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Kia ora,

The information you have requested is withheld in full under the following
sections of the Act:

o Section 9(2)(b)(ii), where its release would likely unreasonably
prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied the
information;
o Section 9(2)(ba)(ii), to protect information that is subject to an
obligation of confidence and making it available would likely damage
the public interest; and
o Section 9(2)(c), to avoid prejudice to measures to protect the health
or safety of the public.

I have considered the countervailing public interest in release in making
this decision and consider that it does not outweigh the need to withhold
at this time.  

You may be interested in a summary statement with information on the
COVID-19 vaccine procurement process and the nature of the commitments
made by the Government across all the contracts. The summary statement can
be found
here: [5]www.health.govt.nz/about-ministry/information-releases/general-information-releases/summary-statement-new-zealand-covid-19-vaccine-procurement-process-and-contracts-suppliers  

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: [6][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: [7][email address] or by calling 0800
802 602.

 

Ngā mihi

  

OIA Services Team
Manatū Hauora | Ministry of Health
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Kia ora F Sharpley
The Ministry stands by its decision and has nothing further to add.
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: [1][email address] or by calling 0800
802 602. 

Ngā mihi 

  

OIA Services Team

Manatū Hauora | Ministry of Health

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From: F. Sharpley <[FOI #27691 email]>
Sent: Friday, 19 July 2024 14:22
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Response to your information request H2024046706 CRM:0114453
 
Dear OIA Requests,
Your response to my request above is exceedingly surprising and gives the
distinct impression that a decision to withhold the information requested
by me had already been taken by OIA Services Team.

Your denial of my request is basically a blank denial of information that
is vital to the public interest, transparency of government, and denial of
information that directly and indirectly affects almost all of New
Zealand's population.

There is an enormous amount of evidence that indicates the public were fed
lies by our Government and its Officials, from the very top to the bottom
of the political and civil service cabal.

Your reasons are:
o Section 9(2)(b)(ii), where its release would likely unreasonably
prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied the
information; Question: who is the "person" who supplied the information
and what prejudice do you foresee ? How does this possible "prejudice" of
one person outweigh the interest of the public of 5.5 million people who
reside in New Zealand ?

o Section 9(2)(ba)(ii), to protect information that is subject to an
obligation of confidence and making it available would likely damage the
public interest; Question: making the information public in fact would be
very much in the public interest; it would not damage it. On the contrary,
by withholding this information you are seriously damaging the public
confidence in the Government and the civil service. Do you not think that
people are entitled to know how they have been treated by the Government ?
Do you not consider that by withholding this information you are creating
an atmosphere of conspiracy by government to hoodwink the population ?
There is already much discussion around how and why the Government signed
such a contract, even to the point of suggesting that perhaps bribery and
corruption were involved

o Section 9(2)(c), to avoid prejudice to measures to protect the health or
safety of the public.
Question: are you saying that you are wary of the public refusing to be,
say, vaccinated against other illnesses  if this information were to be
released ? I would suggest that, on the contrary, by withholding the
information you are creating a climate of fear among the population and
people will not participate in any future vaccination campaign.

In light of the above, I again request that you release the information to
the public as the information is very, very much in the public interest,
although it may put a few individual political and civil service personnel
in the spotlight, but of what consequence is that compared with the right
of the population to hold them to account.

Yours sincerely,

F. Sharpley

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