133 Molesworth Street
PO Box 5013
Wellington 6140
New Zealand
T+64 4 496 2000
6 November 2023
Stuart Pidd
By email: [FYI request #24441 email]
Ref:
H2023032398
Tēnā koe Stuart
Response to 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 13 October 2023. You requested:
“Did Jason Mamoa apply for an exemption from providing his COVID-19 vaccination
status in order to enter the country during the period of 2020-2022? Was this exemption
granted? What considerations were given to whether such an exemption should be
granted or not (that would differ in any way from another non-citizen wishing to visit a sick
family member for example).”
Information regarding your request is withheld in full under section 9(2)(a) of the Act, to protect
the privacy of natural persons. I have considered the countervailing public interest in releasing
information and consider that it does not outweigh the need to withhold at this time.
If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request with us, including this decision, please feel
free to contact the OIA Services Team on: [email address].
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, nā
Jan Torres
Manager, OIA Services Government and Executive Services | Te Pou Whakatere Kāwanatanga