Thank you for your email. Due to the high volume of enquiries at this
time, my team will be triaging issues related to COVID19 in the first
instance.
I appreciate your patience at this time and will get back to you as soon
as I can.
 
If you are a resident in the Wigram electorate please email
[email address] and my electorate office team will get
back to you as soon as they can
 

With Kind Regards,
Office of Hon Dr Megan Woods

Minister of Energy and Resources | Minister for Greater Christchurch
Regeneration | Minister of Housing | Minister of Research, Science and
Innovation
Authorised by Hon Dr Megan Woods MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington.

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Dear Fraser,

I acknowledge receipt of your official information request dated 21 July 2020 for information pertaining to the potential charges for managed isolation.
We received your request on 21 July. We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event not later than 18 August 2020, 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 to that timeframe.

In regards to point 5, Minister Woods does not have delegated responsibilities for the ongoing management of the border, that would fall to a different Minister. We are happy to respond to your request for advice that was sent to this office on "how the border can be managed until such a point that there is a vaccine or effective treatment for Covid-19" as we have been sent advice on that. However, we would be providing you with a partial picture of that information. If you would like all advice on how the border can be managed until such a point that there is a vaccine or effective treatment for Covid-19, we can seek to transfer that part of your request.
Please let me know how you would like to proceed by close of business 24 July 2020.

If you do not come back to come back to me by then, I will proceed with your request as it stands.

Kind regards,

Amy Harrison

Office of Hon Dr Megan Woods
Minister of Energy and Resources | Minister for Greater Christchurch Regeneration | Minister of Housing | Minister of Research, Science and Innovation

-----Original Message-----
From: Fraser Seifert [mailto:[FOI #13353 email]]
Sent: Tuesday, 21 July 2020 12:26 AM
To: M Woods (MIN) <[email address]>
Subject: OIA20-93 Official Information request - Mandatory Isolation Charges

Dear Minister

In response to recent reports on the potential charges for isolation at the border. I request under the OIA:

1. correspondence within and between the relevant Ministries and to/from your office regarding charging for mandatory isolation

2. relevant Cabinet papers relating to this policy

3. an estimation of the cumulative hours spent developing this policy to date

4. the estimation of the cost to administer this policy including the processing of exemption requests

5. advice sent to your office on how the border can be managed until such a point that there is a vaccine or effective treatment for Covid19

Thank you and I look forward to your response.

Yours faithfully,
Fraser Seifert

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Dear Fraser

 

I refer to your official information request dated 21 July 2020 for
information pertaining to managed isolation. As agreed by you, you were
happy for us to transfer point five of your request.

 

We have transferred point five of your request to the Minster of Health,
Hon Chris Hipkins. The information to which this part of your request
relates is believed to be more closely connected with the functions of the
Ministry of Health.

 

You will hear further from Hon Hipkins’ office regarding your request.

 

Kind regards,

 

Amy Harrison

 

 

Office of Hon Dr Megan Woods

Minister of Energy and Resources | Minister for Greater Christchurch
Regeneration | Minister of Housing | Minister of Research, Science and
Innovation

 

 

 

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Kia ora

 

Thank you for your email received 22 July 2020 in which you submitted an
Official Information Act request to the Hon Chris Hipkins.

 

You have requested the following:

 

“Advice sent to your office on how the border can be managed until such a
point that there is a vaccine or effective treatment for COVID-19.”

 

Pursuant to section 15 (1) of the Act we will endeavour to respond to your
request as soon as possible, and no later than 19 August 2020 being 20
working days after the day your request was received. If we are unable to
respond to your request within this timeframe, we will notify you of an
extension of that timeframe.

 

If you have any queries related to this request, please do not hesitate to
get in touch.

 

Ngâ mihi

Catherine

 

 

[1]cid:image001.jpg@01D433B3.8E157340 Catherine Pearson | Private Secretary,
Health

Office of Hon Chris Hipkins
E:
[2][email address]
 

 

 

 

From: Amy Harrison
Sent: Wednesday, 22 July 2020 1:10 PM
To: [FOI #13353 email]
Subject: Transfer of OIA request

 

Dear Fraser

 

I refer to your official information request dated 21 July 2020 for
information pertaining to managed isolation. As agreed by you, you were
happy for us to transfer point five of your request.

 

We have transferred point five of your request to the Minster of Health,
Hon Chris Hipkins. The information to which this part of your request
relates is believed to be more closely connected with the functions of the
Ministry of Health.

 

You will hear further from Hon Hipkins’ office regarding your request.

 

Kind regards,

 

Amy Harrison

 

 

Office of Hon Dr Megan Woods

Minister of Energy and Resources | Minister for Greater Christchurch
Regeneration | Minister of Housing | Minister of Research, Science and
Innovation

 

 

 

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Dear Fraser,

 

Further to your OIA request of 21 July, after some initial scoping of your
request, we would like to ask you to further clarify part one of your
request for;

 

1. correspondence within and between the relevant Ministries and to/from
your office regarding charging for mandatory isolation 

 

The Minister’s office cannot supply any correspondence “within and
between” the relevant Ministries as this is not information we would hold.
The relevant Ministries here would be MBIE and potentially the All of
Government team involved in this response.

The initial scoping of this request includes hundreds of emails from
members of the public to the Minister about charging, or not charging, for
managed isolation. If your request were to include these emails, the
office would potentially have to decline your request on the basis of
substantial collation and that the consultations necessary to answer your
request would interfere with the day to day work of  the organisation.

 

Perhaps you could limit your request to correspondence to or from the
relevant Ministries and the office regarding charging for mandatory/
managed isolation.

 

Thank you for your assistance.

 

Kind regards,

 

Amy Harrison

 

 

Office of Hon Dr Megan Woods

Minister of Energy and Resources | Minister for Greater Christchurch
Regeneration | Minister of Housing | Minister of Research, Science and
Innovation

 

 

 

 

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Kia ora

 

Thank you for your request for official information. Please note that the
request, as it is currently worded, is for a very large volume of
information and may be refused under section 18(f) of the Official
Information Act 1982, because the information requested cannot be made
available without substantial collation or research.  

 

Please consider narrowing the scope of your request by identifying a
specific time frame.

Please note any clarification or amendment of a request is considered to
be a new request for the purpose of calculating the maximum statutory
timeframe for response—see section 15(1AA) of the Official Information
Act.

 

I look forward to your advice clarifying the OIA request

 

Ngâ mihi

Catherine

 

 

[1]cid:image001.jpg@01D433B3.8E157340 Catherine Pearson | Private Secretary,
Health

Office of Hon Chris Hipkins
E:
[2][email address]
 

 

 

From: Catherine Pearson On Behalf Of DCOIA
Sent: Thursday, 23 July 2020 1:23 PM
To: '[FOI #13353 email]'
<[FOI #13353 email]>
Subject: Acknowledgement of your request for official information
(CHOIA693)

 

Kia ora

Thank you for your email received 22 July 2020 in which you submitted an
Official Information Act request to the Hon Chris Hipkins.

You have requested the following:

“Advice sent to your office on how the border can be managed until such a
point that there is a vaccine or effective treatment for COVID-19.”

Pursuant to section 15 (1) of the Act we will endeavour to respond to your
request as soon as possible, and no later than 19 August 2020 being 20
working days after the day your request was received. If we are unable to
respond to your request within this timeframe, we will notify you of an
extension of that timeframe.

If you have any queries related to this request, please do not hesitate to
get in touch.

Ngâ mihi

Catherine

[3]cid:image001.jpg@01D433B3.8E157340 Catherine Pearson | Private Secretary,
Health

Office of Hon Chris Hipkins
E:
[4][email address]

From: Amy Harrison
Sent: Wednesday, 22 July 2020 1:10 PM
To: [5][FOI #13353 email]
Subject: Transfer of OIA request

Dear Fraser

I refer to your official information request dated 21 July 2020 for
information pertaining to managed isolation. As agreed by you, you were
happy for us to transfer point five of your request.

We have transferred point five of your request to the Minster of Health,
Hon Chris Hipkins. The information to which this part of your request
relates is believed to be more closely connected with the functions of the
Ministry of Health.

You will hear further from Hon Hipkins’ office regarding your request.

Kind regards,

Amy Harrison

Office of Hon Dr Megan Woods

Minister of Energy and Resources | Minister for Greater Christchurch
Regeneration | Minister of Housing | Minister of Research, Science and
Innovation

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Kia ora

Thank you for your email received 31 July 2020 in which you refined your request for official information to:

"Advice sent to the Office of Minister of Health since 15 June 2020 on the various options to manage the border, including options for reopening or partial reopening until such a point that there is a vaccine or effective treatment for COVID-19."

Pursuant to section 15 (1) of the Act we will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and no later than 28 August 2020 being 20 working days after the day your request was refined. If we are unable to respond to your request within this timeframe, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe.

If you have any queries related to this request, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Ngā mihi
Catherine

Catherine Pearson | Private Secretary, Health
Office of Hon Chris Hipkins
E: [email address]

-----Original Message-----
From: Fraser Seifert [mailto:[FOI #13353 email]]
Sent: Friday, 31 July 2020 7:48 AM
To: Catherine Pearson <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Refinement of your request for official information (CHOIA693)

Dear Catherine

Thank you for your reply and request for clarification.

I am seeking to understand what advice has been given to the Minister on the long term management of New Zealand's border. To clarify the request:
Advice sent to the Office of Minister of Health since Jun 15 on the various options to manage the border, including options for reopening or partial reopening until such a point that there is a vaccine or effective treatment for COVID-19.
Best
Fraser Seifert

-----Original Message-----

Kia ora

Thank you for your request for official information. Please note that the request, as it is currently worded, is for a very large volume of information and may be refused under section 18(f) of the Official Information Act 1982, because the information requested cannot be made available without substantial collation or research.

Please consider narrowing the scope of your request by identifying a specific time frame.

Please note any clarification or amendment of a request is considered to be a new request for the purpose of calculating the maximum statutory timeframe for response—see section 15(1AA) of the Official Information Act.

I look forward to your advice clarifying the OIA request

Ngâ mihi

Catherine

[1]cid:image001.jpg@01D433B3.8E157340 Catherine Pearson | Private Secretary, Health

Office of Hon Chris Hipkins
E:
[2][email address]

From: Catherine Pearson On Behalf Of DCOIA
Sent: Thursday, 23 July 2020 1:23 PM
To: '[FOI #13353 email]'
<[FOI #13353 email]>
Subject: Acknowledgement of your request for official information
(CHOIA693)

Kia ora

Thank you for your email received 22 July 2020 in which you submitted an Official Information Act request to the Hon Chris Hipkins.

You have requested the following:

“Advice sent to your office on how the border can be managed until such a point that there is a vaccine or effective treatment for COVID-19.”

Pursuant to section 15 (1) of the Act we will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and no later than 19 August 2020 being 20 working days after the day your request was received. If we are unable to respond to your request within this timeframe, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe.

If you have any queries related to this request, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Ngâ mihi

Catherine

[3]cid:image001.jpg@01D433B3.8E157340 Catherine Pearson | Private Secretary, Health

Office of Hon Chris Hipkins
E:
[4][email address]

From: Amy Harrison
Sent: Wednesday, 22 July 2020 1:10 PM
To: [5][FOI #13353 email]
Subject: Transfer of OIA request

Dear Fraser

I refer to your official information request dated 21 July 2020 for information pertaining to managed isolation. As agreed by you, you were happy for us to transfer point five of your request.

We have transferred point five of your request to the Minster of Health, Hon Chris Hipkins. The information to which this part of your request relates is believed to be more closely connected with the functions of the Ministry of Health.

You will hear further from Hon Hipkins’ office regarding your request.

Kind regards,

Amy Harrison

Office of Hon Dr Megan Woods

Minister of Energy and Resources | Minister for Greater Christchurch Regeneration | Minister of Housing | Minister of Research, Science and Innovation

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Dear Fraser

 

I refer to your official information request dated 21 July for information
relating to charging for managed isolation and quarantine.  

 

The OIA requires that we advise you or our decision on your request no
later than 20 working days after the day we received your request.
Unfortunately, it will not be possible to meet that time limit and we are
therefore writing to notify you of an extension of the time to make our
decision, to 13 October 2020.

 

This extension is necessary because consultations necessary to make a
decision on your request are such that a proper response cannot reasonably
be made within the original time limit. Your request necessitates a search
through a large quantity of information and meeting the original time
limit would unreasonably interfere with our operations.

 

You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of
this decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
[1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.

 

If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request with us, including this
decision, please feel free to contact me.

 

Kind regards,

 

Amy Harrison

 

 

Office of Hon Dr Megan Woods

Minister of Energy and Resources | Minister for Greater Christchurch
Regeneration | Minister of Housing | Minister of Research, Science and
Innovation

Private Bag 18041 | Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand

Office Phone: +64 4 817 8705      Email: [2][Megan Woods request email]

 

 

 

 

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Kia ora

 

Please find attached a response to your request for official information
from Hon Chris Hipkins, Minister of Health.

 

Ngā mihi

Catherine

 

 

[1]cid:image001.jpg@01D433B3.8E157340 Catherine Pearson | Private Secretary,
Health

Office of Hon Chris Hipkins
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[2][email address]
 

 

 

 

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Dear Fraser,

 

Please find attached a response from Hon Dr Woods to your OIA request of
21 July.

 

Kind regards,

 

Amy Harrison

 

 

Office of Hon Dr Megan Woods

Minister of Energy and Resources | Minister for Greater Christchurch
Regeneration | Minister of Housing | Minister of Research, Science and
Innovation

Private Bag 18041 | Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand

Office Phone: +64 4 817 8705      Email: [1][Megan Woods request email]

 

 

 

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