23 August 2021
Ref: DOIA 2122-0169
Name: Adam Irish
Email: [FYI request #16156 email]
Dear Adam
I am writing regarding your Official Information Act (the Act) request to the Ministry of Health, which was
transferred to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment on 23 July 2021, for the following
information;
“..the daily number of places each day that have become available on the MIQ booking website
over the last two months.”
We are refusing your request, pursuant to section 18(d) of the Act, as the information you have requested
is publicly available. It can be found at
https://www.mbie.govt.nz/business-and-employment/economic-
development/covid-19-data-resources/managed-isolation-and-quarantine-data/. If you look at the
Managed Isolation Allocations Overview table in the ‘MIQ daily updates’ the figures you are after are
MIAS
Vouchers Available.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. Information to
make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
Yours sincerely
Christina Sophocleous-Jones
GM National Operations Services
Managed Isolation and Quarantine
2122-0110