Implementation once vax orders were revoked 22 Sept 2022
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From: Erika Whittome
Dear Ministry of Health,
The Covid-19 Public Health Response (Vaccinations) Order 2021 was revoked Sept 2022 and this Order was administered by the Minister of Health.
Would you please share the following information on the implementation and promulgation of this order being revoked in September and the rest or 2022 eg:
Any Press Releases
Any Ministerial advice on this revocation especially to DHBs, Health NZ, The Health and Disability Commissioner, Privacy Commission, MBIE, Worksafe, MoJ etc
Any Ministerial briefings Sept until the end of 2022
Yours faithfully,
Erika Whittome
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Kia ora Erika,
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act), received by the Ministry of Health on 23 February 2025. You
requested:
"The Covid-19 Public Health Response (Vaccinations) Order 2021 was revoked
Sept 2022 and this Order was administered by the Minister of Health.
Would you please share the following information on the implementation and
promulgation of this order being revoked in September and the rest or 2022
eg:
Any Press Releases:
Any Ministerial advice on this revocation especially to DHBs, Health NZ,
The Health and Disability Commissioner, Privacy Commission, MBIE,
Worksafe, MoJ etc
Any Ministerial briefings Sept until the end of 2022"
The reference number for your request is H2025061937. As required under
the Act, the Ministry will endeavour to respond to your request no later
than 20 working days after the day your request was received:
http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/.
If you have any queries related to this request, please do not hesitate to
get in touch ([1][email address]).
Ngā mihi
OIA Services Team
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Kia ora Erika,
Partial response and extension of your request for official information
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act) to the Ministry of Health – Manatû Hauora (the Ministry) on 23
February 2025 for information regarding the COVID-19 Public Health
Response (Vaccinations) Order 2021. You requested:
"Would you please share the following information on the implementation
and promulgation of this order being revoked in September and the rest or
2022 eg:
Any Press Releases:
Any Ministerial advice on this revocation especially to DHBs, Health NZ,
The Health and Disability Commissioner, Privacy Commission, MBIE,
Worksafe, MoJ etc
Any Ministerial briefings Sept until the end of 2022"
The Ministry of Health has identified two publicly available documents in
scope of your request. These are available publicly via the below
links. For this reason, copies of these documents are refused under
section 18(d) of the Act.
* Cabinet paper - Future of the COVID-19 Protection Framework and Moving
to the New Approach:
[1]www.dpmc.govt.nz/sites/default/files/2022-12/SWC-22-SUB-0159-future-c19-protection-framework.pdf
* HR20221395 - Required order changed to support the shift to a new
approach for managing COVID-19 :
[2]ww.health.govt.nz/system/files/2022-11/20221395_briefing.pdf
Turning to the remainder of your request, the Ministry of Health has
decided to extend the period of time available to respond to your request
under section 15A of the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) as the
consultations necessary to make a decision on the request are such that a
proper response to the request cannot reasonably be made within the
original time limit.
You can now expect a decision on the remainder of your request by 4 April
2025.
Ngâ mihi
OIA Services Team
Ministry of Health | Manatû Hauora
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Kia ora Erika
Please find attached a letter regarding your request for information.
Ngā mihi
OIA Services Team
Ministry of Health | Manatū Hauora
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From: Erika Whittome
Dear OIA Requests,
Would you please supply the information? Your last letter is a photo and none of the links in it work when I try to click on them
Yours sincerely,
Erika Whittome
From: OIA Requests
Kia ora Erika,
Apologies. Please try the links in the attached document.
Ngâ mihi
OIA Services Team
Ministry of Health | Manatû Hauora
M[1]inistry of Health information releases
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From: Erika Whittome <[FOI #30187 email]>
Sent: Saturday, 5 April 2025 07:19
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Response to your official information act request – ref
H2025061937 CRM:0001102
Dear OIA Requests,
Would you please supply the information? Your last letter is a photo and
none of the links in it work when I try to click on them
Yours sincerely,
Erika Whittome
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From: Erika Whittome
Dear OIA Requests,
You have shared various announcements that the order is being revoked . However This request for information is on the implementation of this particular change to other government departments .
For example what information was shared to implement the change to the MoJ, MBIE, HNZ etc?
Is there any information on the implementation of this change? Or does the information not exist at all?
Yours sincerely,
Erika Whittome
From: OIA Requests
Kia ora Erika,
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act), received by the Ministry of Health on 12 April 2025. You requested:
"You have shared various announcements that the order is being revoked .
However This request for information is on the implementation of this
particular change to other government departments .
For example what information was shared to implement the change to the
MoJ, MBIE, HNZ etc?
Is there any information on the implementation of this change? Or does the
information not exist at all?"
The reference number for your request is H2025065299. As required under
the Act, the Ministry will endeavour to respond to your request no later
than 20 working days after the day your request was received:
http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/.
If you have any queries related to this request, please do not hesitate to
get in touch ([1][email address]).
Ngā mihi
OIA Services Team
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