Kia ora,

On behalf of Hon Kris Faafoi, thank you for your email.

Due to the high volume of enquiries at this time, we will be triaging
issues related to COVID-19 in the first instance.

We appreciate your patience at this time and will get back to you as soon
as we can.

Nga mihi,

Office of Hon Kris Faafoi

Minister of Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media,
Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Minister for Government Digital
Services, Minister of Immigration and Associate Minister of Housing
(Public Housing)

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

Authorised by Hon Kris Faafoi MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6011

 

 

 

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Kia ora,

On behalf of Hon Kris Faafoi, thank you for your email. 

While the Minister considers all correspondence to be important, and all
messages are carefully read and considered, it is not always possible to
personally reply to all emails.  As such, the following guidelines apply:

·          Invitations and meeting requests will be processed as soon as
possible and a staff member will be in contact with you in due course

·          All media queries will be responded to by a staff member

·          Requests for official information will be managed in accordance
with the provisions of the Official Information Act 1982, which may
include transfer to a more relevant Minister or agency

·          If your email falls outside of the Minister’s portfolio
responsibilities, expresses a personal view, or is copied to multiple
Members of Parliament, then your opinion will be noted and your
correspondence may be transferred to another office, or there may be no
further response to you

·          If your correspondence is to the Minister as the Member of
Parliament for Mana, this will be referred to his electorate office

Thank you for the taking the time to write.

Nga mihi,

 

Office of Hon Kris Faafoi

Minister of Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media,
Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Minister for Government Digital
Services,

Minister of Immigration and Associate Minister of Housing (Public Housing)

 

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

Authorised by Hon Kris Faafoi MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6011

 

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Kia Ora George Morrison,

 

Re: OIA20-078 George Morrison.

 

We acknowledge receipt of your official information request dated 3
September 2020 for:

 

·       Please provide me with all correspondence to and from Sam Morgan
or his associates, or with any ministries in relation to proposals from Mr
Morgan or his associates held by your office.

·       Please also provide me with any information held (reports,
briefings, aide memoire) held by the ministry in relation to any
Covid-related proposals or ideas promoted by Mr Morgan or his associates.

 

We received your request on 3 September 2020. We will endeavour to respond
to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 1
October 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 of that timeframe. If your OIA request requires full or part
transfer, we will contact you within the required timeframe.

 

Kind regards,

 

 

Office of Hon Kris Faafoi MP

Minister of Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media,

Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs,

Minister of Government Digital Services, Minister of Immigration,

Associate Minister of Housing (Public Housing)

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

 

Authorised by Hon Kris Faafoi MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6011

 

Email disclaimer:

Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers’
portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or
constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list:
date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the
meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the
Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will
be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet
with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be
released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a
private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the
provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy
considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a
copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to
be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of
your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the
release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the
sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at
[1]https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

 

Please note that any acceptance of an invitation is conditional upon leave
being granted.

 

This email communication is confidential between the sender and the
recipient. The intended recipient may not distribute it without the
permission of the sender. If this email is received in error, it remains
confidential and you may not copy, retain or distribute it in any manner.
Please notify the sender immediately and erase all copies of the message
and all attachments. Thank you.

 

 

 

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Kia ora George,

Thank you for your request for the following information under the
Official Information Act 1982 (OIA):

 1. All correspondence to and from Sam Morgan or his associates, or with
any ministries in relation to proposals from Mr Morgan or his
associates held by your office.

2.      Any information held (reports, briefings, aide memoire) held by
the ministry in relation to any Covid-related proposals or ideas promoted
by Mr Morgan or his associates.

Part one of your request

Part one of your request requires substantial collation and research that
would disproportionately impact the normal operation of the office of the
Minister for Government Digital Services.  Because of this, the Minister’s
office is considering refusing this part of your request under section
18(f) of the OIA (substantial collation and research). 

However, before we take this step, we are contacting you to give you the
opportunity to refine your scope to enable it to be answered.

As it stands the request would require search through all emails, internal
office discussions, and correspondence with Sam Morgan and his associates
to ensure all relevant material within scope has been identified. An
initial search suggests the level of correspondence that may require
assessment in order to confirm relevance to your request is in the
hundreds of documents.

Would you be happy to refine this part of your request to: formal advice
(Aide memoires, briefings and reports) received by the Minister about the
proposal for the CovidCard from the Department and/or Sam Morgan and his
associates?

Part two of your request

I am transferring part two of your request to the Department of Internal
Affairs under section 14 of the OIA. This is because the request is for
information held by the Department. An official from the Department will
be in touch directly on this part of your request.

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.

 

Ngā mihi nui

Lizzie

Private Secretary Government Digital Services

Office of the Hon Kris Faafoi | Minister for Government Digital Services

 

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From: Naomi Siania On Behalf Of K Faafoi (MIN)
Sent: Thursday, 3 September 2020 4:04 PM
To: 'George Morrison' <[3][FOI #13660 email]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Correspondence with Sam Morgan
-OIA20-078

 

Kia Ora George Morrison,

 

Re: OIA20-078 George Morrison.

 

We acknowledge receipt of your official information request dated 3
September 2020 for:

 

o Please provide me with all correspondence to and from Sam Morgan or
his associates, or with any ministries in relation to proposals from
Mr Morgan or his associates held by your office.
o Please also provide me with any information held (reports, briefings,
aide memoire) held by the ministry in relation to any Covid-related
proposals or ideas promoted by Mr Morgan or his associates.

 

We received your request on 3 September 2020. We will endeavour to respond
to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 1
October 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 of that timeframe. If your OIA request requires full or part
transfer, we will contact you within the required timeframe.

 

Kind regards,

 

 

Office of Hon Kris Faafoi MP

Minister of Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media,

Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs,

Minister of Government Digital Services, Minister of Immigration,

Associate Minister of Housing (Public Housing)

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

 

Authorised by Hon Kris Faafoi MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6011

 

Email disclaimer:

Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers’
portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or
constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list:
date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the
meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the
Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will
be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet
with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be
released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a
private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the
provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy
considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a
copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to
be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of
your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the
release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the
sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at
[4]https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

 

Please note that any acceptance of an invitation is conditional upon leave
being granted.

 

This email communication is confidential between the sender and the
recipient. The intended recipient may not distribute it without the
permission of the sender. If this email is received in error, it remains
confidential and you may not copy, retain or distribute it in any manner.
Please notify the sender immediately and erase all copies of the message
and all attachments. Thank you.

 

 

 

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Tēnā koe George,

 

Thank you for your OIA request, which was partially transferred by the
Minister for Government Digital Services and received by the Department of
Internal Affairs on 11 September 2020 (notification included in train). 

 

The Department will provide its response to part two of your request as
soon as practicable and within twenty working days.  The 20^th working day
is 9 October 2020

 

Ngā mihi

 

Michelle Reed | Lead Advisor – Official Correspondence 
Te Urungi - Organisational Strategy and Performance
Te Tari Taiwhenua - The Department of Internal Affairs
45 Pipitea St | PO Box 805, Wellington 6140, New Zealand |
 [1]www.dia.govt.nz
[2]DIA Logo - Black

 

 

From: Lizzie Jones <[3][email address]>
Sent: Friday, 11 September 2020 11:31 AM
To: [4][FYI request #13660 email]
Subject: Re: Official Information request - Correspondence with Sam Morgan
-OIA20-078

 

Kia ora George,

Thank you for your request for the following information under the
Official Information Act 1982 (OIA):

 1. All correspondence to and from Sam Morgan or his associates, or with
any ministries in relation to proposals from Mr Morgan or his
associates held by your office.
 2. Any information held (reports, briefings, aide memoire) held by the
ministry in relation to any Covid-related proposals or ideas promoted
by Mr Morgan or his associates.

Part one of your request

Part one of your request requires substantial collation and research that
would disproportionately impact the normal operation of the office of the
Minister for Government Digital Services.  Because of this, the Minister’s
office is considering refusing this part of your request under section
18(f) of the OIA (substantial collation and research). 

However, before we take this step, we are contacting you to give you the
opportunity to refine your scope to enable it to be answered.

As it stands the request would require search through all emails, internal
office discussions, and correspondence with Sam Morgan and his associates
to ensure all relevant material within scope has been identified. An
initial search suggests the level of correspondence that may require
assessment in order to confirm relevance to your request is in the
hundreds of documents.

Would you be happy to refine this part of your request to: formal advice
(Aide memoires, briefings and reports) received by the Minister about the
proposal for the CovidCard from the Department and/or Sam Morgan and his
associates?

Part two of your request

I am transferring part two of your request to the Department of Internal
Affairs under section 14 of the OIA. This is because the request is for
information held by the Department. An official from the Department will
be in touch directly on this part of your request.

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
[5]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.

 

Ngā mihi nui

Lizzie

Private Secretary Government Digital Services

Office of the Hon Kris Faafoi | Minister for Government Digital Services

 

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References

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1. http://www.dia.govt.nz/
3. mailto:[email address]
4. mailto:[FYI request #13660 email]
5. http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/

Kia ora George,

Thank you for your response. We will progress your request under the Official Information Act utilising the refined scope as set out below.

We will endeavour to respond to your request on, or before 12 October 2020, being 20 working days after the day your request was refined.

Ngā mihi,

Lizzie

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Kia ora George,

 

Thank you for your request for Official information for:

 

·         formal advice  (Aide memoires, briefings and reports) received
by the Minister about the  proposal for the CovidCard from the Department
and/or Sam Morgan and his  associates, and

·         correspondence with Mr Morgan and his associates on other his
suggestions relating to the Covid response - specifically suggestions for
how the Government ought to respond.

 

The Act requires that we advise you of our decision on your request no
later than 20 working days the request was received. Unfortunately, it
will not be possible to meet that time limit, as we need additional time
to make our decision. You will received a response to your request on, or
before, 17 November 2020.

An extension is required because the consultations necessary to make a
decision on your request are such that a proper response cannot reasonably
be made within the original time limit.

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.

Ngā mihi nui

 

Lizzie

 

Lizzie Jones | Private Secretary Government Digital Services

Office of the Hon Kris Faafoi | Minister for Government Digital Services

Tel: 04-817 8862 | [mobile number]| Room 19R Bowen House

 

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1. http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/

Tçnâ koe George,

 

Please refer to the attached correspondence which notifies an extension of
the decision timeframe in your request

 

Ngâ mihi,

 

Michelle Reed | Lead Advisor – Official Correspondence 
Te Urungi - Organisational Strategy and Performance
Te Tari Taiwhenua - The Department of Internal Affairs
45 Pipitea St | PO Box 805, Wellington 6140, New Zealand |
 [1]www.dia.govt.nz
[2]DIA Logo - Black

 

From: OIA <[email address]>
Sent: Monday, 14 September 2020 4:26 PM
To: [FOI #13660 email]
Subject: Your Departmental Official Information request OIA2021-0160

 

Tçnâ koe George,

 

Thank you for your OIA request, which was partially transferred by the
Minister for Government Digital Services and received by the Department of
Internal Affairs on 11 September 2020 (notification included in train). 

 

The Department will provide its response to part two of your request as
soon as practicable and within twenty working days.  The 20^th working day
is 9 October 2020

 

Ngâ mihi

 

Michelle Reed | Lead Advisor – Official Correspondence 
Te Urungi - Organisational Strategy and Performance
Te Tari Taiwhenua - The Department of Internal Affairs
45 Pipitea St | PO Box 805, Wellington 6140, New Zealand |
 [3]www.dia.govt.nz
[4]DIA Logo - Black

 

 

From: Lizzie Jones <[5][email address]>
Sent: Friday, 11 September 2020 11:31 AM
To: [6][FOI #13660 email]
Subject: Re: Official Information request - Correspondence with Sam Morgan
-OIA20-078

 

Kia ora George,

Thank you for your request for the following information under the
Official Information Act 1982 (OIA):

 1. All correspondence to and from Sam Morgan or his associates, or with
any ministries in relation to proposals from Mr Morgan or his
associates held by your office.
 2. Any information held (reports, briefings, aide memoire) held by the
ministry in relation to any Covid-related proposals or ideas promoted
by Mr Morgan or his associates.

Part one of your request

Part one of your request requires substantial collation and research that
would disproportionately impact the normal operation of the office of the
Minister for Government Digital Services.  Because of this, the Minister’s
office is considering refusing this part of your request under section
18(f) of the OIA (substantial collation and research). 

However, before we take this step, we are contacting you to give you the
opportunity to refine your scope to enable it to be answered.

As it stands the request would require search through all emails, internal
office discussions, and correspondence with Sam Morgan and his associates
to ensure all relevant material within scope has been identified. An
initial search suggests the level of correspondence that may require
assessment in order to confirm relevance to your request is in the
hundreds of documents.

Would you be happy to refine this part of your request to: formal advice
(Aide memoires, briefings and reports) received by the Minister about the
proposal for the CovidCard from the Department and/or Sam Morgan and his
associates?

Part two of your request

I am transferring part two of your request to the Department of Internal
Affairs under section 14 of the OIA. This is because the request is for
information held by the Department. An official from the Department will
be in touch directly on this part of your request.

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
[7]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.

 

Ngâ mihi nui

Lizzie

Private Secretary Government Digital Services

Office of the Hon Kris Faafoi | Minister for Government Digital Services

 

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References

Visible links
1. http://www.dia.govt.nz/
3. http://www.dia.govt.nz/
5. mailto:[email address]
6. mailto:[FOI #13660 email]
7. http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/

Kia ora George

 

I am writing to you about your OIA request of 11 September 2020 for:

 

·         Please provide me with all correspondence to and from Sam Morgan
or his associates, or with any ministries in relation to proposals from Mr
Morgan or his associates held by your office.

 

Which was subsequently agreed to be refined to:

 

·         All correspondence with Mr Morgan and his associates on his
suggestions relating to the Covid response - specifically suggestions for
how the Government ought to respond

 

Because the request was made to the previous Minister for Government
Digital Services, your request is considered to have lapsed.  This is
because once an individual ceases to be a Minister responsible for a
particular portfolio, they are no longer subject to the OIA.

 

If you would still like to continue your request, you may request do so,
and it will be responded to by the Department of Internal Affairs.

 

If you decide to continue your request, the Department will have up to 20
working days to respond, from the date you indicate that you wold like to
continue your request.

 

Ngā mihi nui

 

Lizzie

 

 

Lizzie Jones | Private Secretary Digital Economy and Communications
(Government Digital Services)

Office of the Hon Dr David Clark | Minister for the Digital Economy and
Communications

 

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Tçnâ koe George,

 

Please refer to the attached correspondence, which provides the
Department’s decision on your OIA request and the information that is
being released to you.

 

Ngâ mihi,

 

Michelle Reed | Lead Advisor – Official Correspondence 
Te Urungi - Organisational Strategy and Performance
Te Tari Taiwhenua - The Department of Internal Affairs
45 Pipitea St | PO Box 805, Wellington 6140, New Zealand |
 [1]www.dia.govt.nz
[2]DIA Logo - Black

 

From: OIA <[email address]>
Sent: Monday, 14 September 2020 4:26 PM
To: [FOI #13660 email]
Subject: Your Departmental Official Information request OIA2021-0160

 

Tçnâ koe George,

 

Thank you for your OIA request, which was partially transferred by the
Minister for Government Digital Services and received by the Department of
Internal Affairs on 11 September 2020 (notification included in train). 

 

The Department will provide its response to part two of your request as
soon as practicable and within twenty working days.  The 20^th working day
is 9 October 2020

 

Ngâ mihi

 

Michelle Reed | Lead Advisor – Official Correspondence 
Te Urungi - Organisational Strategy and Performance
Te Tari Taiwhenua - The Department of Internal Affairs
45 Pipitea St | PO Box 805, Wellington 6140, New Zealand |
 [3]www.dia.govt.nz
[4]DIA Logo - Black

 

 

From: Lizzie Jones <[5][email address]>
Sent: Friday, 11 September 2020 11:31 AM
To: [6][FOI #13660 email]
Subject: Re: Official Information request - Correspondence with Sam Morgan
-OIA20-078

 

Kia ora George,

Thank you for your request for the following information under the
Official Information Act 1982 (OIA):

 1. All correspondence to and from Sam Morgan or his associates, or with
any ministries in relation to proposals from Mr Morgan or his
associates held by your office.
 2. Any information held (reports, briefings, aide memoire) held by the
ministry in relation to any Covid-related proposals or ideas promoted
by Mr Morgan or his associates.

Part one of your request

Part one of your request requires substantial collation and research that
would disproportionately impact the normal operation of the office of the
Minister for Government Digital Services.  Because of this, the Minister’s
office is considering refusing this part of your request under section
18(f) of the OIA (substantial collation and research). 

However, before we take this step, we are contacting you to give you the
opportunity to refine your scope to enable it to be answered.

As it stands the request would require search through all emails, internal
office discussions, and correspondence with Sam Morgan and his associates
to ensure all relevant material within scope has been identified. An
initial search suggests the level of correspondence that may require
assessment in order to confirm relevance to your request is in the
hundreds of documents.

Would you be happy to refine this part of your request to: formal advice
(Aide memoires, briefings and reports) received by the Minister about the
proposal for the CovidCard from the Department and/or Sam Morgan and his
associates?

Part two of your request

I am transferring part two of your request to the Department of Internal
Affairs under section 14 of the OIA. This is because the request is for
information held by the Department. An official from the Department will
be in touch directly on this part of your request.

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
[7]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.

 

Ngâ mihi nui

Lizzie

Private Secretary Government Digital Services

Office of the Hon Kris Faafoi | Minister for Government Digital Services

 

[8]cid:image004.png@01D36214.01A62510

 

 

References

Visible links
1. http://www.dia.govt.nz/
3. http://www.dia.govt.nz/
5. mailto:[email address]
6. mailto:[FOI #13660 email]
7. http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/