Ref: 2223-2042

 

Dear Al

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of requesting under the Official Information Act
1982 (the Act), the following:

 

I'd like to understand the future plan for what the MIQ system was used
during the Covid elimination phase.

 

To do that i'd like to be provided with:

 1. A list of meetings which includes the title and date of the meeting
between anyone at MBIE since June 2022 to March 2023 with the subject
or discussion therein on the planning for the future of MIQ.

 

These meetings might include other government agencies and if so i want to
know which agencies attended each meeting and if the below exist for each
meeting i'd like to be provided those too:

- the minutes or notes from people who attended

- the recordings of any meeting held over Zoom or Teams

 

 2. Any prepared documents - whether they are final or draft on the future
of MIQ between June 2022 to March 2023

 

 3. Any emails or group discussion on Teams between MBIE staff and/or
staff at other government agencies which is about the planning for,
or, future use of MIQ.

 

Your request is being processed in accordance with the Act and a response
will be sent to you in due course.

 

If you have any enquiries regarding your request feel free to contact us
via email [1][MBIE request email] or using the contact details below.

 

Nāku noa, nā

MINISTERIAL SERVICES

 

Ngā Pou o te Taumaru

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 |  P O Box 1473 Wellington 6140

 

References

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Tēnā koe Al Johnson

Please find attached a response to your Official Information Act request. 

Ngā mihi

 

Ministerial Services

Managed Isolation and Quarantine

Hīkina Whakatutuki

 

Tēnā koe Al Johnson
Thank you so much for your response and for understanding about the broad scope and breath of work.

We will absolutely keep you regularly informed as relevant documents are published. We are working hard on this.

I've logged your new request as a new OIA as it is essentially for new or different information but I will revert to you much sooner than the statutory 20 days on the matter.

Ngā mihi nui

Jackie Cooke
Principal Ministerial Advisor
Managed Isolation and Quarantine
Hīkina Whakatutuki
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

-----Original Message-----
From: Al <[FOI #22080 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 13 April 2023 8:08 pm
To: *OIA <[email address]>
Subject: Re: DOIA 2223-2043 Al Johnson Response Letter - Part One [UNCLASSIFIED]

Dear Shayne and the team who prepared this response,

Thank you for the explanations and attempts at searches through email which allow me to understand the scope.

You also mentioned:
"We are happy to advise you when the PBC and other documents have been released in due course, which will be in batches as we complete the relevant consultations" and included a list of documents that were in the process of being proactively released.

I will take you up on your offer to advise me when the documents have been released, thank you. I appreciate it.

1 thing that is missing is how it is being funded - how is the remaining members and work that constitutes what is left of the MBIE MIQ team funded out of (you might have a reference to an annual report or parliament table - if you do please let me know where to look).

Are the contracts to keep MIQ facilities incurred at a cost to 'reserve' those potential 1250 rooms if required? When does that contract end please?

Thank you again,

Al

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Tēnā koe Al Johnson

Please find attached a response to your Official Information Act request.

Ngā mihi

Ministerial Services

Managed Isolation and Quarantine

Hīkina Whakatutuki

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Ref: (2223-2355)

 

Dear Al Johnson

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of requesting under the Official Information Act
1982 (the Act), the following:

 

1 thing that is missing is how it is being funded - how is the remaining
members and work that constitutes what is left of the MBIE MIQ team funded
out of (you might have a reference to an annual report or parliament table
- if you do please let me know where to look.

 

Your request is being processed in accordance with the Act and a response
will be sent to you in due course.

 

If you have any enquiries regarding your request feel free to contact us
via email [1][MBIE request email] or using the contact details below.

 

Nāku noa, nā

MINISTERIAL SERVICES

 

Ngā Pou o te Taumaru

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 |  P O Box 1473 Wellington 6140

 

References

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1. mailto:[MBIE request email]

Tēnā koe Al Johnson

Please find attached a response to your Official Information Act request. 

Ngā mihi

 

Ministerial Services

Managed Isolation and Quarantine

Hīkina Whakatutuki

 

Ref: DOIA 2223-2043

 

Al Johnson

Email: [1][FOI #22080 email]

 

 

Tçnâ koe Al Johnson

Further to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s (MBIE) 12
April 2023 response to your OIA, please find following links to the
documents identified as in scope of your OIA that have been proactively
released. Two more documents are soon to be published, hopefully by the
end of August, and will be located here:

[2]Document library | Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
(mbie.govt.nz)

Any future information requests about the National Quarantine Capability
(NQC) should be directed to the Ministry of Health
([3][email address]) and Te Whatu Ora (Health NZ)
([4][email address]) who officially took over this capacity from
MBIE on 1 July 2023.

+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Tracking number|Date |Title |  |
|---------------+----------+------------------------+--------------------|
|2122-1424 |2 Nov 2021|Future MIQ |[5]Future MIQ |
| | |infrastructure - update |infrastructure: |
| | |on development |update on |
| | | |development of |
| | | |programme business |
| | | |case (mbie.govt.nz) |
| | | | |
| | | |  |
|---------------+----------+------------------------+--------------------|
|2122-1675 |25 Nov |Outcomes of Programme |[6]Draft Cabinet |
| |2021 |Business Case on future |Paper and Programme |
| | |MIQ infrastructure |Business Case on |
| | | |future of MIQ |
| | | |(mbie.govt.nz) |
| | | | |
| | | |  |
|---------------+----------+------------------------+--------------------|
|2122-2943 |3 March |National Quarantine |[7]National |
| |2022 |Service Update on |Quarantine Service: |
| | |Gateway Review of |Update on Gateway |
| | |Detailed Business Case |Review of Detailed |
| | |on medium-term solution |Business Case on |
| | | |medium-term solution|
| | | |(mbie.govt.nz) |
| | | | |
| | | |  |
|---------------+----------+------------------------+--------------------|
|2122-3105 |12 April |Scope of work for future|[8]Scope of work for|
| |2022 |isolation and quarantine|future isolation and|
| | |capability Programme |quarantine |
| | |Business Case |capability Programme|
| | | |Business Case |
| | | |(mbie.govt.nz) |
| | | | |
| | | |  |
|---------------+----------+------------------------+--------------------|
|2122-4550 |30 May |Readiness Plan for |[9]Readiness Plan |
| |2022 |re-establishing |for re-establishing |
| | |quarantine and isolation|quarantine and |
| | |capability |isolation capability|
| | | |(first draft) |
| | | |(mbie.govt.nz) |
| | | | |
| | | |  |
|---------------+----------+------------------------+--------------------|
|2122-4413 |10 June |Update on National |[10]Update on the |
| |2022 |Quarantine Capability |National Quarantine |
| | |business case |Capability Programme|
| | | |Business Case |
| | |Annex One - NQC |(mbie.govt.nz) |
| | |Strategic Case summary | |
| | | |  |
| | |Annex Two - Example NQC | |
| | |option packages | |
|---------------+----------+------------------------+--------------------|
|2223-0269 |29 July |Update of the Readiness |To be released |
| |2022 |Plan to re-establish |shortly |
| | |quarantine | |
|---------------+----------+------------------------+--------------------|
|  |14 Sept |National Quarantine |[11]National |
| |2022 |Capability Full |Quarantine |
| | |Programme Business Case |Capability Full |
| | |v2.6 |Programme Business |
| | | |Case v2.6 |
| | | |(mbie.govt.nz) |
| | | | |
| | | |  |
|---------------+----------+------------------------+--------------------|
|2223-0785 |15 Sept |Transfer of Quarantine |[12]Transfer of |
| |2022 |and Isolation functions |quarantine and |
| | |to the health system |isolation functions |
| | | |to the health system|
| | | |(mbie.govt.nz) |
| | | | |
| | | |  |
|---------------+----------+------------------------+--------------------|
|2223-1033 |16 Sept |New Zealand’s future |[13]New Zealand’s |
| |2022 |quarantine and isolation|future quarantine |
| | |capability-Programme |and isolation |
| | |Business Case, draft |capability: |
| | |Cabinet Paper and |Programme Business |
| | |briefing |Case, draft Cabinet |
| | | |paper, and briefing |
| | | |(mbie.govt.nz) |
| | | | |
| | | |  |
|---------------+----------+------------------------+--------------------|
|2223-1754 |11 Nov |Briefing Funding options|[14]Funding options |
| |2022 |to progress NQC Cabinet |to progress New |
| | |Paper |Zealand’s future |
| | | |quarantine and |
| | | |isolation capability|
| | | |(mbie.govt.nz) |
| | | | |
| | | |  |
|---------------+----------+------------------------+--------------------|
|2223-1925 |23 Nov |Final Cabinet paper |[15]Final Cabinet |
| |2022 |covering note: New |paper covering note:|
|(Aide Memoire) | |Zealand's future |New Zealand’s future|
| | |quarantine and isolation|quarantine and |
| | |capability |isolation capability|
| | | |(mbie.govt.nz) |
| | | | |
| | | |  |
|---------------+----------+------------------------+--------------------|
|2223-2582 |17 Feb |Proactive release of |[16]Proactive |
| |2023 |Cabinet paper - New |release of Cabinet |
| | |Zealand’s future |paper: New Zealand’s|
| | |quarantine and isolation|future quarantine |
| | |capability and |and isolation |
| | |associated Cabinet paper|capability |
| | | |(mbie.govt.nz) |
| | | | |
| | | |  |
|---------------+----------+------------------------+--------------------|
|2223-2803 |13 March |'Roadmap' for the |To be released |
| |2023 |transfer of functions |shortly |
|H2022018907 | |for NZ's future | |
| | |isolation & quarantine | |
|Joint | |capability | |
|MBIE-Health | | | |
|briefing | | | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+

 

Nâku noa, nâ

Ministerial Services

Managed Isolation and Quarantine

Hîkina Whakatutuki

 

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