Kia ora Rohan
  
Thank you for your request for official information. The reference number
for your request is: H2023033269
  
As required under the Official Information Act 1982, Manatū Hauora will
endeavour to respond to your request no later than 20 working days after
the day your request was received. However, over the holiday period there
are 3 weeks that don’t count as ‘working days’. For Official Information
Act (OIA) requests, the holiday period is 25 December 2022 to 15 January
2023 (inclusive). This affects OIA requests received on or after 27
November 2022. If you'd like to calculate the timeframe, you can use the
Ombudsman's online calculator
here: [1]http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/  
  
If you have any queries, please feel free to contact the OIA Services Team
on [2][email address]. If any additional factors come to light which
are relevant to your request, please do not hesitate to contact us so that
these can be taken into account. 

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: [3][email address] or by calling 0800
802 602.

 
Ngā mihi
 
OIA Services Team
Manatū Hauora | Ministry of Health
M[4]inistry of Health information releases 
 
 

------------------- Original Message -------------------
From: Rohan Lloyd <[FYI request #24946 email]>;
Received: Wed Nov 29 2023 20:57:16 GMT+1300 (New Zealand Daylight Time)
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>; OIA <[email address]>;
Subject: Official Information request - Number of "Approved Smoked Tobacco
Retailer" applications in Northland

Dear Ministry of Health,

Official information request: Number of "Approved Smoked Tobacco Retailer"
applications in Northland

Please supply the following information under the Official Information Act
(OIA):

1. The number of "Approved Smoked Tobacco Retailer" applications in
Northland
2. List of the retailers that have applied

If you need any more information from me please let me know as soon as
possible.
I understand that a decision on a request for information under the OIA
should be
made within 20 working days of receiving that request.

If you do not normally deal with official information requests, or you
need advice on dealing
with this request, guidance is available from the Ombudsman at
[5]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

Ngā mihi

Rohan Lloyd
 

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Kia ora Rohan
 
I'm emailing to let you know that both of your requests are now being
processed under the same reference number: H2023033269 
 
"1. The number of "Approved Smoked Tobacco Retailer" applications in
Northland
2. List of the retailers that have applied"
 
"Any information you have about the number of retail locations in
Northland. In particular, any documents that would prove or disprove the
Prime Ministers claim."
 
The due date for your response will be the same as per below.
 
 
Ngā mihi
 
OIA Services Team
Manatū Hauora | Ministry of Health
M[1]inistry of Health information releases 
 
 

------------------- Original Message -------------------
From: OIA <[email address]>;
Received: Thu Nov 30 2023 09:53:48 GMT+1300 (New Zealand Daylight Time)
To: Rohan Lloyd <[FOI #24946 email]>;
Subject: Acknowledgement of your request for official information ref:
H2023033269 CRM:0261991

Kia ora Rohan
  
Thank you for your request for official information. The reference number
for your request is: H2023033269
  
As required under the Official Information Act 1982, Manatū Hauora will
endeavour to respond to your request no later than 20 working days after
the day your request was received. However, over the holiday period there
are 3 weeks that don’t count as ‘working days’. For Official Information
Act (OIA) requests, the holiday period is 25 December 2022 to 15 January
2023 (inclusive). This affects OIA requests received on or after 27
November 2022. If you'd like to calculate the timeframe, you can use the
Ombudsman's online calculator
here: [2]http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/  
  
If you have any queries, please feel free to contact the OIA Services Team
on [3][email address]. If any additional factors come to light which
are relevant to your request, please do not hesitate to contact us so that
these can be taken into account. 

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: [4][email address] or by calling 0800
802 602.

 
Ngā mihi
 
OIA Services Team
Manatū Hauora | Ministry of Health
M[5]inistry of Health information releases 
 
 

------------------- Original Message -------------------
From: Rohan Lloyd <[FOI #24946 email]>;
Received: Wed Nov 29 2023 20:57:16 GMT+1300 (New Zealand Daylight Time)
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>; OIA <[email address]>;
Subject: Official Information request - Number of "Approved Smoked Tobacco
Retailer" applications in Northland

Dear Ministry of Health,

Official information request: Number of "Approved Smoked Tobacco Retailer"
applications in Northland

Please supply the following information under the Official Information Act
(OIA):

1. The number of "Approved Smoked Tobacco Retailer" applications in
Northland
2. List of the retailers that have applied

If you need any more information from me please let me know as soon as
possible.
I understand that a decision on a request for information under the OIA
should be
made within 20 working days of receiving that request.

If you do not normally deal with official information requests, or you
need advice on dealing
with this request, guidance is available from the Ombudsman at
[6]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

Ngā mihi

Rohan Lloyd
 

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Kia ora Rohan,
 
Please find attached our response to your official information request.

Ngā mihi 

  

OIA Services Team

Manatū Hauora | Ministry of Health

M[1]inistry of Health information releases 
U[2]nite against COVID-19 

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Kia ora Rohan,
  
Thank you for your request for official information. The reference number
for your request is: H2024035145
  
As required under the Official Information Act 1982, Manatū Hauora will
endeavour to respond to your request no later than 20 working days after
the day your request was received. If you'd like to calculate the
timeframe, you can use the Ombudsman's online calculator
here: [1]http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/  
  
If you have any queries, please feel free to contact the OIA Services Team
on [2][email address]. If any additional factors come to light which
are relevant to your request, please do not hesitate to contact us so that
these can be taken into account. 

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: [3][email address] or by calling 0800
802 602.

Ngā mihi 
 
OIA Services Team 
[4]Ministry of Health information releases 
 
 

------------------- Original Message -------------------
From: Rohan Lloyd <[FOI #24946 email]>;
Received: Tue Jan 23 2024 17:35:01 GMT+1300 (New Zealand Daylight Time)
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>; OIA <[email address]>;
Subject: Re: Response to your official information request (ref.
H2023033269)

Dear OIA Requests,

Thanks for your reply.

You wrote:

"The Ministry has not approved any applications for any retailer in New
Zealand. Following the
  formation of the new Government the Tobacco Regulatory Authority (TRA)
suspended receiving
  new applications for the Approved Smoked Tobacco Retailer scheme on 1
December 2023,
  which was due to close on 3 December 2023."

I would like to clarify that my request was not asking for the number of
"approved applications", but the number of "applications" to be an
"Approved Smoked Tobacco Retailer" . ie the number of applications
received as per:

[5]https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/regu...

[6]https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/regu...

Yours sincerely,

Rohan Lloyd

 

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Kia ora Rohan,
Please find attached our response to your official information request.

Ngā mihi 

  

OIA Services Team

Manatū Hauora | Ministry of Health

M[1]inistry of Health information releases 
U[2]nite against COVID-19 

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