EXECUTIVE COUNCIL CHAMBERS
8 June 2023
Kalan Baker
[FYI request #22837 email]
Ref: OIA-2022/23-0933
Tēnā koe Kalan Baker
Official Information Act request: COVID-19 Response Recognition Award
Thank you for your Official Information Act request of 17 May 2023 to the Ministry of
Health, which was transferred to the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
(DPMC) on 19 May 2023. You requested:
“I would like to know how many people in total received a covid 19 response
recognition reward”.
DPMC holds information on the number of individual and organisational awards made
to date, with the number of individual awards still to be finalised. This is shown in the
following table:
Type of award
Number of awards
Individual awards
19,926 as at 22 May 2023
Organisational awards
3,698
You have the right to ask the Ombudsman to investigate and review my decision under
section 28(3) of the Act.
This response wil be published on the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s
website during our regular publication cycle. Typically, information is released monthly,
or as otherwise determined. Your personal information including name and contact
details will be removed for publication.
Nāku noa, nā
Rachel Hayward
Clerk of the Executive Council
4750935
CABINET OFFICE, PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS, WELLINGTON 6011, NEW ZEALAND
Telephone: +64 (4) 830 5010. Email: [email address]
www.dpmc.govt.nz