Engagement of Dundas St Law for unvaccinated workers at the DHBs
Erika Whittome made this Official Information request to Health New Zealand
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From: Erika Whittome
Dear Health New Zealand,
A response to an official information act request revealed there 357 nurses, 26 doctors and 64 midwives who left as a result of the New Zealand government’s vaccination order up to March 2022 here https://fyi.org.nz/request/18233/respons...
Many more were terminated after requirements for boosters in March 2022.
The following documents listed below are from staff at DUNDAS STREET LAW and are the properties from the Microsoft word documents. These documents were used as template letters for unvaccinated DHB workers eg to stop them working from 15 November 2021, follow another exemption process, terminate employment and to rebut a "Voices for Freedom":
Medical Exemption .docx
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Authors Jack Rainbow
last saved by Jack Rainbow
Content created 28/10/2021 11:49am
Last printed 21/10/2021 1:56pm
Stand down letter template (1).docx
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Authors Jack Rainbow
Last saved by Simon Hughes
Content created 10/11/2021 11:53am
Date last saved 10/11/2021 11:53am
Last printed 21/10/2021 1:56pm
Stand down letter template.docx
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Authors Jack Rainbow
Last saved by Jack Rainbow
Content created 21/10/2021 10:22am
Date last saved 28/10/2021 10:48am
Last printed 21/10/2021 1:56pm
Total editing time 04:05:00
Termination Letter.docx
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Authors Jack Rainbow
Last saved by Jack Rainbow
Content created 21/10/2021 10:22am
Date last saved 28/10/2021 10:48am
Last printed 22/10/2021 1:43pm
Total editing time 07:05:00
There is also an "Implementation process letter" containing steps for the DHBs to follow for unvaccinated workers and their employment termination.
Template DHB Response to Voices for Freedom letters.docx
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Authors Megan Vant
Last saved by DundasSt
Content created 20/10/2021 09:02am
Date last saved 20/10/2021 4:20am
Last printed 20/10/2021 12:22pm
Total editing time 03:11:00
Template DS Blank (with quick keys) 0616.dotx
Implementation Process Letter.docx
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Authors Chloe Luscombe
Last saved by Rory Barton
Content created 28/10/2021 12:10pm
1. Would you please share the minutes of the decision to engage Dundas Street Law to write all these letters/documents?
2. Would you please share the brief and work order request for these letters to be drafted?
3. Would you please share the cost to the DHB for Dundas Street Law to write all these template letters?
Yours faithfully,
Erika Whittome
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From: Erika Whittome
Dear hnzOIA,
Would you please include the following document created by Dundas St Law in circulation at DHBs to be in scope of this information request? These are the MSWord document's properties:
Covid Mandate FAQs - Final.docx
Authors Jack Rainbow
Last saved by Jack Rainbow
Content created 19/10/2021 5:23pm
Date last saved 21/10/2021 10:20am
Last printed 19/10/2021 11:44am
Yours sincerely,
Erika Whittome
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From: hnzOIA
Kia ora Erika,
Thank you for your request of for the following information:
The following documents listed below are from staff at DUNDAS STREET LAW
and are the properties from the Microsoft word documents. These documents
were used as template letters for unvaccinated DHB workers eg to stop them
working from 15 November 2021, follow another exemption process, terminate
employment and to rebut a "Voices for Freedom":
Medical Exemption .docx
--------------------------------------------------
Authors Jack Rainbow
last saved by Jack Rainbow
Content created 28/10/2021 11:49am
Last printed 21/10/2021 1:56pm
Stand down letter template (1).docx
--------------------------------------------------
Authors Jack Rainbow
Last saved by Simon Hughes
Content created 10/11/2021 11:53am
Date last saved 10/11/2021 11:53am
Last printed 21/10/2021 1:56pm
Stand down letter template.docx
--------------------------------------------------
Authors Jack Rainbow
Last saved by Jack Rainbow
Content created 21/10/2021 10:22am
Date last saved 28/10/2021 10:48am
Last printed 21/10/2021 1:56pm
Total editing time 04:05:00
Termination Letter.docx
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Authors Jack Rainbow
Last saved by Jack Rainbow
Content created 21/10/2021 10:22am
Date last saved 28/10/2021 10:48am
Last printed 22/10/2021 1:43pm
Total editing time 07:05:00
There is also an "Implementation process letter" containing steps for the
DHBs to follow for unvaccinated workers and their employment termination.
Template DHB Response to Voices for Freedom letters.docx
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Authors Megan Vant
Last saved by DundasSt
Content created 20/10/2021 09:02am
Date last saved 20/10/2021 4:20am
Last printed 20/10/2021 12:22pm
Total editing time 03:11:00
Template DS Blank (with quick keys) 0616.dotx
Implementation Process Letter.docx
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From: OIA Requests
Health New Zealand
Kia ora Erika,
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act), received by the Ministry of Health - Manatû Hauora on 2 March 2026.
You requested:
“The following documents listed below are from staff at DUNDAS STREET LAW
and are the properties from the Microsoft word documents. These documents
were used as template letters for unvaccinated DHB workers eg to stop them
working from 15 November 2021, follow another exemption process, terminate
employment and to rebut a "Voices for Freedom":
Medical Exemption .docx
--------------------------------------------------
Authors Jack Rainbow
last saved by Jack Rainbow
Content created 28/10/2021 11:49am
Last printed 21/10/2021 1:56pm
Stand down letter template (1).docx
--------------------------------------------------
Authors Jack Rainbow
Last saved by Simon Hughes
Content created 10/11/2021 11:53am
Date last saved 10/11/2021 11:53am
Last printed 21/10/2021 1:56pm
Stand down letter template.docx
--------------------------------------------------
Authors Jack Rainbow
Last saved by Jack Rainbow
Content created 21/10/2021 10:22am
Date last saved 28/10/2021 10:48am
Last printed 21/10/2021 1:56pm
Total editing time 04:05:00
Termination Letter.docx
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Authors Jack Rainbow
Last saved by Jack Rainbow
Content created 21/10/2021 10:22am
Date last saved 28/10/2021 10:48am
Last printed 22/10/2021 1:43pm
Total editing time 07:05:00
There is also an "Implementation process letter" containing steps for the
DHBs to follow for unvaccinated workers and their employment termination.
Template DHB Response to Voices for Freedom letters.docx
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Authors Megan Vant
Last saved by DundasSt
Content created 20/10/2021 09:02am
Date last saved 20/10/2021 4:20am
Last printed 20/10/2021 12:22pm
Total editing time 03:11:00
Template DS Blank (with quick keys) 0616.dotx
Implementation Process Letter.docx
show quoted sections
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