133 Molesworth Street
PO Box 5013
Wellington 6140
New Zealand
T+64 4 496 2000
28 June 2023
Liz Blue
By email:
[FYI request #23069 email] Ref:
H2023026883
Tēnā koe Liz
Transfer of your request for official information Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) to Manatū Hauora
(the Ministry of Health) on 26 June 2023. You requested:
“• As of 9/6/23, the earliest confirmed case of Covid 19 in New Zealand.
• As of 9/6/23, the best known estimate of when Covid 19 entered New Zealand.
• The number of people who died while in MIQ facilities attributed to Covid 19.
• The number of people who died within two weeks of arriving into or leaving MIQ
attributed to Covid 19 (please exclude those from the previous bullet point, if possible).”
Manatū Hauora does not hold any information relating to your request; however, I have been
advised that this information is more closely connected to the functions of Te Whatu Ora –
Health New Zealand. For this reason, I have decided to transfer your request to their agency
under section 14 of the Act. You can expect a response from Te Whatu Ora in due course.
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 calling 0800 802 602.
Nāku noa, na
Jan Torres
Manager, OIA Services
Government and Executive Services | Te Pou Whakatere Kāwanatanga
COPY OF OIA REQUEST
From: Liz Blue <[FYI request #23069 email]>
Sent: Friday, 9 June 2023 19:43
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Historic Covid data
Dear Ministry of Health,
Under the Official Information Act I request the following:
• As of 9/6/23, the earliest confirmed case of Covid 19 in New Zealand.
• As of 9/6/23, the best known estimate of when Covid 19 entered New Zealand.
• The number of people who died while in MIQ facilities attributed to Covid 19.
• The number of people who died within two weeks of arriving into or leaving MIQ attributed to
Covid 19 (please exclude those from the previous bullet point, if possible).
Yours faithfully,
Liz Blue
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