Vaccinations at television New Zealand

Erika Whittome made this Official Information request to Television New Zealand Limited

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From: Erika Whittome

Dear Television New Zealand Limited,

Beginning around December 2021 to sometime in 2022, TVNZ had in place a mandated vaccination policy for staff, yet the Broadcasting workers were not listed as one of the affected groups in the Covid-19 Public Health (Vaccinations) Order 2021.

Under the Official Information Act, provide the following information:

1.Was Covid 19 a disease reported to Worksafe by TVNZ?
2.Did Covid 19 arise out of the nature of work at TVNZ?
3.Is there or was there in the past, any genetic “gain of function” work taking place at TVNZ on corona viruses, or the nursing of corona virus patients?

Please provide:

4.The written authorisation from the Director General specifying persons at TVNZ who were authorised enforcement person(s) under section 18 (2) the Covid-19 Public Health Response Act 2020. Please provide the functions and powers that could be carried out by the authorised enforcement person(s) and;

5.Number of exemptions issued to TVNZ workers under clause 9 of the Covid 19 Public Health Response (Vaccinations) Order 2021;

6.Any other exemptions issued to staff, please provide grounds and number issued and;

7.In relation to covid 19 vaccines, any payment TVNZ and/or its subsidiaries received for each staff member that was vaccinated, the amount and the scheme the payment was provided under and;

8.Any payment TVNZ and/or its subsidiaries received for leasing or renting floor space for vaccination in 2021 and 2022 , eg super Saturdays events at any of your facilities. Please include the amount and the scheme the payment was provided under.

Yours faithfully,

Erika Whittome

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From: Erika Whittome <[FOI #27052 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2024 6:14 AM
To: OIA <[TVNZ request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Vaccinations at television New
Zealand

 

Dear Television New Zealand Limited, Beginning around December 2021 to
sometime in 2022, TVNZ had in place a mandated vaccination policy for
staff, yet the Broadcasting workers were not listed as one of the affected
groups in the Covid-19 Public

Dear Television New Zealand Limited,

 

Beginning around December 2021 to sometime in 2022, TVNZ had in place a mandated vaccination policy for staff, yet the Broadcasting workers were not listed as one of the affected groups in the Covid-19 Public Health (Vaccinations) Order 2021.

 

Under the Official Information Act, provide the following information:

 

1.Was Covid 19 a disease reported to Worksafe by TVNZ?

2.Did Covid 19 arise out of the nature of work at TVNZ?

3.Is there or was there in the past, any genetic “gain of function” work taking place at TVNZ on corona viruses, or the nursing of corona virus patients?

 

Please provide:

 

4.The written authorisation from the Director General specifying persons at TVNZ who were authorised enforcement person(s) under section 18 (2) the Covid-19 Public Health Response Act 2020. Please provide the functions and powers that could be carried out by the authorised enforcement person(s) and;

 

5.Number of exemptions issued to TVNZ workers under clause 9 of the Covid 19 Public Health Response (Vaccinations) Order 2021;

 

6.Any other exemptions issued to staff, please provide grounds and number issued and;

 

7.In relation to covid 19 vaccines, any payment TVNZ and/or its subsidiaries received for each staff member that was vaccinated, the amount and the scheme the payment was provided under and;

 

8.Any payment TVNZ and/or its subsidiaries received for leasing or renting floor space for vaccination in 2021 and 2022 , eg super Saturdays events at any of your facilities. Please include the amount and the scheme the payment was provided under.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Erika Whittome

 

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Kia ora

 

Please see the attached response to your request for official information.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

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From: Erika Whittome <[FOI #27052 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2024 6:14 AM
To: OIA <[TVNZ request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Vaccinations at television New
Zealand

 

Dear Television New Zealand Limited, Beginning around December 2021 to
sometime in 2022, TVNZ had in place a mandated vaccination policy for
staff, yet the Broadcasting workers were not listed as one of the affected
groups in the Covid-19 Public

Dear Television New Zealand Limited,

 

Beginning around December 2021 to sometime in 2022, TVNZ had in place a mandated vaccination policy for staff, yet the Broadcasting workers were not listed as one of the affected groups in the Covid-19 Public Health (Vaccinations) Order 2021.

 

Under the Official Information Act, provide the following information:

 

1.Was Covid 19 a disease reported to Worksafe by TVNZ?

2.Did Covid 19 arise out of the nature of work at TVNZ?

3.Is there or was there in the past, any genetic “gain of function” work taking place at TVNZ on corona viruses, or the nursing of corona virus patients?

 

Please provide:

 

4.The written authorisation from the Director General specifying persons at TVNZ who were authorised enforcement person(s) under section 18 (2) the Covid-19 Public Health Response Act 2020. Please provide the functions and powers that could be carried out by the authorised enforcement person(s) and;

 

5.Number of exemptions issued to TVNZ workers under clause 9 of the Covid 19 Public Health Response (Vaccinations) Order 2021;

 

6.Any other exemptions issued to staff, please provide grounds and number issued and;

 

7.In relation to covid 19 vaccines, any payment TVNZ and/or its subsidiaries received for each staff member that was vaccinated, the amount and the scheme the payment was provided under and;

 

8.Any payment TVNZ and/or its subsidiaries received for leasing or renting floor space for vaccination in 2021 and 2022 , eg super Saturdays events at any of your facilities. Please include the amount and the scheme the payment was provided under.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Erika Whittome

 

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From: Erika Whittome

Dear OIA,
Would you kindly answer question 2?

Request 2: Did Covid 19 arise out of the nature of work at TVNZ?
Response 2: TVNZ did not collect data on whether COVID19 was transmitted within its workplace.

The question is not about transmission which is passing a disease from one person to another. It’s about the arising of the disease . How does the disease come about? ie did the disease originate from the kind of work taking place at TVNZ ? For example, if I demolish a building with asbestos, then asbestos lung is a disease which arises out of the kind of work taking place….that is demolition works of asbestos materials. The demolition work leads to asbestos lung if workers are not adequately protected from the asbestos materials.

Please would your provide the information on the disease arising out of the nature of the work at TVNZ?
Yours sincerely,

Erika Whittome

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Dear Erika.

 

We have received your email of 4 June 2024 and will respond within 20
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From: Erika Whittome <[FOI #27052 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 4, 2024 4:12 PM
To: OIA <[TVNZ request email]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Vaccinations at television New
Zealand

 

Dear OIA, Would you kindly answer question 2? Request 2: Did Covid 19
arise out of the nature of work at TVNZ? Response 2: TVNZ did not collect
data on whether COVID19 was transmitted within its workplace. The question
is not about transmission

Dear OIA,

Would you kindly answer question 2?

 

Request 2: Did Covid 19 arise out of the nature of work at TVNZ?

Response 2: TVNZ did not collect data on whether COVID19 was transmitted within its workplace.

 

The question is not about transmission which is passing a disease from one person to another. It’s about the arising of the disease . How does the disease come about? ie did the disease originate from the kind of work taking place at TVNZ ? For example, if I demolish a building with asbestos, then asbestos lung is a disease which arises out of the kind of work taking place….that is demolition works of asbestos materials. The demolition work leads to asbestos lung if workers are not adequately protected from the asbestos materials.

 

Please would your provide the information on the disease arising out of the nature of the work at TVNZ?

Yours sincerely,

 

Erika Whittome

 

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From: Erika Whittome <[FOI #27052 email]>

Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2024 6:14 AM

To: OIA <[TVNZ request email]>

Subject: Official Information request - Vaccinations at television New

Zealand

 

 

 

Dear Television New Zealand Limited, Beginning around December 2021 to

sometime in 2022, TVNZ had in place a mandated vaccination policy for

staff, yet the Broadcasting workers were not listed as one of the affected

groups in the Covid-19 Public

 

Dear Television New Zealand Limited,

 

 

 

Beginning around December 2021 to sometime in 2022, TVNZ had in place a mandated vaccination policy for staff, yet the Broadcasting workers were not listed as one of the affected groups in the Covid-19 Public Health (Vaccinations) Order 2021.

 

 

 

Under the Official Information Act, provide the following information:

 

 

 

1.Was Covid 19 a disease reported to Worksafe by TVNZ?

 

2.Did Covid 19 arise out of the nature of work at TVNZ?

 

3.Is there or was there in the past, any genetic “gain of function” work taking place at TVNZ on corona viruses, or the nursing of corona virus patients?

 

 

 

Please provide:

 

 

 

4.The written authorisation from the Director General specifying persons at TVNZ who were authorised enforcement person(s) under section 18 (2) the Covid-19 Public Health Response Act 2020. Please provide the functions and powers that could be carried out by the authorised enforcement person(s) and;

 

 

 

5.Number of exemptions issued to TVNZ workers under clause 9 of the Covid 19 Public Health Response (Vaccinations) Order 2021;

 

 

 

6.Any other exemptions issued to staff, please provide grounds and number issued and;

 

 

 

7.In relation to covid 19 vaccines, any payment TVNZ and/or its subsidiaries received for each staff member that was vaccinated, the amount and the scheme the payment was provided under and;

 

 

 

8.Any payment TVNZ and/or its subsidiaries received for leasing or renting floor space for vaccination in 2021 and 2022 , eg super Saturdays events at any of your facilities. Please include the amount and the scheme the payment was provided under.

 

 

 

Yours faithfully,

 

 

 

Erika Whittome

 

 

 

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Kia ora

 

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From: Erika Whittome <[FOI #27052 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 4, 2024 4:12 PM
To: OIA <[TVNZ request email]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Vaccinations at television New
Zealand

 

Dear OIA, Would you kindly answer question 2? Request 2: Did Covid 19
arise out of the nature of work at TVNZ? Response 2: TVNZ did not collect
data on whether COVID19 was transmitted within its workplace. The question
is not about transmission

Dear OIA,

Would you kindly answer question 2?

 

Request 2: Did Covid 19 arise out of the nature of work at TVNZ?

Response 2: TVNZ did not collect data on whether COVID19 was transmitted within its workplace.

 

The question is not about transmission which is passing a disease from one person to another. It’s about the arising of the disease . How does the disease come about? ie did the disease originate from the kind of work taking place at TVNZ ? For example, if I demolish a building with asbestos, then asbestos lung is a disease which arises out of the kind of work taking place….that is demolition works of asbestos materials. The demolition work leads to asbestos lung if workers are not adequately protected from the asbestos materials.

 

Please would your provide the information on the disease arising out of the nature of the work at TVNZ?

Yours sincerely,

 

Erika Whittome

 

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From: Erika Whittome <[FOI #27052 email]>

Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2024 6:14 AM

To: OIA <[TVNZ request email]>

Subject: Official Information request - Vaccinations at television New

Zealand

 

 

 

Dear Television New Zealand Limited, Beginning around December 2021 to

sometime in 2022, TVNZ had in place a mandated vaccination policy for

staff, yet the Broadcasting workers were not listed as one of the affected

groups in the Covid-19 Public

 

Dear Television New Zealand Limited,

 

 

 

Beginning around December 2021 to sometime in 2022, TVNZ had in place a mandated vaccination policy for staff, yet the Broadcasting workers were not listed as one of the affected groups in the Covid-19 Public Health (Vaccinations) Order 2021.

 

 

 

Under the Official Information Act, provide the following information:

 

 

 

1.Was Covid 19 a disease reported to Worksafe by TVNZ?

 

2.Did Covid 19 arise out of the nature of work at TVNZ?

 

3.Is there or was there in the past, any genetic “gain of function” work taking place at TVNZ on corona viruses, or the nursing of corona virus patients?

 

 

 

Please provide:

 

 

 

4.The written authorisation from the Director General specifying persons at TVNZ who were authorised enforcement person(s) under section 18 (2) the Covid-19 Public Health Response Act 2020. Please provide the functions and powers that could be carried out by the authorised enforcement person(s) and;

 

 

 

5.Number of exemptions issued to TVNZ workers under clause 9 of the Covid 19 Public Health Response (Vaccinations) Order 2021;

 

 

 

6.Any other exemptions issued to staff, please provide grounds and number issued and;

 

 

 

7.In relation to covid 19 vaccines, any payment TVNZ and/or its subsidiaries received for each staff member that was vaccinated, the amount and the scheme the payment was provided under and;

 

 

 

8.Any payment TVNZ and/or its subsidiaries received for leasing or renting floor space for vaccination in 2021 and 2022 , eg super Saturdays events at any of your facilities. Please include the amount and the scheme the payment was provided under.

 

 

 

Yours faithfully,

 

 

 

Erika Whittome

 

 

 

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