New Zealand Ministry of
Foreign Affairs and Trade
Manatū Aorere
21 August 2020
195 Lambton Quay
Private Bag 18−901
Wellington 6160
New Zealand
BAW Russell
T +64 4 439 8000
[FYI request #13423 email]
F +64 4 472 9596
Dear BAW Russell
I refer to your email of 30 July 2020 in which you request the following under the Official
Information Act 1982 (OIA):
“Please provide any material titled 'Timeline of coronavirus outbreak and PRC coverup'
and any material referencing such a document.”
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade does not hold any information relevant to your
request. We also have no grounds for believing that the information you have requested is
either held by, or more closely connected with the functions of, another agency subject to
the OIA. We are therefore refusing your request under section 18(g) of the OIA.
You have the right under section 28(3) of the OIA to seek a review of this response by the
Ombudsman.
Yours sincerely
Julie-Anne Lee
for Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade
e [MFAT request email]
w www.mfat.govt.nz