MoH ET Internal Comms, Discussing Excess Deaths Analysis
M Bell made this Official Information request to Ministry of Health
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From: M Bell
Dear Ministry of Health,
Please provide all internal communications between the members of the executive leadership team for MoH including meeting minutes, instant messages etc that discuss the response / damage control in relation to the ongoing analysis of the leaked vaccination data indicating very significant safety signals for death. (refer https://kirschsubstack.com/). For search purposes it can be focused on communications after November 1 2023.
Yours faithfully,
M Bell
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Kia ora M Bell,
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 on 23
December 2023 for:
"Please provide all internal communications between the members of the
executive leadership team for MoH including meeting minutes, instant
messages etc that discuss the response / damage control in relation to the
ongoing analysis of the leaked vaccination data indicating very
significant safety signals for death."
We are contacting you to clarify your request as the vaccination data
breach occurred at Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora. Can you please
clarify if you are wanting the internal communications between members of
the executive leadership team of Health New Zealand or the Ministry of
Health?
Ngā mihi
OIA Services Team
Manatū Hauora | Ministry of Health
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Kia ora M Bell,
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From: M Bell <[FOI #25290 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 11 January 2024 15:28
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Clarification of your request for official information, ref:
H2023034615
Dear OIA Requests,
The Ministry of Health please.
Yours sincerely,
M Bell
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Kia ora M Bell,
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 on 23
December 2023 for:
"Please provide all internal communications between the members of the
executive leadership team for MoH including meeting minutes, instant
messages etc that discuss the response / damage control in relation to
the
ongoing analysis of the leaked vaccination data indicating very
significant safety signals for death."
We are contacting you to clarify your request as the vaccination data
breach occurred at Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora. Can you please
clarify if you are wanting the internal communications between members of
the executive leadership team of Health New Zealand or the Ministry of
Health?
Ngâ mihi
OIA Services Team
Manatû Hauora | Ministry of Health
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From: M Bell
Dear OIA Requests,
Section 12 of the Official Information Act does not actually say that I must provide any evidences such as drivers license or passport.
If your question is am I New Zealander, I declare that I am 100% so, born in Tauranga.
Yours sincerely,
M Bell
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Kia ora M Bell,
Thank you for your request for official information on 23 December 2023
for:
“…all internal communications between the members of the executive
leadership team for MoH including meeting minutes, instant messages etc
that discuss the response / damage control in relation to the ongoing
analysis of the leaked vaccination data indicating very significant safety
signals for death.”
The Ministry of Health has decided to extend the period of time available
to respond to your request under section 15A of the Official Information
Act, as consultations are deemed necessary to make a decision on your
request that a proper to your request cannot reasonably be made within the
original time limit.
You can now expect a response to your request on, or before 23 February
2024.
You have the right, under section 28 of the Act, to ask the Ombudsman to
review my decision to extend the time available to respond to your
request.
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From: M Bell
Dear OIA Requests,
MoH made an extension of time according to section 15A of the OIA 1982.
MoH has not replied or before 23 February as per the stated deadline for a response, therefore I have made a complaint to the ombudsman for redress.
Yours sincerely,
M Bell
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Update to the ombudsman complaint in progress...
MoH have promised the response, but still waiting, waiting.
MoH have stated to the ombudsman that (a) they sent the response to FYI on time but there was a problem with the FYI site, and that (b) they emailed the response directly to myself.
This is despite the fact that (a) FYI have investigated and found no issues with their servers on that day, and no evidence that there was even an attempted response by MoH, and (b) the fact that they do not actually have my email address to respond to.
Still trying to decide whether this is a comedy of errors or quite deliberate.
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Kia ora Mark,
Please find attached a response to your official information act request.
Ngā mihi
OIA Services Team
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Sent: Wednesday, 6 March 2024 10:37
To: M Bell <[FOI #25290 email]>
Subject: Response to your request for information, H2023034615 CRM:0121803
Kia ora M Bell,
Please find the attached.
Ngā mihi
OIA Services Team
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Kia ora M Bell
Please find attached a letter regarding your request for official
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Athina Andonatou left an annotation ()
First time I've seen the Section 12 pulled out. Must have touched a sensitive spot. Following with interest
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