133 Molesworth Street
PO Box 5013
Wellington 6140
New Zealand
T+64 4 496 2000
27 October 2021
Erika Whit ome
By email: [FYI request #16933 email]
Ref:
H202113333
Tēnā koe Erika
Transfer of your request for official information
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) to the Ministry of
Health (the Ministry) on 29 September 2021 for:
“1. How much of this Covid-19 strategy spending is allocated to :
-vaccine marketing and advertising,
- paid adverts to Youtube (Alphabet) and Facebook -other vaccine public relations, -
contributions of cultural competence to the NZ Herald, Mediaworks, The Universities of
Auckland and Otago, and RadioNZ, -number vaccine disinformation analysts, including
salaries or contractor positions,
- number of PR staff
2. Al 2020 and 2021 emails between the Minister of Health (or his staff) and Mrs Helen
Petousis-Harris of the University of Auckland.”
The Ministry believes the information you have requested in part 1 of your request is more
closely aligned with the functions of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC).
For this reason, I have decided to transfer part 1 of your request to DPMC under section
14(b)(ii) of the Act. You can expect a response from DPMC in due course.
The Ministry believes the information you have requested in part 2 of your request is held by the
Of ice of the Minister of Health. For this reason, I have decided to transfer part 2 of your request
to their office under section 14(b)(i) of the Act. You can expect a response from their office in
due course.
I trust this information fulfils your request. Under section 28(3) of the Act you have the right to
ask the Ombudsman to review any decisions made under this request. The Ombudsman may
be contacted by email at:
[email address] or by cal ing 0800 802 602.
Nāku noa, nā
Nick Allan
Manager OIA Services
Office of the Director-General
Copy of Request:
From:
Erika Whit ome <[FYI request #16933 email]>
Sent:
Wednesday, 29 September 2021 3:41 pm
To:
OIA Requests
Subject: Of icial Information request - Spending on vaccination marketing and email
correspondence to Mrs Helen Petousis-Harris
Dear Ministry of Health,
The 2021/2022 budget has $714 mil ion allocated to Implementing the COVID-19 Vaccine
Strategy MCA
(M36) (A21).
(https://www.treasury.govt.nz/publications/estimates/vote-health-health-sector-estimates-2021-
22-html )
1. How much of this Covid-19 strategy spending is allocated to :
-vaccine marketing and advertising,
- paid adverts to Youtube (Alphabet) and Facebook -other vaccine public relations, -
contributions of
cultural competence to the NZ Herald, Mediaworks, The Universities of Auckland and Otago,
and
RadioNZ, -number vaccine disinformation analysts, including salaries or contractor positions,
- number of PR staff
2. Al 2020 and 2021 emails between the Minister of Health (or his staff) and Mrs Helen
Petousis-Harris
of the University of Auckland.
Yours faithfully,
Erika Whittome
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