Kia ora Catherine

 

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act), received by the Ministry of Health on 8 September 2025. You
requested:

 

In respect of COVID-19 products (limited to those injectable medicines) to
enable identification of which entity :-

i) ordered the product
ii) imported the product; and
iii) the product was charged to

From March 2020 until July 2023 (inclusive) please provide for all imports

Copies of the
-purchase order form
-shipping form and/or waybill shipping
-Packing slip for product on arrival

All pricing information will be redacted.  Only the information required
to establish the above i)-iii) is requested.

 

The reference number for your request is H2025072345. 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: [1]http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/

 

If you have any queries related to this request, please do not hesitate to
get in touch ([2][email address]).

 

 

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

 

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Kia ora,
Please find attached a letter about our decision to transfer your request
to Health New Zealand. We note Pharmac has also received your request and
will respond in due course for the timeframe in your request, September
2022 onwards.
You can contact Health New Zealand at: [email address] 

Ngā mihi 

  

OIA Services Team

Ministry of Health  | Manatū Hauora 

M[1]inistry of Health information releases 

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From: Catherine Jamieson <[FOI #32266 email]>
Sent: Monday, 8 September 2025 20:50
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - COVID-19 Vaccine Order
Documentation
 
Dear Ministry of Health,

In respect of COVID-19 products (limited to those injectable medicines) to
enable identification of which entity :-

i) ordered the product
ii) imported the product; and
iii) the product was charged to

From March 2020 until July 2023 (inclusive) please provide for all imports

Copies of the
-purchase order form
-shipping form and/or waybill shipping
-Packing slip for product on arrival

All pricing information will be redacted.  Only the information required
to establish the above i)-iii) is requested.

This request has also been sent to MBIE and Pharmac so the three agencies
can establish who is responsible for this request.  I trust this approach
will avoid the delays that can occur when requests are passed between
agencies.

Yours faithfully,

Catherine Jamieson

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Tēnākoe, 

Thank you for contacting Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora. 
This is an automatic reply to confirm that we have received your email. 

Depending on the nature of your request you may not receive a response for
up to 20 working days. 
We will try to respond to your query as quickly as possible.

Ngā mihi

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Kia ora Catherine
 
Thank you for your request for information regarding vaccine purchasing on
23 September 2025. Please find attached our response to your request.
 
If you have any questions, please get in touch at
[1][email address]
 
If you are not happy with this response, you have the right to make a
complaint to the Ombudsman. Information about how to do this is available
at [2]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or by phoning 0800 802 602.
 
Ngā mihi, 
 

Cassandra 
Government Services

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora

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Kia ora Catherine

 

As requested, we are resending your response. 

 

Please let us know if you are having further issues opening the files. 

 

Ngā mihi, 
 

Cassandra 
Government Services

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora

 

 

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Tçnâ koe, Catherine

 

Thank you for your email. 

 

Under the Official Information Act (OIA), agencies are required to respond
to requests for official information as soon as reasonably practicable and
no later than 20 working days after receiving them.

 

Please note that the period from 25 December 2025 to 15 January 2026
(inclusive) is not counted as working days under the OIA. As a result, any
OIA requests received on or after 29 November 2025 may take longer to
process than usual, as the maximum response timeframe may extend into the
new year.

If your request is for data that Health NZ holds, have you checked
[1]Lighthouse first to see if the data you are seeking is already
published?

 

Lighthouse is a searchable catalogue that makes a range of data and
analytics products available to New Zealanders to enable easier, faster
access to insights about health services.

 

You can find further information about how OIA timeframes are calculated,
including the Ombudsman’s OIA calculator, at the link below:
[2]Official information calculators | Ombudsman New Zealand

 

We will provide a response to your request in line with the statutory
timeframes set out in the OIA.

We appreciate your understanding and patience during this time.

 

Ngâ mihi,
Health NZ | Te Whatu Ora

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