Tçnâ koe

 

Thank you for contacting the office of Hon Andrew Little MP, Minister of
Health, Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations, Minister Responsible
for the NZSIS, Minister Responsible for the GCSB, Minister Responsible for
Pike River Re-entry and Lead Coordination Minister for the Government’s
Response to The Royal Commission’s Report into the Terrorist Attack on the
Christchurch Mosques.

 

Below are some links that you may find helpful over the holiday period:

 

Information on COVID-19, including the latest updates, can be found on the
dedicated COVID-19 website here: [1]https://covid19.govt.nz/  

 

For general health advice and information you can call Healthline on
Freephone 0800 611 116 anytime. Healthline staff can advise you on the
best thing to do in your situation, including which services are near you
and open.

 

If you need to talk to someone about how you are feeling, you can call or
text 1737 for free at any time to talk to a trained counsellor. There is
more information available here: [2]https://1737.org.nz/

If you are concerned that someone is going to hurt themselves or someone
else, it is important that you seek help immediately if you are concerned
about safety. You can do so by contacting the mental health crisis team in
your area, contact numbers can be found here:
[3]https://www.health.govt.nz/your-health/s...
. If it is an emergency, please call 111.

 

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:

 

·         If your message is for Minister Little’s advice, or if you have
copied your email to another Minister and/or Member of Parliament with
more appropriate portfolio responsibilities, then this will be noted,

·         If you have invited Minister Little to an event then a member of
staff may contact you for more information if the Minister’s attendance
might be possible,

·         If you have made a request for official information then this
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 you have made a request under the Privacy Act then this will
be managed in accordance with the principles of the Privacy Act 2020,
which may include transfer to a more relevant Minister or agency,

·         If you are a journalist then your request will be triaged by a
press secretary,

·         To find out more about Minister Little read his [4]biography or
recent [5]statements.

 

Ngâ mihi

 

Office of Hon Andrew Little MP
Reception +64 4 817 8707 | Ministerial Email [6][Andrew Little request email]
| Web [7]beehive.govt.nz | Postal Freepost Parliament, Private Bag 18 041,
Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

 

 

 

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Kia ora

 

Thank you for your email received 31 December 2022 in which you submitted
an Official Information Act request to the Hon Andrew Little, Minister of
Health.

 

You requested:

 

“…all communications including but not limited to emails, texts and phone
calls involving or concerning Matthew Tukaki and yourself or your office
in relation to his appointment as director for the Suicide Prevention
Office.”

 

Pursuant to section 15 (1) of the Act we will endeavour to respond to your
request as soon as possible, and no later than 13 February 2023 being 20
working days after the day your request was received. If we are unable to
respond to your request within this timeframe, we will notify you of an
extension of that timeframe.

 

If you have any queries related to this request, please do not hesitate to
get in touch.

 

Ngâ mihi nui

 

Maria Sykes
Private Secretary (Health) to Hon Andrew Little MP

DDI +64 4 817 9169 | Mobile +64 21 749 282 | Email
[1][email address]

 

Office of Hon Andrew Little MP, Minister of Health, Lead Coordination
Minister for the Government’s Response to The Royal Commission’s Report
into the Terrorist Attack on the Christchurch Mosques, Minister for Treaty
of Waitangi Negotiations, Minister Responsible for the NZSIS, Minister
Responsible for the GCSB, Minister Responsible for Pike River Re-entry
Reception +64 4 817 8707 | Ministerial Email
[2][Andrew Little request email] | Web [3]beehive.govt.nz | Postal Freepost
Parliament, Private Bag 18 041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New
Zealand

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 2020 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...

Authorised by Hon Andrew Little MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160,
New Zealand

 

 

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Tçnâ koe

 

Thank you for contacting the office of Hon Andrew Little MP, Minister of
Defence, Minister for the Public Service, Minister for Treaty of Waitangi
Negotiations, Minister Responsible for the NZSIS, Minister Responsible for
the GCSB, and Lead Coordination Minister for the Government’s Response to
The Royal Commission’s Report into the Terrorist Attack on the
Christchurch Mosques.

 

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:

 

·         If your message is for Minister Little’s advice, or if you have
copied your email to another Minister and/or Member of Parliament with
more appropriate portfolio responsibilities, then this will be noted,

·         If you have invited Minister Little to an event then a member of
staff may contact you for more information if the Minister’s attendance
might be possible,

·         If you have made a request for official information then this
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 you have made a request under the Privacy Act then this will
be managed in accordance with the principles of the Privacy Act 2020,
which may include transfer to a more relevant Minister or agency,

·         If you are a journalist then your request will be triaged by a
press secretary,

·         To find out more about Minister Little read his [1]biography or
recent [2]statements.

 

Ngâ mihi

 

Office of Hon Andrew Little MP
Reception +64 4 817 8707 | Ministerial Email [3][Andrew Little request email]
| Web [4]beehive.govt.nz | Postal Freepost Parliament, Private Bag 18 041,
Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

 

 

 

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Kia ora James

 

Please find attached a response to your requests for official information
from Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall, Minister of Health for:

 

Under the Offical Information Act please provide all communications
including but not limited to emails, texts and phone calls involving or
concerning Matthew Tukaki and yourself or your office in relation to his
appointment as director for the Suicide Prevention Office.

 

and

 

Under the OIA I request copies of any communications including but not
limited to texts, emails and phone calls concerning or involving yourself
or your office and Matthew Tukaki.

 

Please state if you have been briefed under the ‘No surprises policy’
concerning Mr Tukaki, or Mr Tukaki’s CV, pervious work history or his
stated Tertiary qualifications, a complaint laid with NZ police or any
other matter involving Mr Tukaki. If yes, please provide all
communications including but not limited to texts, emails, phone calls of
the briefing, any meetings, initial concerns, PR advice etc.

 

Ngâ mihi

 

Office of Hon Dr Ayesha
Verrall

Minister of Health

Minister of Research, Science
and Innovation
Email:
[1][email address]

Private Bag 18041, Parliament
Buildings, Wellington 6160,
New Zealand

 

 

 

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