133 Molesworth Street
PO Box 5013
Wellington 6140
New Zealand
T+64 4 496 2000
28 April 2023
James
By email: [FYI request #22485 email]
Ref:
H2023023748
Tēnā koe James
Partial/Transfer of your request for official information Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) to Manatū Hauora
(the Ministry of Health) on 17 April 2023. You requested:
“Please provide the total media spend for anything related or concerning Covid from Jan
1st 2023 to April 17th 2023. Please provide the amounts spent with NZME, Stuff, Spinoff,
Radio NZ, TVNZ, Three, Newshub and Newsroom if applicable.”
Information pertaining to your request is more closely connected with the functions of Te Whatu
Ora – Health New Zealand, Outbreak Response directorate. For this reason, I have decided to
transfer your request to Te Whatu Ora under section 14(b)(ii) of the Act. You can expect a
response from Te Whatu Ora in due course.
Under section 28(3) of the Act, you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to review any
decisions made under this request. The Ombudsman may be contacted by email at:
[email address] or by calling 0800 802 602.
Nāku noa, na
Jan Torres
Manager, OIA Services
Government and Executive Services | Te Pou Whakatere Kāwanatanga
COPY OF OIA REQUEST
From: James <[FYI request #22485 email]>
Sent on: Monday, April 17, 2023 6:13:11 AM
To: OIA/LGOIMA requests at Ministry of Health <[Ministry of Health request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Current covid media spend
Dear Ministry of Health,
Under the OIA please provide the total media spend for anything related or concerning Covid
from Jan 1st 2023 to April 17th 2023.
Please provide the amounts spent with NZME, Stuff, Spinoff, Radio NZ, TVNZ, Three, Newshub
and Newsroom if applicable.
Yours faithfully,
James
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