Kia ora,

  

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act), received by the Ministry of Health - Manatû Hauora on 25 March 2026.
You requested:

 

"Please provide the Briefing Paper ‘Policy decisions required for further
amendments to the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Vaccinations) Order
(No. 7) 2021’ provided to Chris Hipkins on 22 Dec 2021."
 

The reference number for your request is H2026080595. We will endeavour to
respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than
24 April 2026 being 20 working days after the day your request was
received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will
notify you of an extension of that timeframe.

 

If you have any queries regarding your request, please feel free to
contact the OIA Services Team on [1][email address]. If any
additional factors come to light which are relevant to your request,
please do not hesitate to contact us so that these can be taken into
account. 

 

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

 

 

Ngâ mihi, 
 
OIA Services Team

Ministry of Health | Manatû Hauora

 

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 Kia ora A,   
  
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act) to the Ministry of Health – Manatū Hauora (the Ministry) on 24 March
2026. You requested:    
   
“The Briefing Paper ‘Policy decisions required for further amendments to
the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Vaccinations) Order (No. 7) 2021’
provided to Chris Hipkins on 22 Dec 2021.”   
     
The document you have requested is publicly available at
[1]www.health.govt.nz/system/fil
es/2026-04/h20212779-amendments-order-booster-requirements.pdf. Therefore,
section 18(d) of the Act applies. Some information is withheld under
section 9 of the Act. Where information is withheld, the countervailing
public interest in release has been considered, and it does not outweigh
the need to withhold at this time. 
Please note that while the document was addressed to Hon Chris Hipkins, it
was received by Hon Ayesha Verrall as Duty Minister on 7 January 2021.  
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:
[2][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: [3][email address] or by calling 0800
802 602. 
 
Please note that this response, with your personal details removed, may be
published on the Ministry website at:
[4]www.health.govt.nz/about-ministry/information-releases/responses-official-information-act-requests.    
Ngā mihi,

OIA Services Team

Ministry of Health | Manatū Hauora

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