Removing isolation periods and mask mandates
Kylie made this Official Information request to Ayesha Verrall
Response to this request is long overdue. By law Ayesha Verrall should have responded by now (details and exceptions). The requester can complain to the Ombudsman.
      From: Kylie
      
    
    Dear Ayesha Verrall,
Please provide any advice you were given from Whaikaha Ministry of Disabled People, Te Aka Whai Ora the Māori Health Authority, or e Pou Hauora Tūmatanui the Public Health agency, or any other agencies regarding the removal of mask mandates from medical and disability care settings and, and removing the isolation period for COVID-19.
Yours faithfully,
Kylie
        From: A Verrall (MIN)
        Ayesha Verrall
      
    
    Kia ora
 
Thank you for emailing the office of Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall
 
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Ngā mihi nui
 
Office of Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall
 
 
Office of Hon Dr Ayesha
 Verrall
Minister of Health
Minister of Research,
 Science and Innovation
  
Email:
 [email address]
Private Bag 18041,
 Parliament Buildings,
 Wellington 6160, New
 Zealand
 
 
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[3]www.covid19.govt.nz
[4]www.health.govt.nz
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        From: A Verrall (MIN)
        Ayesha Verrall
      
    
    Kia ora Kylie
Thank you for your email of 14 August in which you submitted an Official Information Act request as follows:
Please provide any advice you were given from Whaikaha Ministry of Disabled People, Te Aka Whai Ora the Māori Health Authority, or e Pou Hauora Tūmatanui the Public Health agency, or any other agencies regarding the removal of mask mandates from medical and disability care settings and, and removing the isolation period for COVID-19.
Minister Verrall is considering your request in accordance with the Act, and you can expect a response by 11 Sep
Ngā mihi
Office of Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall
Minister of Health
Minister of Research, Science and Innovation
Email: [email address]
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand
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        From: A Verrall (MIN)
        Ayesha Verrall
      
    
    Kia ora Kylie
 
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
 Act) on 14 August 2023. You requested:
 
“Please provide any advice you were given from Whaikaha Ministry of
 Disabled People, Te Aka Whai Ora the Mâori Health Authority, or e Pou
 Hauora Tûmatanui the Public Health agency, or any other agencies regarding
 the removal of mask mandates from medical and disability care settings and
 removing the isolation period for COVID-19.”
 
This information will soon be publicly available at:
 [1]www.health.govt.nz/about-ministry/information-releases/release-ministerial-decision-making-documents.
 This includes a Cabinet paper titled COVID-19 public health measures and
 the covering briefing. As such your request is refused under section 18(d)
 of the Act as information requested will soon be publicly available.
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: [2][email address] or by calling 0800
 802 602.
 
Ngâ mihi
 
Office of Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall
Minister of Health
Minister of Research, Science and Innovation
 Email: [3][email address]
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand
 
 
 
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      From: Kylie
      
    
    Dear A Verrall (MIN),
Hi there Dr Verrall, you said this would be released "soon" two weeks ago on Sept 5. Can you please be more specific re: the timeline for the release of these documents?
Yours sincerely,
Kylie
      From: Kylie
      
    
    Dear A Verrall (MIN),
Kia ora Dr Verrall, on Sept 5th you said that this information would be available at the link supplied "soon" it's now the 28th September. How soon is soon?
Yours sincerely,
Kylie
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