Tçnâ koe K Thompson

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act
request dated 18 December 2023. You requested the following information:

Please can you tell me for the last five years in New Zealand have all
deaths been registered at the time of death and are deaths currently being
registered at time of death, or has there been or is there a delay in
registering deaths, for instance due to coronial investigations?

 

Please let me know how many delays in registration of death there have
been per death in New Zealand per month for the last five years.

 

How long is the delay after death before the deaths are registered?

 

Please let me know the reasons for delay in registration of deaths, if
that has been occurring.

 

How long does it take for deaths to be investigated and a report to be
completed?

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than 7 February 2024, being 20 working days after the
day your request was received taking into account public holidays. If we
are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an
extension of that timeframe.

Your request is being handled by the Office of the Government Statistician
and Chief Executive. If you have any queries, please feel free to reply to
this email. If any additional factors come to light which are relevant to
your request, please do not hesitate to contact us so these can be taken
into account.

Ngâ mihi

Sina (pronouns: [1]she/her/ia)

Advisor – Executive and Government Relations, Office of the Government
Statistician and Chief Executive

Kaitohutohu – Tari O Te Kaitautauranga Matua Me Te Pouârahi Matua

Stats NZ | Tatauranga Aotearoa | stats.govt.nz

About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa

Data that improves lives today and for generations to come

[2]Facebook | [3]Twitter | [4]LinkedIn

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Tçnâ koe K Thompson

Thank you for your OIA request, acknowledged below. In order to assess
your request, and to identify what agency will be best to respond to you,
we would like to clarify the last part of your request:

 

How long does it take for deaths to be investigated and a report to be
completed?

 

By “investigation” do you mean ‘Coroner’s investigation’ and by “report”
do you mean ‘Coroner’s Findings’?  Providing this clarification will
enable us to transfer this part of your request to the correct agency.
Please let me know as soon as you can as we will need to complete the
transfer within ten working days of receiving your request.

 

Please also note, any clarification or amendment of a request is
considered to be a new request for the purpose of calculating the maximum
statutory timeframe for response—see section 15(1AA) of the Official
Information Act.

Thank you for your help.

 

Ngâ mihi,

 

Joy Skye (she/her and Ms)
Senior Advisor – Executive and Government Relations, Office of the Chief
Executive

Kaitohutohu Matua – Ngâ Hononga Whakawaho, Kâwanatanga hoki, Tari o te
Tumu Whakahaere
Stats NZ | Tatauranga Aotearoa | [1]stats.govt.nz | 04-931 4699

 

About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa

Data that improves lives today and for generations to come

 

[2]Facebook | [3]Twitter | [4]LinkedIn 

 

Work days: Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays

 

 

 

 

From: Office of the GS&CE-External
Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2023 7:49 AM
To: [FOI #25226 email]
Subject: 20231219 Acknowledgement of your Official Information request -
When are deaths registered

 

Tçnâ koe K Thompson

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act
request dated 18 December 2023. You requested the following information:

Please can you tell me for the last five years in New Zealand have all
deaths been registered at the time of death and are deaths currently being
registered at time of death, or has there been or is there a delay in
registering deaths, for instance due to coronial investigations?

 

Please let me know how many delays in registration of death there have
been per death in New Zealand per month for the last five years.

 

How long is the delay after death before the deaths are registered?

 

Please let me know the reasons for delay in registration of deaths, if
that has been occurring.

 

How long does it take for deaths to be investigated and a report to be
completed?

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than 7 February 2024, being 20 working days after the
day your request was received taking into account public holidays. If we
are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an
extension of that timeframe.

Your request is being handled by the Office of the Government Statistician
and Chief Executive. If you have any queries, please feel free to reply to
this email. If any additional factors come to light which are relevant to
your request, please do not hesitate to contact us so these can be taken
into account.

Ngâ mihi

Sina (pronouns: [5]she/her/ia)

Advisor – Executive and Government Relations, Office of the Government
Statistician and Chief Executive

Kaitohutohu – Tari O Te Kaitautauranga Matua Me Te Pouârahi Matua

Stats NZ | Tatauranga Aotearoa | stats.govt.nz

About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa

Data that improves lives today and for generations to come

[6]Facebook | [7]Twitter | [8]LinkedIn

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Tēnā koe K Thompson

I refer to your official information request dated 18 December 2023 for
information on when deaths are registered in New Zealand.

 

We have transferred the first four parts of your request to the Deparment
of Internal Affairs (DIA) as this informaiton is not held by us but is
believed to be held by DIA. In these circumstances, we are required by
section 14 of the Official Information Act to transfer your request.

 

You will hear further from DIA concerning these parts of your request:

 

Please can you tell me for the last five years in New Zealand have all
deaths been registered at the time of death and are deaths currently being
registered at time of death, or has there been or is there a delay in
registering deaths, for instance due to coronial investigations?

 

Please let me know how many delays in registration of death there have
been per death in New Zealand per month for the last five years.

 

How long is the delay after death before the deaths are registered?

 

Please let me know the reasons for delay in registration of deaths, if
that has been occurring.

 

On 20 December 2023 I contacted you to seek clarification of this final
part of your request, being:

 

How long does it take for deaths to be investigated and a report to be
completed?

 

Please see the email below. When we have heard back from you we will
likely transfer this final part of your request to the Ministry of Justice
as this informaiton is not held by Stats NZ.

 

 

Ngā mihi,

 

Joy Skye (she/her and Ms)
Senior Advisor - Executive and Government Relations, Office of the Chief
Executive

Kaitohutohu - Ngā Hononga Whakawaho, Kāwanatanga hoki, Tari o te Tumu
Whakahaere
Stats NZ | Tatauranga Aotearoa | [1]stats.govt.nz | 04-931 4699

About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa

Data that improves lives today and for generations to come

 

Work days: Monday/Wednesday/Thursday

 

 

From: Office of the GS&CE-External
Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2023 10:18 AM
To: [FOI #25226 email]
Subject: Clarification of your Official Information request - When are
deaths registered

 

Tēnā koe K Thompson

Thank you for your OIA request, acknowledged below. In order to assess
your request, and to identify what agency will be best to respond to you,
we would like to clarify the last part of your request:

 

How long does it take for deaths to be investigated and a report to be
completed?

 

By “investigation” do you mean ‘Coroner’s investigation’ and by “report”
do you mean ‘Coroner’s Findings’?  Providing this clarification will
enable us to transfer this part of your request to the correct agency.
Please let me know as soon as you can as we will need to complete the
transfer within ten working days of receiving your request.

 

Please also note, any clarification or amendment of a request is
considered to be a new request for the purpose of calculating the maximum
statutory timeframe for response—see section 15(1AA) of the Official
Information Act.

Thank you for your help.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

Joy Skye (she/her and Ms)
Senior Advisor – Executive and Government Relations, Office of the Chief
Executive

Kaitohutohu Matua – Ngā Hononga Whakawaho, Kāwanatanga hoki, Tari o te
Tumu Whakahaere
Stats NZ | Tatauranga Aotearoa | [2]stats.govt.nz | 04-931 4699

 

About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa

Data that improves lives today and for generations to come

 

[3]Facebook | [4]Twitter | [5]LinkedIn 

 

Work days: Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays

 

 

From: Office of the GS&CE-External
Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2023 7:49 AM
To: [6][FOI #25226 email]
Subject: 20231219 Acknowledgement of your Official Information request -
When are deaths registered

 

Tēnā koe K Thompson

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act
request dated 18 December 2023. You requested the following information:

Please can you tell me for the last five years in New Zealand have all
deaths been registered at the time of death and are deaths currently being
registered at time of death, or has there been or is there a delay in
registering deaths, for instance due to coronial investigations?

 

Please let me know how many delays in registration of death there have
been per death in New Zealand per month for the last five years.

 

How long is the delay after death before the deaths are registered?

 

Please let me know the reasons for delay in registration of deaths, if
that has been occurring.

 

How long does it take for deaths to be investigated and a report to be
completed?

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than 7 February 2024, being 20 working days after the
day your request was received taking into account public holidays. If we
are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an
extension of that timeframe.

Your request is being handled by the Office of the Government Statistician
and Chief Executive. If you have any queries, please feel free to reply to
this email. If any additional factors come to light which are relevant to
your request, please do not hesitate to contact us so these can be taken
into account.

Ngā mihi

Sina (pronouns: [7]she/her/ia)

Advisor – Executive and Government Relations, Office of the Government
Statistician and Chief Executive

Kaitohutohu – Tari O Te Kaitautauranga Matua Me Te Pouārahi Matua

Stats NZ | Tatauranga Aotearoa | stats.govt.nz

About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa

Data that improves lives today and for generations to come

[8]Facebook | [9]Twitter | [10]LinkedIn

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Tçnâ koe K Thompson,

 

Thank you for your OIA request, which was partially transferred from Stats
NZ to the Department of Internal Affairs.

 

The Department will provide its response to your request as soon as
practicable and within twenty working days. The 20^th working day is 15
February 2024.

 

Please note that in cases where the Department’s response provides
information that is identified to be of general public interest, the
response may also be published on the Department of Internal Affairs
website. If the Department publishes its response to your OIA request, all
personal information, including your name and contact details, will be
removed.

 

Nâku noa, nâ

 

 

Krystle Courtier| Official Correspondence Co-ordinator
Te Pâhekoheko, Kâwai ki te iwi | Operations, Service Delivery and
Operations

Te Tari Taiwhenua  The Department of Internal Affairs

[1]www.dia.govt.nz

 

 

References

Visible links
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Tēnā koe K Thompson

I refer to your official information request dated 18 December 2023 for
information on when deaths are registered in New Zealand.

 

On 20 December 2023 we asked you to clarify part five of your request,
being:

 

How long does it take for deaths to be investigated and a report to be
completed?

 

We have not heard back from you about this. We have been in touch with the
Ministry of Justice who have agreed to accept the transfer of this part of
your request. They have advised they will interpret this request to be
deaths requiring investigation as Coroners Court cases, and therefore the
request to be for information on Coroners Court case timeliness. You will
hear further from the Ministry of Justice concerning part five your
request.

 

On 21 December 2023 we let you know that we were transferring Parts 1-4 of
your request to the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) as this
information is not held by us but is believed to be held by DIA. These
parts of your request were officially transferred on 17 January 2024. You
will hear further from DIA concerning parts 1-4 of your request.

 

All parts of your request have now been transferred as required by section
14 of the Official Information Act.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

Joy Skye (she/her and Ms)
Senior Advisor - Executive and Government Relations, Office of the Chief
Executive

Kaitohutohu - Ngā Hononga Whakawaho, Kāwanatanga hoki, Tari o te Tumu
Whakahaere
Stats NZ | Tatauranga Aotearoa | [1]stats.govt.nz | 04-931 4699

About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa

Data that improves lives today and for generations to come

 

Work days: Monday/Wednesday/Thursday

 

 

From: Office of the GS&CE-External
Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2023 3:15 PM
To: [FOI #25226 email]
Subject: Re: Clarification of your Official Information request - When are
deaths registered

 

Tēnā koe K Thompson

I refer to your official information request dated 18 December 2023 for
information on when deaths are registered in New Zealand.

 

We have transferred the first four parts of your request to the Department
of Internal Affairs (DIA) as this information is not held by us but is
believed to be held by DIA. In these circumstances, we are required by
section 14 of the Official Information Act to transfer your request.

 

You will hear further from DIA concerning these parts of your request:

 

Please can you tell me for the last five years in New Zealand have all
deaths been registered at the time of death and are deaths currently being
registered at time of death, or has there been or is there a delay in
registering deaths, for instance due to coronial investigations?

 

Please let me know how many delays in registration of death there have
been per death in New Zealand per month for the last five years.

 

How long is the delay after death before the deaths are registered?

 

Please let me know the reasons for delay in registration of deaths, if
that has been occurring.

 

On 20 December 2023 I contacted you to seek clarification of this final
part of your request, being:

 

How long does it take for deaths to be investigated and a report to be
completed?

 

Please see the email below. When we have heard back from you we will
likely transfer this final part of your request to the Ministry of Justice
as this informaiton is not held by Stats NZ.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

Joy Skye (she/her and Ms)
Senior Advisor - Executive and Government Relations, Office of the Chief
Executive

Kaitohutohu - Ngā Hononga Whakawaho, Kāwanatanga hoki, Tari o te Tumu
Whakahaere
Stats NZ | Tatauranga Aotearoa | [2]stats.govt.nz | 04-931 4699

About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa

Data that improves lives today and for generations to come

 

Work days: Monday/Wednesday/Thursday

 

 

From: Office of the GS&CE-External
Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2023 10:18 AM
To: [3][FOI #25226 email]
Subject: Clarification of your Official Information request - When are
deaths registered

Tēnā koe K Thompson

Thank you for your OIA request, acknowledged below. In order to assess
your request, and to identify what agency will be best to respond to you,
we would like to clarify the last part of your request:

 

How long does it take for deaths to be investigated and a report to be
completed?

 

By “investigation” do you mean ‘Coroner’s investigation’ and by “report”
do you mean ‘Coroner’s Findings’?  Providing this clarification will
enable us to transfer this part of your request to the correct agency.
Please let me know as soon as you can as we will need to complete the
transfer within ten working days of receiving your request.

 

Please also note, any clarification or amendment of a request is
considered to be a new request for the purpose of calculating the maximum
statutory timeframe for response—see section 15(1AA) of the Official
Information Act.

Thank you for your help.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

Joy Skye (she/her and Ms)
Senior Advisor – Executive and Government Relations, Office of the Chief
Executive

Kaitohutohu Matua – Ngā Hononga Whakawaho, Kāwanatanga hoki, Tari o te
Tumu Whakahaere
Stats NZ | Tatauranga Aotearoa | [4]stats.govt.nz | 04-931 4699

 

About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa

Data that improves lives today and for generations to come

 

[5]Facebook | [6]Twitter | [7]LinkedIn 

 

Work days: Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays

 

 

From: Office of the GS&CE-External
Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2023 7:49 AM
To: [8][FOI #25226 email]
Subject: 20231219 Acknowledgement of your Official Information request -
When are deaths registered

 

Tēnā koe K Thompson

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act
request dated 18 December 2023. You requested the following information:

Please can you tell me for the last five years in New Zealand have all
deaths been registered at the time of death and are deaths currently being
registered at time of death, or has there been or is there a delay in
registering deaths, for instance due to coronial investigations?

 

Please let me know how many delays in registration of death there have
been per death in New Zealand per month for the last five years.

 

How long is the delay after death before the deaths are registered?

 

Please let me know the reasons for delay in registration of deaths, if
that has been occurring.

 

How long does it take for deaths to be investigated and a report to be
completed?

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than 7 February 2024, being 20 working days after the
day your request was received taking into account public holidays. If we
are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an
extension of that timeframe.

Your request is being handled by the Office of the Government Statistician
and Chief Executive. If you have any queries, please feel free to reply to
this email. If any additional factors come to light which are relevant to
your request, please do not hesitate to contact us so these can be taken
into account.

Ngā mihi

Sina (pronouns: [9]she/her/ia)

Advisor – Executive and Government Relations, Office of the Government
Statistician and Chief Executive

Kaitohutohu – Tari O Te Kaitautauranga Matua Me Te Pouārahi Matua

Stats NZ | Tatauranga Aotearoa | stats.govt.nz

About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa

Data that improves lives today and for generations to come

[10]Facebook | [11]Twitter | [12]LinkedIn

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Tçnâ koe K Thompson,

 

We acknowledge receipt of your request “How long does it take for deaths
to be investigated and a report to be completed?” which has been partially
transferred from Statistics New Zealand to the Ministry of Justice. 

 

This has been forwarded onto the relevant business unit to respond to. 

 

You can expect a response by 21/02/2024.

 

Ngâ mihi, 

   

Ministerial Relations and Services

Governance and Assurance

Justice Centre I Aitken Street

DX Box SX 10088 I Wellington

[1]www.justice.govt.nz

 

 

 

From: Joy Skye <[email address]>
Sent: Tuesday, 23 January 2024 10:41 am
To: [FOI #25226 email]
Subject: Transfer of your Official Information request - When are deaths
registered

 

Tçnâ koe K Thompson

I refer to your official information request dated 18 December 2023 for
information on when deaths are registered in New Zealand.

 

On 20 December 2023 we asked you to clarify part five of your request,
being:

 

How long does it take for deaths to be investigated and a report to be
completed?

 

We have not heard back from you about this. We have been in touch with the
Ministry of Justice who have agreed to accept the transfer of this part of
your request. They have advised they will interpret this request to be
deaths requiring investigation as Coroners Court cases, and therefore the
request to be for information on Coroners Court case timeliness. You will
hear further from the Ministry of Justice concerning part five your
request.

 

On 21 December 2023 we let you know that we were transferring Parts 1-4 of
your request to the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) as this
information is not held by us but is believed to be held by DIA. These
parts of your request were officially transferred on 17 January 2024. You
will hear further from DIA concerning parts 1-4 of your request.

 

All parts of your request have now been transferred as required by section
14 of the Official Information Act.

 

Ngâ mihi,

 

Joy Skye (she/her and Ms)
Senior Advisor - Executive and Government Relations, Office of the Chief
Executive

Kaitohutohu - Ngâ Hononga Whakawaho, Kâwanatanga hoki, Tari o te Tumu
Whakahaere
Stats NZ | Tatauranga Aotearoa | [2]stats.govt.nz | 04-931 4699

About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa

Data that improves lives today and for generations to come

 

Work days: Monday/Wednesday/Thursday

 

 

From: Office of the GS&CE-External
Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2023 3:15 PM
To: [3][FOI #25226 email]
Subject: Re: Clarification of your Official Information request - When are
deaths registered

 

Tçnâ koe K Thompson

I refer to your official information request dated 18 December 2023 for
information on when deaths are registered in New Zealand.

 

We have transferred the first four parts of your request to the Department
of Internal Affairs (DIA) as this information is not held by us but is
believed to be held by DIA. In these circumstances, we are required by
section 14 of the Official Information Act to transfer your request.

 

You will hear further from DIA concerning these parts of your request:

 

Please can you tell me for the last five years in New Zealand have all
deaths been registered at the time of death and are deaths currently being
registered at time of death, or has there been or is there a delay in
registering deaths, for instance due to coronial investigations?

 

Please let me know how many delays in registration of death there have
been per death in New Zealand per month for the last five years.

 

How long is the delay after death before the deaths are registered?

 

Please let me know the reasons for delay in registration of deaths, if
that has been occurring.

 

On 20 December 2023 I contacted you to seek clarification of this final
part of your request, being:

 

How long does it take for deaths to be investigated and a report to be
completed?

 

Please see the email below. When we have heard back from you we will
likely transfer this final part of your request to the Ministry of Justice
as this informaiton is not held by Stats NZ.

 

Ngâ mihi,

 

Joy Skye (she/her and Ms)
Senior Advisor - Executive and Government Relations, Office of the Chief
Executive

Kaitohutohu - Ngâ Hononga Whakawaho, Kâwanatanga hoki, Tari o te Tumu
Whakahaere
Stats NZ | Tatauranga Aotearoa | [4]stats.govt.nz | 04-931 4699

About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa

Data that improves lives today and for generations to come

 

Work days: Monday/Wednesday/Thursday

 

 

From: Office of the GS&CE-External
Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2023 10:18 AM
To: [5][FOI #25226 email]
Subject: Clarification of your Official Information request - When are
deaths registered

Tçnâ koe K Thompson

Thank you for your OIA request, acknowledged below. In order to assess
your request, and to identify what agency will be best to respond to you,
we would like to clarify the last part of your request:

 

How long does it take for deaths to be investigated and a report to be
completed?

 

By “investigation” do you mean ‘Coroner’s investigation’ and by “report”
do you mean ‘Coroner’s Findings’?  Providing this clarification will
enable us to transfer this part of your request to the correct agency.
Please let me know as soon as you can as we will need to complete the
transfer within ten working days of receiving your request.

 

Please also note, any clarification or amendment of a request is
considered to be a new request for the purpose of calculating the maximum
statutory timeframe for response—see section 15(1AA) of the Official
Information Act.

Thank you for your help.

 

Ngâ mihi,

 

Joy Skye (she/her and Ms)
Senior Advisor – Executive and Government Relations, Office of the Chief
Executive

Kaitohutohu Matua – Ngâ Hononga Whakawaho, Kâwanatanga hoki, Tari o te
Tumu Whakahaere
Stats NZ | Tatauranga Aotearoa | [6]stats.govt.nz | 04-931 4699

 

About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa

Data that improves lives today and for generations to come

 

[7]Facebook | [8]Twitter | [9]LinkedIn 

 

Work days: Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays

 

 

From: Office of the GS&CE-External
Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2023 7:49 AM
To: [10][FOI #25226 email]
Subject: 20231219 Acknowledgement of your Official Information request -
When are deaths registered

 

Tçnâ koe K Thompson

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act
request dated 18 December 2023. You requested the following information:

Please can you tell me for the last five years in New Zealand have all
deaths been registered at the time of death and are deaths currently being
registered at time of death, or has there been or is there a delay in
registering deaths, for instance due to coronial investigations?

 

Please let me know how many delays in registration of death there have
been per death in New Zealand per month for the last five years.

 

How long is the delay after death before the deaths are registered?

 

Please let me know the reasons for delay in registration of deaths, if
that has been occurring.

 

How long does it take for deaths to be investigated and a report to be
completed?

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than 7 February 2024, being 20 working days after the
day your request was received taking into account public holidays. If we
are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an
extension of that timeframe.

Your request is being handled by the Office of the Government Statistician
and Chief Executive. If you have any queries, please feel free to reply to
this email. If any additional factors come to light which are relevant to
your request, please do not hesitate to contact us so these can be taken
into account.

Ngâ mihi

Sina (pronouns: [11]she/her/ia)

Advisor – Executive and Government Relations, Office of the Government
Statistician and Chief Executive

Kaitohutohu – Tari O Te Kaitautauranga Matua Me Te Pouârahi Matua

Stats NZ | Tatauranga Aotearoa | stats.govt.nz

About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa

Data that improves lives today and for generations to come

[12]Facebook | [13]Twitter | [14]LinkedIn

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Kia ora K Thompson

Could you please clarify with question one what you mean by delay – eg. do you mean delay caused by the coroner? or a delay caused by the funeral director notifying us after the 3rd day? Please advise.

Thankyou

Ngâ Mihi

Vi Saena| Official Correspondence Advisor
Te Pâhekoheko, Kâwai ki te iwi | Operations, Service Delivery and Operations
Te Tari Taiwhenua The Department of Internal Affairs
7 Waterloo Quay, Wellington
www.dia.govt.nz

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Tēnā koe,

 

Please see attached for the response to your Official Information Act 1982
request.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

Vi Saena| Official Correspondence Advisor
Te Pāhekoheko, Kāwai ki te iwi | Operations, Service Delivery and
Operations

Te Tari Taiwhenua  The Department of Internal Affairs
7 Waterloo Quay, Wellington

[1]www.dia.govt.nz

 

References

Visible links
1. http://www.dia.govt.nz/

Kia ora K Thompson,

 

Please find a response to the OIA request partially transferred to the
Ministry of Justice on Coroners’ Court case closure times attached.

 

Ngā mihi,

Communications Services
Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te Ture

www.[1]justice.govt.nz

 

References

Visible links
1. http://www.justice.govt.nz/

Tēnā koe K

 

Thank you for contacting the Ministry of Justice.

 

We acknowledge receipt of your request regarding closure times of the
Coroners court and statistics of any deaths by vaccines.

 

You will be receiving two separate responses to your request – one will
relate to the closure times and the other will be about the statistics of
any deaths by vaccines.

 

This has been forwarded to the relevant business unit for consideration
and response.

 

You can expect a response by 1 October 2024.

 

The Ministry of Justice may publish the response to your request on our
website, you can expect that if your OIA is to be published that this will
take place at least 10 working days after it has been sent you. Your name
and any other personal information will be withheld under Section 9(2)(a)
(protect the privacy of natural persons).

 

Nga Mihi,

 

   

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From: hartly <[2][email address]>
Sent: Tuesday, 3 September 2024 1:58 pm
To: ContactUs <[3][email address]>;
[4][FOI #25226 email]
Subject: Coroners Court case closure times OIA request

 

Dear Ministry of Justice and FYI.org,

 

Thank you for your response to my OIA 109160 on 20 February 2024.

 

 

As you noted in your above letter:

 

I am advised that Stats New Zealand attempted to clarify your request in
December 2023, however they did not receive a response. In order to
respond to your request, the Ministry has interpreted ‘deaths to be
investigated’ to mean Coroners Court cases. Coroners Court cases are
investigations into the deaths that are reported to the coroner, in
accordance with sections 13 and 14 of the Coroners Act 2006: those that
appear to have been without known cause, self-inflicted, unnatural,
violent, or medically unexpected. The Ministry has also interpreted
‘report’ to mean the coroner’s findings or certificate issued at the
closure of the case. Therefore, the Ministry has interpreted your request
to be for information on Coroners Court case closure times.

In response to your request, please see Table 1 attached. Table 1 provides
the average age in days of Coroners Court cases at closure for the 12
months ending 31 December 2023.

 

As your request did not specify a date range, the Ministry has provided
the most recently available calendar year end data. Should you be
interested in further information on Coroners Court case timeliness, you
have the option to make another OIA request to the Ministry. In order to
provide the most useful information for you, it would be helpful for you
to specify the date range you are interested in seeking information on.

 

 

Yes, please, can you provide Coroners Court closure times for the years
1990 to the most recent data you have, under the New Zealand Official
Information Act.  Can you please  break down the closure times by the
months of these years.

 

Under the NZ OIA can you also provide any data recorded by the Coroners
Court, or by Statistics NZ or other agency, whether any deaths have been
attributed by the Coroner to any type of vaccine or medical injection,
including the MMR, the flu or the Covid vaccines/injections. 

 

Thank you,

K Thompson

 

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Dear K Thompson

 

Please find your OIA response attached.

 

 

 

 

Ngā mihi,

Communications Services
Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te Ture

www.[1]justice.govt.nz

 

 

 

 

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