21 October 2022
Camryn Brown
[FYI request #20435 email]
Tēnā koe Camryn
Your Official Information Act request, reference: 20220923-1320 H2022011686
MP Shanan Halbert’s visit to Covid testing station
Thank you for your request which has been transferred to us by Manatū Hauora
(Ministry of Health) on 23 September 2022, asking for the following information under the
Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):
Please provide all documentation and correspondence held by the North Regional
Health Coordinaton Centre (NRHCC) and any associated entities or former entities
within Te Whatu Ora relating to a visit made by Shanan Halbert (MP for Northcote) to
a Covid testing station on or near February 19th 2022. The documentation requested
should include, but not be limited to, the following: (i) any and all documentation or
correspondence regarding the details of the visit such as those present and the
sequence of events, (i ) any and all reports, complaints, or correspondence relating to
the visit received subsequent to it, (i i) any and all documentation or internal or
external correspondence regarding the response to any such report or complaint
about the visit, and (iv) any documentation or internal or external correspondence
regarding prior OIA requests concerning the visit and any subsequent response to it.
In short, I am seeking all information held regarding the events of the visit itself, any
subsequent complaints or other reports of the behaviour of those present, and any
subsequent response too such complaints or reports including the response to any
prior OIA requests. Such information should include any internal discussion of how to
respond as well as actual responses made.
Response
The Of icial Information Act requires that we advise you of our decision on your request 20
working days after the day we received your request. This date is 25 October 2022.
We are writing to advise we are extending the deadline for our reply to 31 October 2022
due to the need to consult. If we can get this response to you earlier than this, we wil .
How to get in touch
If you have any questions, you can contact us at
[email address].
If you are not happy with this response, you have the right to make a complaint to the
Ombudsman. Information about how to do this is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or by phoning 0800 802 602.
Nāku iti noa, nā
Mark Fenwick
Official Information Act Manager
Te Toka Tumai Auckland
TeWhatuOra.govt.nz
Private Bag 92024, Auckland 1142
īmēra:
[email address]
