencies and the
scaled back)
an event.
exemptions, clinical support.
Testing options
compliance and monitoring aspect.
•
47% compliance of RATs
DPMC - UAC, chair NRG and C-19
include rapid
•
Healthline to provide advice and support
testing (TRA, March 2022)
SOG operations group,
antigen tests (RATs),
•
Care in the community - support potentially
reassurance
PCR, Lamp, Saliva
required for positive cases
Treasury - Financial support
•
Ease of access to tests for the public –
PSC - Public sector workforce
Testing is available
logistics, centralised/decentralised etc.
guidance
to everyone in
•
PCR testing for priority groups such as
NASO - Emergency services
New Zealand in a
vulnerable persons, including those in
MOT - Guidance to aviation
free or paid
hospital or residential care facilities and
sector
Information
capacity, access
those who are immunocompromised.
DIA/Local Government - Sector
to certain modalities
guidance and coordination with
does come with
critical services.
some restrictions.
NASO - Engaging with providers
on RAT supply, level / frequency
of surveillance testing, providers
working with DHBs to perform
patient testing before ED arrival
Te Arawhiti - Treaty implications
Official
Surveillance Testing
•
ESR contractual terms
See above
Ongoing - Severity of
•
ESR’s current capacity for
COVID-19 Public Health
MOH - Commissioning,
gives visibility on
•
Waste water monitor and trends
variant takes
WGS is 750 samples per
Response (Required
intelligence and reporting.
variants, prevalence
•
Case intelligence, assessment and advice
week.
Work is underway
Testing) Order 2020
Treasury - Financial support
1 - 2 months for data to
and trend of COVID-
•
Health and Safety, compliance and
to increase capacity to 850
DIA/Local Government - Assist
19 across New
monitoring aspect.
accumulate.
a week by 1 June and then
with coordination and access to
the
Zealand e.g.,
•
Health reporting on data, insights and
1,500 a week by 1 July 22.
ensure smooth ongoing delivery
wastewater,
modelling
•
Ongoing surveillance gives
of critical services including
hospital patient
•
Testing kits and distribution in easy to
Health
early warning of
waters, cemeteries/crematoriums
testing, border
access locations – RATs/Lamp/PCR/Saliva
potential immune escape
etc.
testing.
Global databases of new variants and
variant.
NASO - Workforce
mutations
•
Speed of new variant
Te Arawhiti - Treaty implications
•
Vaccination effectiveness against new
replacing old variant can
variants/subvariants
be very swift, (
Omicron
under
•
Mandated testing of workforce
infected 50% of US pop in
•
Early access to tests – logistics,
10 weeks).
centralised/decentralised etc.
•
Working with industry to support test
distribution and compliance.
•
Global intelligence and data (monitoring
development)
•
Self reporting of test results
Released
In confidence. Not Government Policy.
In confidence. Not Government Policy.
Page 28 of 41
Test, Trace, Isolation & Quarantine
1982
Measure: Close Contact Exemption Scheme (CCES) and Bubble of One
COVID-19 Strategy: Minimisation and Protection
Kaiwhakahaere (lead agency): MBIE / MoH
Act
What Can It Achieve?
Dependencies & Interdependencies
Financial Considerations
Re-activation
Social & Cultural Impact
Social & Cultural
Legal Mechanisms /
Kaitautoko (supporting
Timing
(immediate)
Impact (enduring)
Constraints
agencies)
Both schemes
• Business to register for the CCES
Loss to economy if essential
Scheme is still
•
CCES has received over
•
System proposes
Director-General of Health
MBIE - Registration
provide workers with
scheme
workforces are unable to
underway.
30,000 businesses registering
‘work in a bubble’
exemption of the COVID-19
Te Arawhiti - Treaty implications
a legal exemption from
• High trust model – Worksafe
continue due to the need to
If no longer active,
more than 1.1 million
in conjunction
Public Health Response
DPMC - UAC, chair NRG and C-19
isolation order
responsible for compliance of
isolate.
could be
workers (40% of the total
with ‘bubble of
(Self-
SOG operations group,
-
Asymptomatic
breaches
reactivated within
workforce) [@ 26 April 22]
one’.
isolation Requirements and
reassurance
household contacts.
an hour of Order
•
No register process exists for
Permitted Work) Order
MOH - Health advice
-
Cases that work
being in place if no
the Bubble of One – numbers
2022
MOT, MPI, MOJ, Corrections,
alone.
change to scheme
utilising this scheme is
MOH, MOE -
model or 2 hours if
unknown.
Exemptions processing
changes required.
Measure: Critical Workers Return To Work Scheme
COVID-19 Strategy: Minimisation and Protection
Kaiwhakahaere (lead agency): MoH
(very limited case by case)
Information
What Can It Achieve?
Dependencies & Interdependencies
Financial Considerations
Re-activation
Social & Cultural Impact
Social & Cultural
Legal Mechanisms /
Kaitautoko (supporting
Timing
(immediate)
Impact (enduring)
Constraints
agencies)
Legal framework to
• Sponsoring agencies to work with
Loss of infrastructure
Scheme is still
•
Workers returning to work
Requires sector
Director-General of Health
MOH - Process, template, DG
allow workers who are
sectors
caused by isolation could
underway
whilst positive delayed their
agency to sponsor
exemption of the COVID-19
sign-off
COVID-19 positive to
• DG exemption process
have significant economic
full recovery in some
the workplace and
Public Health Response
Te Arawhiti - Treaty implications
return to work if the
• Information template
and social cost to NZ.
instances.
worker to received
(Self-
DPMC - UAC, chair NRG and C-19
need is critical to NZ –
DG exemption.
isolation Requirements and
SOG operations group,
the bar is very high.
Permitted Work) Order
reassurance
Official
2022
Sector agencies - Sector guidance
and initial case assessment
Measure: IPC - Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
COVID-19 Strategy: Elimination| Minimisation and Protection
Kaiwhakahaere (lead agency): MoH / Health NZ
the
What Can It Achieve?
Dependencies & Interdependencies
Financial Considerations
Re-activation
Social & Cultural Impact
Social & Cultural
Legal Mechanisms /
Kaitautoko (supporting
Timing
(immediate)
Impact (enduring)
Constraints
agencies)
Infection Prevention
• PPE stocks availability across the
•
MOH centralised supply and
•
Reduces life of
COVID-19 Public Health
MOH – Some supply and set IPC
Control (IPC) measures
country – includes particulate
distribution model has
aircraft interiors
Response (Self-
measures for aviation border.
to ensure the basic
respirators, medical masks, isolation
ensured the appropriate and
due to increased
isolation Requirements and
MSD – Purchase and distribution
health protection and
gowns, face shields, nitrile gloves, and
regular supply of PPE and
wear & tear by
Permitted Work) Order
under
for PPE providers
safety of users.
good volumes of hand sanitiser,
essential medical supplies
MoH requirements
2022
MNZ - Role in reviewing and
disinfectant wipes and other items of
throughout the COVID-19
setting these for maritime
PPE utilised across the health and
response including Delta and
border.
disability sector.
Omicron outbreaks.
MOT - Sector guidance
•
Longer time to turn around
NASO - Sector guidance
aircraft due to extra MoH IPC
Te Arawhiti - Treaty implications
measures over and above
those set by IATA
Released
In confidence. Not Government Policy.
In confidence. Not Government Policy.
Page 29 of 41
Test, Trace, Isolation & Quarantine
1982
Measure: Record Keeping, Contract Tracing and Case Investigation
COVID-19 Strategy: Elimination | Minimisation and Protection
Kaiwhakahaere (lead agency): Health NZ
What Can It
Dependencies & Interdependencies
Financial
Re-activation Timing
Social & Cultural Impact
Social & Cultural
Legal Mechanisms /
Kaitautoko (supporting
Act
Achieve?
Considerations
(immediate)
Impact (enduring)
Constraints
agencies)
Contact Tracing
•
Legal requirement
Return to greater monthly
1 week to activate surge
•
Total contacts –
• Expectations from
COVID-19 Public Health
MOH - Public health operational,
and Case
•
Staff training, capacity and
expenditure for national
workforce capacity,
1,154,762 (627,552
members of the public
Response (Protection
policy, staffing and managing the
Investigation-
investigation network
telehealth services to
reactivate management
contacts reached)
that they will be
Framework) Order
delivery of national telehealth
Identifies and
•
COVID-19 Domestic Framework
support increased
processes and pathways,
•
Case management needs
contacted by a health
2021
services
provides the
•
Healthline
workforce
provided current model
can surge quickly.
official not being met
DPMC/MOH - UAC and public
appropriate
•
Public information and campaign -
of baseline and surge
•
Increased need to
could result
COVID-19 Public Health
engagement. Policy CPF changes.
testing and
Posters/content distribution.
workforce retention is
monitor and manage
in distrust or a false
Response (Self-
MBIE - Business guidance and
isolation advice to
•
Mobile technology - QR scanning
maintained
compliance.
sense of security.
isolation Requirements
engagement
people to
Testing methodologies
•
Education providers
•
Inequitable access to
and Permitted Work)
AOG Agencies - Sector and
minimise the risk
•
Police to be kept appraised to contract
having to contact trace as
support particularly the
Order 2022.
workforce guidance
of transmission.
tracing – high risk contact - RFI
trusted members of the
vulnerable or
PSC - Workforce surge from
(Request For information)
community has placed a
those without
public service agencies.
It reduces the
•
Online Contact Tracing Form
strain on education
mobile tech may result
Healthline - Advice &
Information
number
•
IT: National Contact Tracing Solution
resources
in worse long term
information, surge workforce.
of infectious
•
Isolation exemption schemes
•
Notification to a close
health outcomes
Police - High risk RFI.
people active in
•
Legal framework – isolation and
contact to watch for
• Build on the
Te Arawhiti - Treaty implications
the community.
quarantine requirements, scanning
symptoms and get tested
experience of non-
requirements
helps minimise the
mainstream communiti
spread across the Motu
es to
inform communications
approaches in
the future.
Official
Contract Tracing
•
Sectors to upload contact tracing sheets
N/A
Active measure
•
Online tool was
not user
• Limited role when
N/A
MOH - Vendor and online host
Upload online tool
e.g., education
friendly and some
contract tracing is not
Education/sectors – user
for the uploading
organisation (e.g.
required.
of cases numbers
schools) found it difficult
to MoH database.
to navigate and get
the technical support for.
Record keeping -
•
Legislative mandate to record keep
Up to 2 weeks for sector
48 hours for legislating,
•
High trust model
•
Reduced belief in
COVID-19 Public Health
MOH - Public health assessment,
public ability to
•
Public information and sector guidance
guidance and installation
gazetting and sectors to
influenced by social
effectiveness led to
Response (Protection
intelligence and guidance
record movements
•
QR code posters or manual record
of Posters and manual
mobilise record keeping
sentiment
reduced compliance.
Framework) Order
DPMC - UAC posters, content and
by scanning or
keeping.
record keeping
apparatus.
•
38% compliance of
•
Resistance to being
2021
communications. Engagement
manual diary.
•
COVID-19 tracer app and technology
mechanism onsite.
scan/record keeping.
mandated to scan in
with sector stakeholders
update (if required by MOH)
2 weeks to update
[Willingness to comply
and/or keep records.
MBIE - Guidance to business,
under
Allows contact
Waka Kotahi paid costs for
mobile app on stores (if
has declined 19% since
hospitality and events sector.
tracing to happen
public transport sector to
required)
Jan 2022]
(TRA, March
WorkSafe - Compliance
quickly when
put QR codes on fleets
2022.
MOT - Transport sector
there is an
AoG agencies - Guidance and
exposure relating
engagement with relevant sector
to a new variant(s)
Te Arawhiti - Treaty implications
of concern
Released
In confidence. Not Government Policy.
In confidence. Not Government Policy.
Page 30 of 41
Care in the Community
1982
Measure: Community Connectors
COVID-19 Strategy: Elimination | Minimisation and Protection
Kaiwhakahaere (lead agency): MSD
What Can It
Dependencies &
Financial Considerations
Re-activation Timing
Social & Cultural Impact
Social & Cultural Impact
Legal
Kaitautoko (supporting
Act
Achieve?
Interdependencies
(immediate)
(enduring)
Mechanisms
agencies)
/ Constraints
The Community
•
Welfare Financial support
1. Community connectors
Providers are already
•
Community connectors
•
The expansion of the
N/A
Caring for communities - Caring
Connection service
•
Welfare case management -
$178.6m to providers who
working with
have supported ~150
Community Connection
for Communities Informal CE’s
takes an active
accessed through call centre or
support households with critical
communities and some
thousand households in
service
complements
Group acting as a triage and
approach to ensuring
online request help online
welfare needs.
able to provide instant
communities when they
the wider welfare
resolution group for welfare
people needing help
•
Clinical and emergency support
support (noting some
needed it most.
approach and will
system issues – includes
MSD,
are able to access
•
Existing contracts in place with
2. Māori community providers -
providers often find this
•
The Community
continue to be a ‘go to’
MOE, OT, HUD, MOH, Treasury,
information, support
community providers – adapted
$37.08m [part of resilience fund
leaves them out of
Connection service has
service for people
MEC, TPK, DIA, Police, SWA, KO,
and services across
to include services
of $50.35m for whānau isolating]
pocket).
been expanded to flexibly
affected by COVID-19.
NEMA.
multiple government
•
Whole of social sector
There are 500 Community
respond to ongoing
•
This measure is a
vital
MBIE - Business sector guidance,
agencies and service
communication channel
3.
Care in the community
Connectors contracted
demands under the CPF,
link to support the
NAAS
providers.
•
Critical services – Water,
$407.9 million has been allocated
through to June 2023
and to ensure the diverse
needs of people self-
MOT - Critical food supply
Cemeteries and Crematoria,
in total to CiC since 22 November
needs of individuals and
isolating. The
MPI - Primary sector
Information
The Community
Highway infrastructure, Public
2021. This funding has been
whānau who are self-
expansion has enabled
engagement
Connectors support
Transport
received in three tranches over
4 weeks reactivation if
isolating can be met by
help to people with
DIA - Local government
the welfare needs of
•
Tax instalment arrangements,
four Cabinet decisions. To the end
not already operational –
making sure they have
broader COVID-related
Inland Revenue - Supporting tax
individuals and
write-offs and remittance of
of June 2022, this has included:
allows time for
access to the support and
issues like supporting
payers
whānau to keep them
penalties, interest and some
•
$164.7 million for food
procurement / contracting
services they need.
people with high and
NEMA - Coordination of aid and
safe while isolating at
benefit criteria, where
support, which includes $102
and training staff.
•
Ensuring
Care in the
complex needs with
support where appropriate
home / in the
appropriate.
million in food funding to
Community is delivered in
employment or
HUD - Homelessness and people
community.
•
Alternative accommodation
support households in self-
an equitable manner is
education support.
in temporary accommodation
Community
access for people unable to
isolation, supporting 293
critical to providing
•
Providers have found
Te Arawhiti - Treaty implications
Connectors navigate
safety isolate at home, or do not
providers of food support, and
Aotearoa’s most
collaborative and
RLGs - regional hubs and network
Official
and connect
have a permanent address (i.e.
over 573,000 food parcels
vulnerable and high-risk
flexible ways of
governance.
individuals and
homeless or in temporary
•
$176.3 million for the
communities the level of
working that will be
Care in the Community - Health
whānau to various
accommodation)
Community Connectors,
care and support required
retained in future
and welfare components, led by
services available
•
CDEM Group local knowledge
which includes funding for
to manage impacts from
outbreaks.
Health and MSD respectively,
during and in
may aid coordination and
500 Community Connectors
COVID-19.
•
Ongoing
mental health
with support for a range of other
the
transition from self-
support especially for Māori,
and $14.9 million of
•
Digital tools have enabled
and wellbeing support
agencies .
isolation.
Pasifika, rural and ethnic
discretionary funding spent to
COVID-19 people and
has not been provided
MOH / DHB - Health
communities and community
date, which connectors can
whānau to be triaged and
as part of welfare
response, TTIQ, clinical support,
Includes associated
leaders, and the Community
use to support people’s
assessed quickly.
support.
exemption process
funding and
Connection Service. This is
immediate needs such as rent
•
Sector leads play a role
•
The Māori health
establishment of
typically a last resort.
arrears, food, medical needs
e.g., EMA, Chambers of
workforce
is feeling
systems between
and utilities. 177,756
Commerce run help lines,
exhausted,
agencies, and
households have been helped
and webinars.
unsupported and
community sector.
under
by Community Connectors
•
In May 2022,
funding was
underappreciated.
through CiC to 24 July 2022.
ring-fenced to support
disabled communities.
4
. Time-limited funding for MPP
to deliver CiC ceased as at the
end of the 2021/22 financial
year. This presents a gap in the
CiC response as there is currently
no Pacific-specific programme.
Released
In confidence. Not Government Policy.
In confidence. Not Government Policy.
Public health & social measures
Page 31 of 41
1982
Measure: Face Masks (encouraged)
COVID-19 Strategy: Elimination | Minimisation and Protection
Kaiwhakahaere (lead agency): MoH
What Can It
Dependencies &
Financial
Re-activation
Social & Cultural Impact
Social & Cultural Impact
Legal Mechanisms /
Kaitautoko (supporting
Achieve?
Interdependencies
Considerations
Timing
(immediate)
(enduring)
Constraints
agencies)
Act
Encourage wearing
• Public health need
48 hours for setting
•
78% of people are willing to comply
•
Removal of mandate
COVID-19 Public Health
MOH - Public health response and
masks to reduce
• Personal, community
change
(TRA March 22)
interpreted as no longer
Response (Protection
guidance on mask usage/types.
the risk of
and business support
•
The Deaf community lose access to
beneficial to wear masks,
Framework) Order 2021
Exemptions
transmission where
of mask wearing.
lip reading. Some in the blind
rather than no longer
AOG agencies - Sector guidance
social distancing is
• Misinformation
community find their mobility
justifiable as a
DPMC - Policy and UAC campaign
not able to be
monitoring and
hearing is negatively affected.
requirement.
and engagement
maintained
mitigation
•
Social pressure to not wear masks
•
Abuse of the mask
Te Arawhiti - Treaty implications
• Face mask exemptions
Barrier for hearing impairment
exemption system has
•
Clarity needed on mask types that
disadvantaged people
are safe to use.
with disabilities.
•
Robust exemption process helps
•
Māori / Iwi supportive of
reduce fake exemptions.
masking as a baseline
•
Communications reinforces safe
measure.
behaviour
• Not able to pick up on non- verbal Information
cues can
impact social work to
assess issues/needs.
Measure: Face Masks (mandatory)
COVID-19 Strategy: Elimination | Minimisation and Protection
Kaiwhakahaere (lead agency): MoH
What Can It
Dependencies &
Financial
Re-activation
Social & Cultural Impact
Social & Cultural Impact
Legal Mechanisms /
Kaitautoko (supporting
Achieve?
Interdependencies
Considerations
Timing
(immediate)
(enduring)
Constraints
agencies)
Official
Mandatory wearing
• Legal Framework
72 hours for CPF
•
78% of people are willing to comply
•
Agencies and Regional
COVID-19 Public Health
MOH - Public health response and
of masks reduces
setting – red and
setting change
(TRA March 22)
Leadership Groups (RLGs)
Response (Protection
guidance on mask usage/types.
the risk of
orange.
•
The Deaf community lose access to
note,
anecdotally, face
Framework) Order 2021
Exemptions
transmission in
• Public health risk
Sector guidance in
lip reading. Some in the blind
mask compliance is
MBIE - Engagement and guidance
high- risk locations
assessment
place prior to
community find their mobility
waning.
NZBORA
with event, business and tourism
the
• Compliance and
announcement.
hearing is negatively affected.
•
Abuse of the mask
sectors.
enforcement
•
Impacts on education – more
exemption system has
AOG agencies - Sector guidance
• Legal mandate as
Retail & Business to
difficult to both teach and learn
disadvantaged people
DPMC - Policy, Chair C-19 SoG /
required
increase stock of face
when masks are required.
Barrier for
with disabilities.
NRG, UAC campaign and
• Misinformation
masks.
hearing impairment
•
Māori / Iwi supportive of
engagement.
monitoring and
• Potential
impact on attendance
masking as a baseline
DIA/Local Government - Local
mitigation
onsite at school, and difficulty
measure.
government guidance
• Face mask exemptions
enforcing use in education.
Te Arawhiti - Treaty implications
under •
Clarity needed on mask types that
MSD - support distribution of
are safe to use.
masks for workforce, including
•
Robust exemption process helps
vulnerable communities, which are
reduce fake exemptions.
provided through NZ food network
•
Keep face masks requirements
or community providers.
simple to follow.
• Not able to pick up on non- verbal
cues can
impact social work to
assess issues/needs.
Released
In confidence. Not Government Policy.
In confidence. Not Government Policy.
Public health & social measures
Page 32 of 41
1982
Measure: Events and Gathering Limits
COVID-19 Strategy: Elimination | Minimisation and Protection
Kaiwhakahaere (lead agency): MoH
What Can It
Dependencies &
Financial Considerations
Re-activation
Social & Cultural Impact
Social & Cultural Impact
Legal Mechanisms /
Kaitautoko (supporting agencies)
Act
Achieve?
Interdependencies
Timing
(immediate)
(enduring)
Constraints
Minimises risk of
• Framework
1. Significant economic
48 hours for
•
Police require clarity on rules
•
Slow return of events,
COVID-19 Public
MOH - TTIQ and Health response
infection when
setting
impacts on event and
CPF setting
to maintain public compliance.
festivals and loss of
Health Response
MBIE - Workplace compliance, sector
high numbers of
• Public health risk
gathering-based sectors,
change
• Effective
public information
confidence in setting up
(Protection
guidance
people come
assessment to
including reduced viability
vital.
new hospitality or
Framework) Order
Police - Compliance and enforcement.
together
determine
of certain sectors, such as
Sector
•
Poor application of tikanga
tourism businesses
2021
Treasury and Inland Revenue –
capacity limits
festivals, or individual
engagement
makes it hard to practice social
Financial support
• Vaccination
businesses, for example
required prior
work in a culturally appropriate
NZBORA
DPMC – E.g. CPF policy changes, UAC
• Financial support
where they are too small to
to
way.
communications, AoG
• Sector Guidance
absorb reduced income
announcement
•
Online social work makes
engagement/guidance and National
early
from events subject to
Family Group Conferences
Response Group, C-19 SOG
• Clarity of
gathering limits.
tricky to navigate
(operations and planning)
definitions and
• Impacts on
All agencies - Sector guidance
Information
mixed-use
2. Auckland’s GDP
Tangihanga/Funerals, weddings
Police - Education, encouragement
premises.
Capacity restrictions at red
and family gatherings.
and enforcement.
• Moving face to
caused approx. 11% drop
DIA/Local Government - Guidance
face meetings to
or $35M per day – for the
and input to inform decision making
online settings
initial week or two at Red.
including any limits set.
Te Arawhiti - Treaty implications
Measure: Ventilation
COVID-19 Strategy: Elimination | Minimisation and Protection
Kaiwhakahaere (lead agency): MoH and MBIE
Official
What Can It
Dependencies &
Financial Considerations
Re-activation
Social & Cultural Impact
Social & Cultural Impact
Legal Mechanisms /
Kaitautoko (supporting agencies)
Achieve?
Interdependencies
Timing
(immediate)
(enduring)
Constraints
Brings fresh air in
• Communications
Installing ventilation
• Good ventilation has been a
• Public aware of the value
Various regulatory
MOH - Public health
the
and removes
and behaviour
property improvements
focus for schools across New
of opening windows and
levers; approach to
MBIE - Guidance for building owners
potentially conta
change
(i.e., CO2 monitors and air
Zealand.
maintaining good
be canvassed in
and users of commercial buildings to
minated air from
• The built
cleaners) into
ventilation as a safety
October 2022 report
reduce the spread of illnesses.
indoor
environment has
building/homes/schools
measure.
back to Ministers
DPMC - UAC content and campaign
settings, reducing
solutions and
comes at a cost.
• Personal health measure
MOE - Provision of, and funding for
the risk of
strategies for good
• Build on the
experience of
ventilation property improvements
transmission
ventilation to be
communities to educate
and supplementary technologies (i.e.,
under
achieved,
sectors.
CO2 monitors and air cleaners) in the
monitored and
education sector.
maintained.
Released
In-confidence. Not Government Policy.
In confidence. Not Government Policy.
Public health & social measures
Page 33 of 41
1982
Measure: Health Behaviour and Habits
COVID-19 Strategy: Elimination | Minimisation and Protection
Kaiwhakahaere (lead agency): MoH / Health NZ
(encouraged)
What Can It
Dependencies &
Financial
Re-activation Timing
Social & Cultural Impact
Social & Cultural Impact
Legal
Kaitautoko (supporting
Act
Achieve?
Interdependencies
Considerations
(immediate)
(enduring)
Mechanisms
agencies)
/ Constraints
Stay home if you
•
High trust on people following
N/A
Ongoing healthy habit
•
58% compliance of staying home
• Personal health measure
N/A
MOH - Public health
are sick can
healthy habits when unwell
when unwell
(TRA, March 2022)
MBIE - Business sector guidance.
reduce
•
Workplace Health and Safety
WorkSafe - Health & safety
transmission of
DPMC - UAC content and campaign
the virus
PSC - public sector guidance
Te Arawhiti - Treaty implications
Physical
•
Social sentiment and behaviour
N/A
Ongoing
•
After two years, there is
erosion of
• Health & safety measure
N/A
MOH - Public health risk assessment
distancing
change
Replacement of
social licence and unwillingness to
and guidance on mask usage.
can reduce
•
Continual public information
promotional materials
cooperate with public health
Exemptions
transmission of
and reminders
(e.g. posters) may be
measures
DPMC - UAC campaigns and public
the virus when
•
Health and Safety measures
required.
•
Impact on the ability for Early
engagement.
distancing 1m
learning centres ability to operate.
DIA/Local Government - Local
Information
from others.
government guidance
Te Arawhiti - Treaty implications
PSC - Public sector guidance
Hygiene (wash
•
Social behaviour
N/A
Ongoing
•
After two years, there is
erosion of
• Personal health & safety
N/A
MOH - Public health risk assessment
hands) can
•
Continual public information
Replacement of
social licence and unwillingness to
measure
and guidance on mask usage.
reduce
and reminders
education materials
cooperate with public health
Exemptions
transmission of
•
Means to wash hands in
(e.g. posters) may be
measures
DPMC - UAC campaigns and public
the virus
workplaces and public facilities.
required.
engagement.
Te Arawhiti - Treaty implications
Official
Measure: Healthline Contact Centre
COVID-19 Strategy: Elimination | Minimisation and Protection
Kaiwhakahaere (lead agency): MoH
What Can It
Dependencies &
Financial
Re-activation Timing
Social & Cultural Impact
Social & Cultural Impact
Legal
Kaitautoko (supporting
Achieve?
Interdependencies
Considerations
(immediate)
(enduring)
Mechanisms
agencies)
the
/ Constraints
Call centre for
•
Health advice and information
N/A
Ongoing contract in
•
Well recognised by the system
• Consistent of call centre for
COVID-19
DPMC - Workforce and management
COVID-19 health
sharing for call centre scripts
place.
and the public as the place to go
COVID-19 is an important
Public Health
and policy
advice and
•
Scalable workforce – available
to talk to someone about COVID-
aspect of the response.
Response
MOH - Subject specialists
vaccination
24/7
19 advice.
•
Demand for support is rising
(Protection
BEB agencies - Subject specialists
advice.
•
MOH and UAC website to house
•
Translation interpreters available
as we enter the winter
Framework)
Whakarongorau Aotearoa - Service
contact details
as well as Deaf, hearing impaired,
period. The
7-day average of
Order 2021
provider
under
•
0800 contact numbers
Deafblind and speech impaired.
calls was 3,500 per day as at
•
Free health advice
1 June 2022.
COVID-19
Public Health
Response
(Vaccinations)
Order 2021
Released
In confidence. Not Government Policy.
1982
Act
Information
Official
the
under
Released
In confidence. Not Government Policy.
Vaccination
Page 35 of 41
1982
Measure: Vaccination and Proof of Vaccine
COVID-19 Strategy: Elimination | Minimisation and Protection
Kaiwhakahaere (lead agency): MoH / Health
NZ
What Can It
Dependencies & Interdependencies
Financial
Re-activation Timing
Social & Cultural Impact
Social & Cultural Impact
Legal
Kaitautoko (supporting
Achieve?
Considerations
(immediate)
(enduring)
Mechanisms
agencies)
Act
/ Constraints
Vaccine and Booster
•
Vaccine supply, distribution and health
1. Public vaccination
From the start of vaccination
•
2021 campaign identified hard-
•
MOH have reported
COVID-19
MOH - Vaccination strategy,
care officials
campaign $35 million
rollout to over 90% of the
to-reach groups (e.g. Māori,
three deaths
Public Health
operations, supply and case
Protection of
•
Vaccination effectiveness / waning
(March 21 – Feb 22)
eligible population being
Pasifika, rural, younger NZers),
associated with the
Response
management. Vaccine mandates and
the population
evidence
vaccinated was
10 months
many of whom still have below-
vaccine
[May 22]
(Vaccinations)
exemption process, clinical support,
from death and
•
Vaccine rates and insights
2.
Māori communities
(FEB-Dec 2021). A new
average vaccination rates.
•
Legal challenges to
Order 2021
public information/campaign.
severe illness.
•
Financial support
vaccination campaign
rollout is likely to be similar
•
Targeting at-risk groups not
vaccine mandates
Treasury - Economic
Can enable the
•
Proof of vaccine system - MVP
$70.58m
timing.
factored into planning from the
•
Ongoing social
PSC - Public sector workforce
lifting of population-
•
Vaccine mandates
start.
cohesion and social
Te Arawhiti/TPK/MPP/
wide controls
•
Workplace guidance, support and public
3. Total Vaccination
Vaccine availability –
•
Alignment with international
licence.
Disability/Seniors/MEC- Community
(e.g. lockdowns,
information
programme is
Simultaneous engagement
availability for travellers
•
May require ongoing
engagement. mobilisation with local
border restriction)
•
Health vaccination centre network
estimated to have
and vaccination of hard-to-
Employment implications for
boosters to
health providers. Treaty implications.
and a move to
•
Legal requirements and BORA
cost $1.4
reach groups, rather than
unvaccinated workforce where
remain effective,
DPMC - UAC
an individual-
•
Misinformation monitoring and
billion [Minister Hipkins
sequential (after the main
mandates in place
additional
MFAT - Alignment with international
based system of
mitigation
May 21]
vaccination drive) as in 2021.
•
As more New Zealanders get the
access requirements
travellers, resident diplomats.
Information
controls
•
Pacific vaccine supply and NZ Inc
booster, the
un-boosted group
•
Accessible vaccination
Pacific supply.
personnel and dependents
4. Cost to support
becomes more resistant
options now include
BEB - (Maritime and air) – Vaccine
arrangements with Pacific
91% of eligible
•
Incident control and support to get
•
Māori and Pacific communities
low sensory and
mandates
countries, such as
population (5yrs+)
Homeless population vaccinated
provision of vaccines.
were highly
impacted by
physically accessible
HUD - Homeless population
are fully vaccinated
•
Supply chain exemptions
misinformation causing some to
vaccination centres,
MOT - Supply chain exemption
(Two doses @
•
Linking to hard to reach populations
not get vaccinated and/or
free transport to
process
19.5.22]
•
Transport to Vaccine centres
boosted.
vaccination centres and
DIA/Local Government - Local
•
Recognition of vaccines administered
•
An ‘all of whanau’ approach and
home-visit vaccination
government guidance
overseas
a schools-based programme
options.
MBIE - Purchase of Vaccinations
prioritising deciles four and
Official
below – was not proceeded with.
Proof of Vaccination
•
MVP digital vaccine passes software and
Customs verification
MVP app and software in
•
Exemption for govt funded
COVID-19
MOH - My vaccine pass mobile app,
– CVC/MVP
mobile app
workforce cost $6.4
place
housing caused
logistical issues
•
Social cohesion and
Public Health
Health system assessment and
Get more people
•
Change to vaccine expiry dates
million per year.
for providers due to
social license
Response
guidance. Vaccine campaign and
the
vaccinated and
•
Vaccination system response, supply
System changes (e.g. expiry
vulnerability of the homeless
erosion, some still hold
(COVID-19
content. Policy. Clinical support.
provide a
and network
dates, boosters included)
cohort and high density of some
the belief of a two-
Vaccination
Exemptions. Public
mechanism for proof
•
Financial
Legislate vaccine and pass
facilities
class system with
Certificate)
information/campaign
of being fully
•
Vaccine mandates
requirement if needed.
•
Caused social division with
regards to vaccine
Order 2021
MBIE - Business engagement and
vaccinated to access
•
Vaccine evidence required for entry
those not wanting to get
requirements.
vaccine guidance.
locations.
•
Workplace health and Safety guidance
If workforce disbanded the
vaccinated unable to access
NZBORA
WorkSafe - Health & safety business
•
public information and business posters
Customs vaccination and
some facilities or services.
guidance
and content.
PDT verification workforce
•
Alignment with international
Treasury - Economic
•
Misinformation monitoring and
would take between
4-8
availability for travellers
DPMC - Sector engagement, UAC
under
mitigation
weeks to re-establish
(including Ministerial visitors).
AOG - Sector guidance
•
Proof for Pacific and NZ Inc personnel
dependent on whether
•
Significant safety concerns
BEB - Border vaccine mandates
and families.
existing airport staff could
relating to enforcement and
MFAT - Alignment with international
•
Proof point for vulnerable communities
be leveraged.
compliance, security guards have
travellers, resident diplomats.
without digital access.
been required at different local
Pacific supply.
The verification team in
government offices and venues
Customs - Verifying vaccination and
Customs is approximately
which has both direct financial
PDT status at the border through the
60FTE. This number may not
costs and social impacts
New Zealand Traveller Declaration
be sufficient depending on
system.
passenger numbers at the
DIA/Local Government - Local
time of use.
government guidance
HUD - Homeless population
Te Arawhiti - Treaty implications
Released
In-confidence. Not Government Policy.
In confidence. Not Government Policy.
Vaccination and Therapeutics
Page 36 of 41
1982
Measure: Vaccine Mandates and Therapeutics
COVID-19 Strategy: Elimination | Minimisation and Protection
Kaiwhakahaere (lead agency): MoH /
Pharmac
What Can It
Dependencies & Interdependencies
Financial
Re-activation Timing
Social & Cultural Impact
Social & Cultural
Legal Mechanisms
Kaitautoko (supporting
Achieve?
Considerations
(immediate)
Impact (enduring)
/ Constraints
agencies)
Act
Vaccine
•
Legislation of mandate
To implement further
A minimum of
4 weeks
•
Protests – Social unrest
•
Consideration
COVID-19 Public
MOH - Policy, sector
mandates:
requirements.
mandates would require
would likely be needed to
as seen in protests across
toward the findings
Health Response
engagement, vaccine
Ensures the
•
Mitigation of false information
MBIE to reprioritise
assess whether the above
NZ (Over $2.5m for police
of the judicial review
(Vaccinations) Order
supply
protection of
•
Extensive sector and business
work programmes and
requirements were met and
staffing and $1m for
judgments of the
2021
Transport / MBIE - Border
critical and
engagement required.
obtain additional
to prepare necessary
clean up)
High Court in COVID-
and MIQ workforce
frontline workers,
funding.
briefings, undertake the
•
Disinformation –
19 cases, particularly
NZBORA
Te Arawhiti - Treaty
most at risk of
required consultation and
Government mandates or
vaccination
implications
contracting and
prepare the necessary
requirements can provide
mandates
passing on the
Order.
fuel for
•
This includes the
Yardley v Minister for
virus
dis/misinformation
level of vaccination
Workplace Relations
groups
in the applicable
and Safety - Police
•
Exacerbates
workforce, the level
and Defence Force
existing workforce
of risk and whether
Work Mandates
shortages e.g. volunteer
there are any other
overturned
firefighters, health and
less-rights infringing
Information
disability sector
alternatives to
•
6,407 Temporary
requiring vaccination
Medical
that could be
Exemptions received by
effective.
MOH. (As of 12.5.22)
4,509 were granted, 919
declined, remainder are
open or incomplete.
Official
Therapeutics
•
Supply, distribution and health care
Can utilise existing
Time for MedSafe approval,
•
Paxlovid, Molnupiravir
MOH - Policy and clinical
(anti-viral
officials, clinical science
distribution and
purchase, manufacturing,
and Lagevrio
care
medication) to
•
Vaccine rates and insights
dispensing systems
logistics and distribution.
(5.5.22) provides
MedSafe - Approves anti-
protect those at
•
Financial support
additional oral treatment
virals for use in New
higher risk of
•
IPC measures
High-cost medication
options in the home.
Zealand
the
death and severe
•
MedSafe approval process
with limited global
Pharmac -
illness from
•
Allocation of therapeutics to
supply.
Procurement/funding of
COVID-19
appropriate recipients
treatments
infection.
•
If supply is limited access criteria
Te Arawhiti - Treaty
need to be tightened, so that
implications
therapeutics reach those with
greatest need
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Appendix 1: Sectors Responsibility Per Response Agency
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Sector
Agency/Agencies
Education – ECE, Schools and Tertiary
Ministry of Education
Act
Transport – Public, Aviation and Maritime
Ministry of Transport
Hospitality, Events and Tourism
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
Supermarkets, Critical Lifelines
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
Small Businesses
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
Healthcare
Ministry of Health
Primary Sector
Ministry for Primary Industries
Social Services
Ministry for Social Development
Information
Local Government and Councils
Department of Internal Affairs
Public Sector Agencies
Public Service Commission
Places of Worship
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
(Note: Long term agency lead required to lead this sector)
Marae – Iwi/Māori
Te Arawhiti
Sport
Sport NZ
Official
Justice and Enforcement
Ministry of Justice, Corrections, New Zealand Police
Emergency
Fire and Emergency New Zealand, National Ambulance Sector Office
the
Borders
Customs / BEB
Isolation Accommodation
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment (supply – contracting third party provider), Ministry of Health (assessment and
placement)
Critical Infrastructure & Business
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
under
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Appendix 2: Glossary
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Abbreviation
Meaning
1982
ABO
Air Border Order - COVID-19 Public Health Response (Air Border) Order (No 2) 2020
AOG
All of Government
ALO
Airline Liaison Officer
Act
AVSEC
Aviation Security Service
BAU
Business as Usual
BEB
Border Executives Board
BORA
Bill of Right Act 1990
BTD
Business Travel Documentation System
C4C
Caring for Communities
CCES
Close Contact Exemption Scheme
CDEM
Civil Defence and Emergency Management
CERT
Computer Emergency Response Team
Information
CIC
Care in the Community
CLO
Crown Law Office
CP Visa
Critical Purpose Visa
CRRF
COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund
CSP
COVID-19 Support Payment – Previously Resurgence Support Payment
CWE
Critical Worker Exemptions
Official
DG
Director-General of Health
DHB
District Health Board
DIA
Department of Internal Affairs
the
DPMC
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
ECE
Early Childhood Education Centre
FTE
Full time equivalent - A unit that indicates the workload of an employed person
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
GIS
Geospatial Insights Software
HADR
Humanitarian Assistance Disaster Relief
under
HUD
Housing and Urban Development
INZ
Immigration New Zealand
IPC
Infection Prevention Control
MBIE
Ministry of Businesses Innovation and Employment
MBO
Maritime Border Order - COVID-19 Public Health Response (Maritime Border) Order (No 2) 2020
MEC
Ministry for Ethnic Communities
MFAT
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
MIQ
Managed Isolation and Quarantine
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MNZ
Maritime New Zealand
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Appendix 2: Glossary continued
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Abbreviation
Meaning
1982
MOE
Ministry of Education
MOH
Ministry of Health
MOJ
Ministry of Justice
Act
MOT
Ministry of Transport
MPI
Ministry for Primary Industries
MPP
Ministry for Pacific People
MSD
Ministry for Social Development
MVP
My Vaccine Pass
NAAS
National Alternative Accommodation Service
NASO
National Ambulance Sector Office
NCMC
National Crisis Management Centre
NITC
National Investigation and Tracing Centre
NRG
National Response Group
Information
NZDF
New Zealand Defence force
NZeTA
New Zealand Electronic Travel Authority
NZSRR
New Zealand Search and Rescue Region
NZTD
New Zealand Traveller Declaration
PCBU
Person Conducting a Business or Undertaking
PCO
Parliamentary Council Office
Official
PDT
Pre-Departure Testing
PHRA
Public Health Risk Assessment
PSC
The Public Service Commission - Te Kawa Mataaho - is the central agency charged with leading and improving the performance of the State sector
the
RAT
Rapid Antigen Test
RFI
Request for Information
RLG
Regional Leadership Group
RSE
Recognised Seasonal Employer
SBCS
Small Business Cashflow Loan Scheme
under
SOG
Senior Officials Group
TPK
Te Puni Kōkiri – Māori wellbeing and development
TTIQ
Test, Trace, Isolate and Quarantine
UAC
Unite Against COVID-19 - A central place for information from the New Zealand Government about
COVID-
19
VHR
Very High Risk
WINZ
Work and Income New Zealand
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Appendix 3: Criteria
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1. Operational Complexity Criteria
Pages 6 and 14 of this document include a criteria measure for the complexity of reactivating a border or domestic measure.
Act
Below is the criteria used to classify the operational complexity measure.
Very High
Extremely high fiscal and economic impact that is likely to outweigh health benefits. Complex to operationalise due to resource, time to stand up measure and legal
requirement. Limited private sector support and lacks public sentiment.
High
High fiscal impact and complex to operationalise due to resource required and time to stand up measure. Public sentiment may not support the measure.
Moderate
Some difficulties to operationalise the measure as it requires additional resources and financial commitment. Sector guidance and Public information required to
implement. Legal mechanism in place or not required.
Low
Able to operationalise quickly, measures already in place and limited public information required. Legal mechanism in place or not required.
2. Government agency role criteria
Information
Kaiwhakahaere (leading role)
An agency may list an activity as lead if the following criteria apply:
•
The agency’s role within the system naturally aligns themselves with playing a leading role of activities required to meet the objective.
•
The agency’s role within the system naturally aligns themselves with playing a leading role in owning a critical activity.
•
That resources available to that agency positions themselves to play a leading role in the objective/critical activity.
•
The agency is ultimately accountable or has a legislative mandate for the correct and thorough completion of the activity.
Official
Kaitautoko (supporting role)
An agency may list an activity as support if the following criteria apply:
•
The agency’s role within the system naturally aligns itself with playing a responsible role in delivering aspects of the activities required in meeting the objective(s).
the
•
The agency’s role within the system aligns itself with leading secondary activity.
•
The agency’s contribution towards the completion of an activity is to provide subject-matter advice and/or keep informed.
under
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Appendix 4: Agencies Consulted
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Agencies engaged through the workshop and follow-up consultation on the Catalogue of
COVID-19 Response Measures were:
Act
• Crown Law Office
• Immigration New Zealand
• Department of Internal Affairs
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
• National Emergency Management Agency
• Ministry for Primary Industries
• Public Service Commission
• Ministry of Social Development
• The Treasury
• Ministry for Transport
• Ministry of Education
• Ministry for Ethnic Communities
•
Information
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,
• Te Puni Kōkiri
including MIQ and the Auckland Office
• Oranga Tamariki
• Ministry of Health
• Ministry of Housing and Urban Development
• Ministry for Pacific Peoples
• Parliamentary Counsel Office
• New Zealand Police
• Ministry of Justice
Official
• Te Arawhiti
• Fire and Emergency New Zealand
• New Zealand Customs
• Department of Corrections
• Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
• National Ambulance Sector Office
the
• Inland Revenue
• New Zealand Defence Force
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