133 Molesworth Street
PO Box 5013
Wellington 6140
New Zealand
T+64 4 496 2000
24 September 2025
Catherine Jamieson
By email:
[FYI request #32266 email]
Ref:
H2025072345
Tēnā koe Catherine
Partial/Transfer of your request for official information Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) to the Ministry of
Health - Manatū Hauora (the Ministry) 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 waybil 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 responsibility for purchasing COVID-19 vaccines transitioned from the Ministry to Pharmac
in September and November 2022, so for information dated after that, please refer to the
response provided by Pharmac in due course.
The Ministry does not hold the remainder of the information requested. We note that while this
information predates the establishment of Health New Zealand and the function was not
transferred to their agency, it is held by Health New Zealand. For this reason, I have decided to
transfer your request to their agency under section 14(b)(i) of the Act. You can expect a
response from Health New Zealand in due course
: [email address]
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: [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:
[email address] or by cal ing 0800 802 602.
Nāku noa, na
Alex Fuller
Acting Manager, OIA Services
Corporate Services | Te Pou Tiaki
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