DEPARTMENT OF THE
- PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET
TE TARI O TE PIRIMIA ME TE KOMITI MATUA
23 October 2020
Blaize McCabe
[email address]. nz
Ref: OIA-2019/20-0577
Dear Blaize McCabe
Official Information Act request relating to TV and radio ads for "Unite against Covid-
19" and "Unite for the Recovery" and costings for these ads
In regard to your Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) request received on 14 June 2020, in
which you requested:
"Please provide a copy of all TV and Radio ads generated by Government as part of
the "Unite against Covid-19" and "Unite for the Recovery" campaigns. I understand
some of these were available at one point on the covid19.govt.nz website, however
they are not available anymore. Please also provide the costings for these ads to be
generated, and the amount spent by government for these ads to be played on TV
and Radio."
We have been contacted by the Ombudsman's Office in regard to your concerns over the
refusal of TV and Radio ads under section 18(f) of the Act, as the scope we had interpreted
was broader than what had originally been set out in your request.
Upon review, we have determined that the requested information can be supplied to you
without substantial collation. We apologise for this error.
Please find a link to a file share with the relevant documents stored within:
https://files.cass.govt.nz/index.php/s/BN6arm5Cn8Mb5zZ
Password: OIARelease01
Please note that despite this release under the Official Information Act, copyright still applies.
Yours sincerely
John Ombler
Deputy Chief Executive,
COVID-19 All of Government Response Group
Executive Wing, Parliament Buildings, Wellington, New Zealand 6011
4293723
tr 64 4 817 9700 Facsimile 64 4 472 3181 www.dpmc.govt.nz