Hi Grace
I’m not sure I understand what a vaccine control group is but as of the 10th December 2021, vaccine passes have been required to camp at the Kai Iwi Lakes campgrounds. Currently, day visitors are not required to present a vaccine pass, but that may be reviewed later. We encourage day visitors to scan in with their tracer app when entering the Taharoa Domain and/or using the shared facilities. Our priority continues to be the safety of our campers, visitors and staff. We made the decision to make camping at the Kai Iwi Lakes vaccine passport sites based on the COVID protection framework - 'Action needed to protect at-risk populations'.
Attached is our Vaccination Policy and protection framework overview. The COVID-19 vaccination policy is designed to keep our employees and others safe, in accordance with Council’s obligations under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015. These decisions were made based on factors which include the increased risk of transmission or infection of COVID if staff have regular contact with members with the public. There are no meeting notes relating solely to excluding members of the public from the camp ground. There is no requirement for those who have fully self contained vehicles not to use the public facilities.
Under the Covid-19 Protection Framework organisations can decide to use the Covid Vaccination Certificate (CVC) system, even if they are not a regulated business. Council implemented the CVC system at the campgrounds due to us heading into the busiest season of the year, and the serious concerns we have around possible harm to staff and the community due to the level of contact that staff have with people at the campground. The CVC system is a reasonably practical step to ensure our staff and community are safe. We may revisit our decision to use the CVC system at the green light and during our quieter season. We will notify the public if this is the case.
Regards Linda
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Linda Osborne | Administration Manager Kaipara District Council, Private Bag 1001, Dargaville 0340 Freephone: 0800 727 059 | 09 439 3123 [Kaipara District Council request email] | www.kaipara.govt.nz |
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Sent: Thursday, 10 March 2022 7:44 AM
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Subject: Customer Services enquiry #32817: Official Information request - use of Kai iwi lakes campground
Kia ora team
This LGOIMA request has been received in the Council inbox and forwarded to you for action and reply. Customer has been advised a response is due by 07 April 2022.
Ngā mihi
Kevin
Ngā mihi
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Kevin Whitehead | Kaitiaki Kiritaki | Customer Support Advisor Kaipara te Oranganui | Kaipara District Council, Private Bag 1001, Dargaville 0340 Freephone: 0800 727 059 | 0800 105 890 [Kaipara District Council request email] | www.kaipara.govt.nz Dargaville Office: 42 Hokianga Road, Dargaville 0310 Mangawhai Office: Unit 6, The Hub, 6 Molesworth Drive, Mangawhai 0505 Opening Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 8am to 4.30pm and Wednesday 9am to 4.30pm. |
From: Karen Grammer <[email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, 9 March 2022 3:35 pm
To: [email address]
Cc: Council <[email address]>
Subject: Fwd: Customer Services enquiry #32817: Official Information request - use of Kai iwi lakes campground
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Dear Grace
Thankyou for contacting the Northland Regional Council with your Official Information Request.
However the Kai iwi lakes is administered by the Kaipara District Council.
I have cc them into this email so that they can give you the information that you require.
Kind Regards
Karen Grammer
Customer Services Officer Dargaville
Northland Regional Council » Te Kaunihera ā rohe o Te Taitokerau
EXT 9189
M 027 249 9907
On Tue, 8 Mar at 5:27 PM , Grace Haden <[email address]> wrote:
Dear Northland Regional Council,
please provide the meeting notes and rationale for excluding members of the public from the camp ground who are members of the vaccine control group
I would in particular like to see the research and or rationale for permitting people to stay in the camp ground between 730 am and 930 pm but prohibiting persons from camping overnight in fully self contained vehicles when public facilities are not going to be used .
this action appears to be excessively discriminatory especially when women on their own were not allowed to have the safety and protection of he confines of a campground
I do not believe that any consideration has bene given to this aspect and seek an explanation as to why a vax pass port is required only between certain hours in the lake surrounds and campground areas. .
Yours faithfully,
Grace Haden
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