John Armstrong
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This person's 30 Official Information requests
Official Information Act Request – Cabinet Papers and Minutes Relating to COVID-19 Vaccination Policies
Response by Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to John Armstrong on .
Awaiting classification.
[UNCLASSIFIED]
Kia ora,
Please see the attached letter regarding your recent OIA request.
Ngā mihi,
Ministerial Coordinator
Mi...
Official Information Act Request – Epidemiological Modelling Relied Upon for COVID-19 Policy Decisions
Response by Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to John Armstrong on .
Awaiting classification.
Kia ora John,
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act), received by the Ministry of Health - Manatû Hauora...
Official Information Act Request – Breakdown of COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund Expenditure
Response by The Treasury to John Armstrong on .
Awaiting classification.
[IN-CONFIDENCE]
Kia ora John
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 which
was received on 11 March 2026. A response wi...
Auckland Harbour Bridge safety risk assessments, protest approvals, and event permitting
Follow up sent to New Zealand Transport Agency by John Armstrong on .
Awaiting classification.
I expect a full response to my OIA as per your apology letter which stated on or before 20 March 2026.
A complaint will be made to office of the O...
Legal advice and Cabinet papers regarding Pfizer/Comirnaty provisional consent and Medicines Amendment Act 2021
Request to Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet by John Armstrong. Annotated by John Armstrong on .
Refused.
Ombudsman refused to investigate further.
Official Information Act Request – Legal Advice Regarding Disclosure of Vaccine Procurement Agreements
Response by Crown Law Office to John Armstrong on .
Awaiting classification.
Kia ora John
We acknowledge receipt of your email of 11 March 2026 requesting
information under the Official Information Act 1982.
In acco...
Official Information Act Request – Briefings to Incoming Ministers Relating to COVID-19 Response
Response by Ministry of Health to John Armstrong on .
Awaiting classification.
Kia ora John,
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act), received by the Ministry of Health - Manatû Hauora...
Official Information Act Request – Advice Regarding COVID-19 Vaccination of Individuals Aged 12–17
Response by Ministry of Health to John Armstrong on .
Awaiting classification.
Kia ora John,
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act), received by the Ministry of Health - Manatû Hauora...
Official Information Act Request – Provisions of Pfizer Vaccine Procurement Agreements
Request sent to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment by John Armstrong on .
Awaiting response.
This request is made under the Official Information Act 1982.
I request copies of contractual provisions within agreements between the New Zealand...
Administrative and correspondence records relating to the 17 complainants referenced in Chief Ombudsman Opinion (19 June 2023; posted September 2023), Case Nos. 560655, 566252, 569072
Partially successful.
This request for information has been sent directly via email to the Ombudsman. Due to the high public interest in this matter I want to keep transpar...
Kostaive self-amplifying mRNA in New Zealand
Successful.
FYI #32733 (this request): https://fyi.org.nz/request/32733-kostaive-self-amplifying-mrna-in-new-zealand
FYI #32740 (MoH/Medsafe status/trials/import...
Legal advice and Cabinet papers regarding Pfizer/Comirnaty provisional consent and Medicines Amendment Act 2021
Follow up sent to Crown Law Office by John Armstrong on .
Refused.
Thanks for your reply received 9 December 2025.
A complaint will now be made at the Ombudsman.
Yours sincerely,
John Armstrong
I asked them for the filenames of the documents pfizer submitted for approval. denied.
I took them to the ombudsman. They said there were so many fil...
Regulatory Status and Use of “Kostaive” (Zapomeran) Vaccine in New Zealand
Response by Ministry of Health to John Armstrong on .
Successful.
Kia ora John
Please find attached a letter regarding your request for official
information. If you wish to discuss any aspect of your re...
Purchase of Pfizer Comirnaty JN.1 and Comirnaty Omicron XBB.1.5
Response by Ministry of Health to John Armstrong on .
Partially successful.
Tēnā koe John
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act) which was transferred to the Ministry of Health – Ma...
Supply agreement with Pfizer for supply of Cominarty brand of Covid-19 vaccine
Response by Pharmaceutical Management Agency to John Armstrong on .
Partially successful.
Kia ora John,
Please find attached the response for your request for official
information.
Ngā mihi
OIA Services Team
Ministry of Healt...
Legal advice and Cabinet papers regarding Pfizer/Comirnaty provisional consent and Medicines Amendment Act 2021
Request sent to Medicines Classification Committee by John Armstrong on .
Long overdue.
Pursuant to the Official Information Act 1982, I request the following information:
1/ Legal advice and internal correspondence between Medsafe an...
Electrical Workers Registration Board (EWRB) and MBIE requirements for Digital ID
Response by Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment to John Armstrong on .
Partially successful.
Kia ora John,
Please see attached our response to your request for information under the
Official Information Act 1982.
Ngā mihi nui,
Minist...
Obligation to transfer OIA to correct holder of information for the Pfizer Contract
Response by Ministry of Health to John Armstrong on .
Partially successful.
Kia ora John,
Please find attached a response to your official information act request.
Ngā mihi
OIA Services Team
Ministry of H...
Please supply the Pfizer Comirnaty BNT162b2 contract with the NZ Government
Response by Pharmaceutical Management Agency to John Armstrong on .
Refused.
Kia ora John
Please find attached a response to your request for official information.
Ngā mihi,
Government Services | Pharmac
____...
Conflicts of Interest Covid Inquiry phase 2
Response by Department of Internal Affairs to John Armstrong on .
Partially successful.
Kia ora,
Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act 1982
request OIA2425-0200.
Ngā mihi
Ministerial and Offi...
Is it compulsory to have a tax file number
Partially successful.
It's interesting the the response does not directly address the request. What is stated is:
"For this purpose, a person is required by the Inland Rev...
Birth certificate
Partially successful.
Mari YOU ARE WRONG
This is a ridiclously LARGE request and it is a waste of peoples time and NZ money
Has the income tax requirement been gazetted?
Request to Inland Revenue Department by John Armstrong. Annotated by Alexander James Clark Neilson on .
Long overdue.
You may find the confusion here arises from the difference between the order in council being secondary legislation and the ITA itself, being primary l...
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Legal advice and Cabinet papers regarding Pfizer/Comirnaty provisional consent and Medicines Amendment Act 2021
Request to Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet by John Armstrong. Annotated by John Armstrong on .
Refused.
Ombudsman refused to investigate further.
Administrative and correspondence records relating to the 17 complainants referenced in Chief Ombudsman Opinion (19 June 2023; posted September 2023), Case Nos. 560655, 566252, 569072
Partially successful.
This request for information has been sent directly via email to the Ombudsman. Due to the high public interest in this matter I want to keep transpar...
The decision not to share the Pfizer 1-29 Apr 2021 review of myocarditis and pericarditis
Information not held.
Well done to the Ombudsman for upholding the peoples right to information under the Official Information Act.
So now MoH want to charge for the information that many have now requested (and not been supplied) .
This is unacceptable. This information formed pa...
Yes, we would like to see the "Student Placement Agreement" which conveniently is not attached in the response.
NZ On Air funding for Web of Chaos documentary
Awaiting classification.
Only took them 3 years to fully respond and then a lot of redaction. What a time to be alive.
Whistleblower Protection(s) Afforded to Barry Young
Awaiting classification.
And the gaslighting continues! Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Health, Coroners office and NZ Police are all complicit in this cover-up.
Is it too...
In 2015 when the trade minister was challenged to reveal the Trans Pacific Partner Agreement, the case of “Kelsey v Ministry of Trade” states:
“The C...
In 2015 when the trade minister was challenged to reveal the Trans Pacific Partner Agreement, the case of “Kelsey v Ministry of Trade” states:
“The C...
In 2015 when the trade minister was challenged to reveal the Trans Pacific Partner Agreement, the case of “Kelsey v Ministry of Trade” states:
“The C...
the un-redacted Pfizer contract
Refused.
In 2015 when the trade minister was challenged to reveal the Trans Pacific Partner Agreement, the case of “Kelsey v Ministry of Trade” states:
“The C...
In 2015 when the trade minister was challenged to reveal the Trans Pacific Partner Agreement, the case of “Kelsey v Ministry of Trade” states:
“The C...
Un-redacted Pfizer contract request
Refused.
In 2015 when the trade minister was challenged to reveal the Trans Pacific Partner Agreement, the case of “Kelsey v Ministry of Trade” states:
“The C...
Un redacted Pfizer contract
Refused.
In 2015 when the trade minister was challenged to reveal the Trans Pacific Partner Agreement, the case of “Kelsey v Ministry of Trade” states:
“The C...
The un-redacted Pfizer Contract
Refused.
In 2015 when the trade minister was challenged to reveal the Trans Pacific Partner Agreement, the case of “Kelsey v Ministry of Trade” states:
“The C...
Copy of the contract between Pfizer and the New Zealand government for the Comirnaty vaccine
Refused.
In 2015 when the trade minister was challenged to reveal the Trans Pacific Partner Agreement, the case of “Kelsey v Ministry of Trade” states:
“The C...
In 2015 when the trade minister was challenged to reveal the Trans Pacific Partner Agreement, the case of “Kelsey v Ministry of Trade” states:
“The C...
In 2015 when the trade minister was challenged to reveal the Trans Pacific Partner Agreement, the case of “Kelsey v Ministry of Trade” states:
“The C...
Has the income tax requirement been gazetted?
Long overdue.
Been forwarded to the Ombudsman 15 July 2024
Has the income tax requirement been gazetted?
Long overdue.
Long overdue, just opened another FYI asking IRD to respond. Failing which I will take it to the Ombudsman.
Pay-per-dose System Data
Refused.
Following is the link for the determination by the ERA which makes for interesting reading.
https://determinations.era.govt.nz/determination/view/192...
Pay-per-dose System Data
Refused.
As per Erika's previous comment. What I would question is the jurisdiction of the ERA.
Such a directive would need to be through the Courts. It would...
