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Ngā mihi
 
OIA Services Team
Manatū Hauora | Ministry of Health
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------------------- Original Message -------------------
From: Erika Whittome <[FOI #24511 email]>;
Received: Tue Oct 24 2023 13:16:55 GMT+1300 (New Zealand Daylight Time)
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>; OIA <[email address]>;
Subject: Official Information request - Exemptions given by the MoH for
the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Air Border) Order 2021

Dear Ministry of Health,
Under schedule 3 of COVID-19 Public Health Response (Air Border) Order
2021, there were exemptions entitled "Exemptions from some COVID-19
provisions". These were for various groups of people:
-Diplomatic or consular officials
-New Zealand Defence Force members returning from service
-Persons arriving on foreign military craft
-Persons with permission to arrive for humanitarian reasons
-Refugees
-Citizens of Afghanistan

Please would you share :
- the number of exemptions that were applied for under this order?
-the number of exemptions that were given?
-the above number by "types of exemption" given and by the "various
groups" eg NZDF "All COVID-19 provisions" 100 applied and 99 given.

Yours faithfully,

Erika Whittome

 

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Kia ora Erika,

 

Please find attached a response to your request for information.

 

Ngā mihi 

  

 

OIA Services Team

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Kia ora Erika, 
 
Thank you for your request for information. Please find attached our
response to your request.
 
If you have any questions, please get in touch at
[1][email address].
 
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at [2]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or by phoning 0800 802 602.
 
Ngâ mihi,
 
Te Whatu Ora Ministerial Team
 
Ministerial Services
 
Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand
TeWhatuOra.govt.nz
 

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Kia ora Erika 
 
While considering your request, Te Whatu Ora approached the Ministry of
Business, Innovation, and Employment (MBIE) to request transfer of your
request to them. MBIE, which houses Immigration New Zealand, advised they
are not be able to accept transfer of your request as they do not hold
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This is why we advised in our response that we are refusing your request
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If you would like further clarification, please feel free to reach out to
MBIE directly. 
 
Ngā mihi, 
 
Ministerial Services
 
Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand
TeWhatuOra.govt.nz
 

------------------- Original Message -------------------
From: Erika Whittome <[FOI #24511 email]>;
Received: Mon Dec 11 2023 09:55:53 GMT+1300 (New Zealand Daylight Time)
To: hnzOIA <[email address]>; HNZ OIA <[email address]>;
Subject: Re: Response to your request for information HNZ00031705
CRM:0304525

Dear hnzOIA,

Would you kindly transfer this OIA to Immigration NZ. Thanks very much.

Yours sincerely,

Erika Whittome

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Kia ora Erika, 
  
 Thank you for your request for information. Please find attached our
 response to your request.
  
 If you have any questions, please get in touch at
 [1][email address].
  
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or by phoning 0800 802 602.
  
 Ngâ mihi,
  
 Te Whatu Ora Ministerial Team
  
 Ministerial Services
  
 Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand
 TeWhatuOra.govt.nz
  
 
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Kia ora Erika

As already advised in our response Health NZ | Te Whatu Ora was unable to
transfer this request to the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and
Employment (MBIE) which houses Immigration New Zealand. MBIE advised they
are not able to accept transfer of your request as they do not hold this
information.

If you like though you should be able to lodge an OIA request directly
with MBIE if you have any further requests for information regarding
immigration, you are able to do this using their website
[1]https://www.mbie.govt.nz/about/open-gove...

Ngâ mihi,

Health NZ | Te Whatu Ora Ministerial team
 
Government Services
Office of the Chief Executive

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora
 

------------------- Original Message -------------------
From: Erika Whittome <[FOI #24511 email]>;
Received: Wed Mar 27 2024 10:11:47 GMT+1300 (New Zealand Daylight Time)
To: [email address];
Subject: Re: Response to your request for information HNZ00031705
CRM:0304525

Dear hnzOIA,

Would you please transfer this OIA to Immigration NZ.

Yours sincerely,

Erika Whittome

-----Original Message-----

Kia ora Erika 
  
 While considering your request, Te Whatu Ora approached the Ministry of
 Business, Innovation, and Employment (MBIE) to request transfer of your
 request to them. MBIE, which houses Immigration New Zealand, advised they
 are not be able to accept transfer of your request as they do not hold
 this information.
  
 This is why we advised in our response that we are refusing your request
 under section 18(g) of the Act, as the information you have requested is
 not held by Te Whatu Ora and we have no grounds to believe that the
 information is held by another agency subject to the Act.
  
 If you would like further clarification, please feel free to reach out to
 MBIE directly. 
  
 Ngâ mihi, 
  
 Ministerial Services
  
 Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand
 TeWhatuOra.govt.nz
  

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Kia ora Erika 
 
The OIA creates an obligation for Health NZ to transfer a request if we
believe that information is held by another agency. However it follows
that if we don’t believe this is the case, we cannot. We do not have an
obligation to enquire with every possible agency that could theoretically
hold information. If a reasonable assessment concludes that no other
agency would hold information then that would be the extent of it. Also,
once a decision has been made on a request, we can’t transfer it.

In your case, we did not believe that any other agency held the
information and even reached out to MBIE, which confirmed it too didn’t
hold information in scope of your request. We remain of the position that
we have fulfilled our obligations in respect of your request and can
confirm no further action will be taken.

I can also confirm that no further correspondence will be entered into on
this matter and any further emails will be filed without response. If you
remain unhappy, you should reach out to the Ombudsman to make a complaint.
 
Ngā mihi, 
 
 
Government Services
Office of the Chief Executive

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora
 

------------------- Original Message -------------------
From: Erika Whittome <[FOI #24511 email]>;
Received: Fri Mar 29 2024 18:20:37 GMT+1300 (New Zealand Daylight Time)
To: hnzOIA <[email address]>; HNZ OIA
<[email address]>;
Subject: Re: Response to your request for information HNZ00031705
CRM:0304525

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Dear OIA Team
Would you kindly transfer this request for information to
MFAT
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Yours sincerely,

Erika Whittome

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Kia ora Erika

 As already advised in our response Health NZ | Te Whatu Ora was unable to
 transfer this request to the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and
 Employment (MBIE) which houses Immigration New Zealand. MBIE advised they
 are not able to accept transfer of your request as they do not hold this
 information.

 If you like though you should be able to lodge an OIA request directly
 with MBIE if you have any further requests for information regarding
 immigration, you are able to do this using their website
 [1]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

 Ngâ mihi,

 Health NZ | Te Whatu Ora Ministerial team

 Government Services
 Office of the Chief Executive

 Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora

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