Kia ora

 

Thank you for taking the time to get in touch with Prime Minister, Chris
Hipkins.

 

Please accept this as acknowledgement that your email has been received by
my office.

 

If you are writing about an issue relating to COVID-19, mental health,
immigration, housing or benefit assistance, here's a list of links which
you might find helpful:

 

COVID-19

 

For information on COVID-19, including the latest updates, go to
[1]www.covid19.govt.nz

 

For immigration and visa advice

Contact the call centre which is open  6:00am Monday to 10.00pm Friday
(NZT)

[2]https://www.immigration.govt.nz/contact/  

 

 

For urgent housing or benefit enquiries:

∙             Call 0800 559 009 (for under 65)

∙             Call 0800 552 002 (for over 65)

 

 

If you need treatment or support for your health or wellbeing. The
following options are available:

 

Healthline – You can call Healthline for health advice on freephone 0800
611 116 at any time, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Healthline staff
can advise you on the best thing to do in your situation, including which
services are near you and open.

 

1737 – If you need to talk to someone about how you are feeling, you can
call or text 1737 for free at any time to talk to a trained counsellor.

 

Mental health crisis teams – If you are concerned that someone is going to
hurt themselves or someone else, you can all your local mental health
crisis team. A full list of numbers is available here:
[3]www.health.govt.nz/your-health/services-and-support/health-care-services/mental-health-services/crisis-assessment-teams/

 

For Police assistance in an emergency call 111. For everything else use
105.

You can also make a report online at [4]www.105.police.govt.nz

 

 

We hope that this information is helpful, if not we will try to get back
to you as soon as possible.

 

Thank you again.

 

 

Office of the Prime Minister

 

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I am writing on behalf of the Prime Minister, Rt Hon Chris Hipkins, to acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act request.

Your request will be responded to under the provisions of the Official Information Act 1982.

Yours sincerely

Dinah Okeby
Office of the Prime Minister

Authorised by Rt Hon Chris Hipkins MP, Parliament Buildings Wellington 6160

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Tēnā koe Erika Whittome,

 

On behalf of Andrew Kirton, I attach the response to your OIA request PMO
2023-336.

 

 

Ngā mihi,

 

Private Secretary (Executive Support)

Office of the Prime Minister

Authorised by Rt. Hon Chris Hipkins MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington

 

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Ref: 2324-0634
 
Kia ora Erika Whittome,
 
On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of [DATE OF EMAIL] requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:
 
“Since the Epidemic Preparedness Act of 2006, which persons and/or 
agencies (apart from Worksafe) have been delegated powers under Section
191 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015? …. my  request is for any
prime minister from 2006 until now under the Health and Safety at Work Act
2015.”
 
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and no
later than 16 October 2023, being 20 working days after the day your
request was received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then,
we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe.  If you have any
enquiries regarding your request feel free to contact us via email to
[1][email address].
 
 
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
 
 

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Please diregard previous acknowlegdment sent at 9.10am and see updated and
correct one below.
 
Ref: 2324-0634
 
Kia ora Erika Whittome,
 
On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) I
acknowledge your request of 6 September 2023 sent to the Office of the
Prime Minister requesting under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act), the following:
 
“Since the Epidemic Preparedness Act of 2006, which persons and/or
agencies (apart from Worksafe) have been delegated powers under Section
191 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015? …. my  request is for any
prime minister from 2006 until now under the Health and Safety at Work Act
2015.”
 
Your request has been transferred to the Ministry of Business, Innovation
and Employment from Office of the Prime Minister on 18 September 2023 and
is being processed in accordance with the Official Information Act 1982.
 
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and no
later than 16 October 2023, being 20 working days after the day your
request was received at MBIE. If we are unable to respond to your request
by then, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe.  If you
have any enquiries regarding your request feel free to contact us via
email to [1][email address].
 
If you have any enquiries regarding your request feel free to contact us
via email [2][email address] 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 |  P O Box 1473 Wellington 6140
 
 
 
 
 

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Tēnā koe Erika,

Please find attached the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment's
response to your Official Information request.

Ngā mihi,

Workplace Relations and Safety Policy Branch
Labour, Science and Enterprise Group
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment (MBIE)

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