Kia ora Erika,

  

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act), received by the Ministry of Health - Manatū Hauora on 6 May 2026.
You requested:

 

"On 11 Oct 2021, there was an announcement of Mandatory vaccination for
two workforces : health and educations workers which is here:

[1]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

 

1. Would you please share the "Mandatory vaccination " legislation at this
time for health and education workforces?
2 Would you please share all the letters, correspondence, ministerial
briefings, etc that led to this 11 Oct 2021 announcement?"
 

The reference number for your request is H2026082361. We will endeavour to
respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than
4 June 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.

 

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contact the OIA Services Team on [2][email address]. If any
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please do not hesitate to contact us so that these can be taken into
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review any decisions made under this request. The Ombudsman may be
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Ngā mihi, 
 
OIA Services Team

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Tēnā koe Erika,   

  

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act) to the Ministry of Health on 6 May 2026 for: 

 

"On 11 Oct 2021, there was an announcement of Mandatory vaccination for
two workforces : health and educations workers which is here:

 

[1]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

 

1. Would you please share the "Mandatory vaccination " legislation at this
time for health and education workforces?

2 Would you please share all the letters, correspondence, ministerial
briefings, etc that led to this 11 Oct 2021 announcement??"

  

The parts of your request referring to education workers relates to
information which is more closely connected with the functions of the
Ministry of Education. For this reason, the Ministry has decided to
partially transfer your request to the Ministry of Education  under
section 14(b)(ii) of the Act. You can expect a response from their agency
in due course. Their contact email is: [2][email address]

 

The Ministry will provide a response to the remainder of your request in
due course. 

   

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review any decisions made under this request. The Ombudsman may be
contacted by email at: [3][email address] or by calling 0800
802 602.   

 

 

Ngā mihi,

 

OIA Services Team

Ministry of Health | Manatū Hauora

 

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Kia ora Erika,

 

Thank you for the information request below, which was partially
transferred to the Ministry of Education.  The Ministry will consider and
respond to your request in accordance with the Official Information Act
1982 (the Act).

 

Under section 15(1) of the Act, we are required to make and inform you of
our decision on your request as soon as reasonably practicable and in any
case not later than 20 working days after the day on which your request is
received.  You can therefore expect to receive our decision on your
request on or before 22 June 2026.  If more than 20 working days are
needed due to the potential workload and/or consultations involved in
answering your request, we will notify you accordingly.

 

In the interim, if you have any questions about your request, please email
[1][email address].

 

 

Ngā mihi,

Enquiries National Team | Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | Ministry of
Education | JH
[2]education.govt.nz
We shape an education system that delivers equitable and excellent
outcomes
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ōna huanga

[3]Te TD huhu o te MD tauranga

 

Dear Ministry of Health,

On 11 Oct 2021, there was an announcement of Mandatory vaccination for two
workforces : health and educations workers which is here:

 

[4]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

 

1. Would you please share the "Mandatory vaccination " legislation at this
time for health and education workforces?

2 Would you please share all the letters, correspondence, ministerial
briefings, etc that led to this 11 Oct 2021 announcement?

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Erika Whittome

 

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Kia ora Erika, 

 

Thank you for your request for official information, received on 6 May
2026 for:   

 

“On 11 Oct 2021, there was an announcement of Mandatory vaccination for
two workforces : health and educations workers which is here:

 

[1]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

 

1. Would you please share the "Mandatory vaccination " legislation at this
time for health and education workforces?

2 Would you please share all the letters, correspondence, ministerial
briefings, etc that led to this 11 Oct 2021 announcement?”   

   

We are contacting you in accordance with section 18B of the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act) as your request, as it is currently worded,
is for a very large volume of information. Your request may be refused
under section 18(f) of the Act as the information requested cannot be made
available without substantial collation or research.   

   

In order to provide you with information sooner and in order to work
within a more manageable request, are you happy to refine part 2 of your
request to substantive and final documents only between July and October
2021?

   

Please respond by COB Wednesday 27 May so that we can consider your
refinement in our response to your request.   

   

Please note, under section 15 of the Official Information Act 1982, any
clarification or amendments made to a request within seven working days
after the date it is received, that request may be treated as a new
request and the time limit for the response restarts.   

   

We look forward to receiving your response. 

Ngā mihi,

OIA Services Team

Ministry of Health | Manatū Hauora

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Kia ora Erika, 
The ministry would like to follow up the below refinement email. 
Please respond by COB Friday 29 May so that we can consider your
refinement in our response to your request. 
We look forward to hearing from you. 
Ngā mihi,

OIA Services Team

Ministry of Health | Manatū Hauora

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From: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Sent: Monday, 25 May 2026 16:59
To: Erika Whittome <[FOI #34621 email]>
Subject: Refinement of your request for information, ref: H2026082361
CRM:0520311
 

Kia ora Erika, 

 

Thank you for your request for official information, received on 6 May
2026 for:   

 

“On 11 Oct 2021, there was an announcement of Mandatory vaccination for
two workforces : health and educations workers which is here:

 

[1]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

 

1. Would you please share the "Mandatory vaccination " legislation at this
time for health and education workforces?

2 Would you please share all the letters, correspondence, ministerial
briefings, etc that led to this 11 Oct 2021 announcement?”   

   

We are contacting you in accordance with section 18B of the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act) as your request, as it is currently worded,
is for a very large volume of information. Your request may be refused
under section 18(f) of the Act as the information requested cannot be made
available without substantial collation or research.   

   

In order to provide you with information sooner and in order to work
within a more manageable request, are you happy to refine part 2 of your
request to substantive and final documents only between July and October
2021?

   

Please respond by COB Wednesday 27 May so that we can consider your
refinement in our response to your request.   

   

Please note, under section 15 of the Official Information Act 1982, any
clarification or amendments made to a request within seven working days
after the date it is received, that request may be treated as a new
request and the time limit for the response restarts.   

   

We look forward to receiving your response. 

Ngā mihi,

OIA Services Team

Ministry of Health | Manatū Hauora

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Kia ora Erika

 

 

 

Please find attached a letter regarding your request for official
information. 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 [1][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: [2][email address] or by calling 0800
802 602.

 

 

Ngā mihi

 

OIA Services Team

[3]Manatū Hauora information releases

 
[4][IMG] [5][IMG] [6][IMG] [7][IMG]

 

 

 

 

 

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Kia ora Erika, 
Thank you for your email regarding your request for official information.
The response to this request was sent via email on Thursday 4 June 2026, I
have reattached it above in case you did not receive it. 
The legislation at this time for health workers is listed in the Appendix
as Document 1, you will find it online here:
[1]www.legislation.govt.nz/secondary-legislation/pco-drafted/2021/94/en/latest/#LMS487890. 
The parts of your request referring to education workers relates to
information which is more closely connected with the functions of the
Ministry of Education. For this reason, on 22 May 2026 the
Ministry partially transferred these parts of your request to the Ministry
of Education under section 14(b)(ii) of the Act. You can expect a response
from their agency in due course. Their contact email is
[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.  
Ngā mihi,

OIA Services Team

Ministry of Health | Manatū Hauora

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From: Erika Whittome <[FOI #34621 email]>
Sent: Friday, 5 June 2026 16:58
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Response to your request for information, H2026082361
CRM:0520311
 
Dear OIA Requests,
I am still waiting on this information:
1. Would you please share the "Mandatory vaccination " legislation at this
time for health
and education workforces?

Does this information exist?

Yours sincerely,

Erika Whittome

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 Kia ora Erika

  

  

  

 Please find attached a letter regarding your request for official
 information. 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 [1][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: [2][email address] or by calling 0800
 802 602.

  

  

 Ngā mihi

  

 OIA Services Team

 [3]Manatū Hauora information releases

  
 [4][IMG] [5][IMG] [6][IMG] [7][IMG]

  

  

  

  

  
 
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Tēnā koe Erika,

 

The legislation as at 11 October 2021 can be viewed on the same page under
the 'Versions' tab on the same page. For reference, the most recent
version at that time was from 12 August 2021:

 

[1]https://www.legislation.govt.nz/secondar...

 

Ngā mihi,

 

 

OIA Services Team

Ministry of Health | Manatū Hauora

 

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From: Erika Whittome <[FOI #34621 email]>
Sent: Monday, 8 June 2026 12:35
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Response to your request for information, H2026082361
CRM:0520311

 

Dear OIA Requests,
You have shared a link to this legislation page
[2]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo....

This page is of COVID-19 Public Health Response (Vaccinations) Order 2021
as of 22 Sept 2022.
I asked
1. Would you please share the "Mandatory vaccination " legislation at this
time for health and education workforces?

So what was the legislation at this time of the 11 Oct 2021 announcement
please?

Yours sincerely,

Erika Whittome

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Kia ora Erika, 
 Thank you for your email regarding your request for official information.
 The response to this request was sent via email on Thursday 4 June 2026,
I
 have reattached it above in case you did not receive it. 
 The legislation at this time for health workers is listed in the Appendix
 as Document 1, you will find it online here:
 [1]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...
 The parts of your request referring to education workers relates to
 information which is more closely connected with the functions of the
 Ministry of Education. For this reason, on 22 May 2026 the
 Ministry partially transferred these parts of your request to the
Ministry
 of Education under section 14(b)(ii) of the Act. You can expect a
response
 from their agency in due course. Their contact email is
 [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.  
 Ngā mihi,

 OIA Services Team

 Ministry of Health | Manatū Hauora

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 From: Erika Whittome <[FOI #34621 email]>
 Sent: Friday, 5 June 2026 16:58
 To: OIA Requests <[email address]>
 Subject: Re: Response to your request for information, H2026082361
 CRM:0520311
  
 Dear OIA Requests,
 I am still waiting on this information:
 1. Would you please share the "Mandatory vaccination " legislation at
this
 time for health
 and education workforces?

 Does this information exist?

 Yours sincerely,

 Erika Whittome

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