Ref: 2223-2169

 

Kia ora J Buckingham,

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 24 March 2023 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

“Please provide statistics regarding how many Immigration NZ staff applied
for COVID-19 Response Recognition Awards and how many were declined and on
what criteria.

 

Please also provide any internal correspondence on how the criteria for
this award was decided compared to what was published publicly here and
below:
https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

 

"The INZ criteria:

To be eligible for the COVID-19 Response Recognition Award through INZ,
you need to have been employed by MBIE for at least 1 month (in total) and
active in a role during the qualifying period 26 March 2020 to 27 February
2022 and either:

 

Working at the Auckland or Christchurch airports border during qualifying
period, AND/OR In role(s) that required working in an INZ office during
level 3 or 4 lockdowns Contractors, part-time and full-time staff who meet
above criteria are equally eligible for the award."

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.

 

Nâku noa, nâ

Ministerial Services

 

Ngâ Pou o te Taumaru

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 |  PO Box 1473 Wellington 6140

 

References

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Kia ora J

 

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

 

Ngā mihi,

Lino

 

Business Management Team, Enablement

Immigration New Zealand

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment - Hīkina Whakatutuki

Level 1, 15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 |PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140,
New Zealand

 

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