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Dear M Bell,

 

Please find a response attached regarding your OIA request dated 28
December 2023.

 

Kind regards,

 

Private Secretary.

 

Office of Rt Hon Winston Peters
Deputy Prime Minister

Minister of Foreign Affairs |

Minister for Racing |

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Kia ora M Bell,

 

I refer to your an Official Information Act request that was partly
transferred by the Office of Rt Hon Winston Peters to our office on 13
February as follows:

 

 B. Please confirm whether the promised coming “full scale, wide ranging,
independent inquiry conducted publicly with local and international
experts” will involve the appropriateness and legality of granting the
extreme immunity to Pfizer?

 

If you are unable to answer these questions, please confirm whether this
is because you personally have signed a confidentiality agreement which
prevents you from doing so?

 

In the coming inquiry factual responses are vitally needed for
transparency yet because of the tendency to retreat behind confidentiality
agreements to avoid self incrimination true transparency is in danger.
Please advise what is planned to be in place to ensure that the inquiry
overrides those confidentiality agreements signed by politicians and other
public servants and hence compel factual responses from those called to do
so?

 

As the Pfizer documents likely also forbid bringing Pfizer themselves into
any disrepute what is planned to be in place to override this and compel
factual responses regardless?”

 

Minister van Velden is considering your request in accordance with the
Act.

 

Ngâ mihi,

Hui

 

Office of Hon Brooke van Velden

Minister of Internal Affairs

Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety

MP for Tâmaki

Website: [1]www.Beehive,govt.nz

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

 

Authorised by Hon Brooke van Velden, Parliament Buildings, Wellington

 

 

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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 1993 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
[2]https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

 

 

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Kia ora M Bell,

 

This email acknowledges the partial transfer of your official information
to the Office of Hon Dr Shane Reti. The Official Information Act request
is as follows: 

 

“Please confirm whether there is such an extreme indemnification and
immunity that has been signed away in the NZ version Pfizer C19 contract
documents? ”  

 

The reference number for your request is: SROIA-046

As required under the Official Information Act 1982, the Office will
endeavour to respond to your request no later than 20 working days after
the day your request was received. You can expect a response by Tuesday
12^th March 2024.  

 

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: [1][email address] or by calling 0800
802 602. 

 

Ngâ mihi 

 

 

Office of Hon Dr Shane Reti

 

Member of Parliament for Whangârei

Minister of Health| Minister for Pacific Peoples |
 

Email: [2][email address]   Website: [3]www.Beehive,govt.nz

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

 

Authorised by Hon Dr Shane Reti, Parliament Buildings, Wellington

Disclaimer: The information in this email (including attachments) is
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replying to this email and destroy the message. If you are not the
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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 1993 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...

 

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Kia ora M Bell

 

Please find attached a response to your request for official information.

 

Ngā mihi

 

 

Office of Hon Dr Shane Reti

Minister of Health

Minister for Pacific Peoples
Email: [1][email address]

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

 

 

 

 

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Dear M Bell,

Please see the attached letter from Minister van Velden in response to
your OIA request.

 

Kind regards,

Cami

 

Office of Hon Brooke van Velden

Minister of Internal Affairs

Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety

MP for Tāmaki

Website: [1]www.Beehive,govt.nz

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

 

Authorised by Hon Brooke van Velden, Parliament Buildings, Wellington

 

 

Disclaimer: The information in this email (including attachments) is
confidential and may be legally privileged. If an addressing or
transmission error has misdirected this email, please notify the author by
replying to this email and destroy the message. If you are not the
intended recipient, any use, disclosure, copying or distribution is
prohibited and may be unlawful.

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 1993 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
[2]https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

 

 

 

From: Brooke van Velden (MIN) <[email address]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2024 10:35 AM
To: [FOI #25307 email]
Subject: OIA031 RE: Official Information Act request: Independent inquiry
into Covid-19

 

Kia ora M Bell,

 

I refer to your an Official Information Act request that was partly
transferred by the Office of Rt Hon Winston Peters to our office on 13
February as follows:

 

 B. Please confirm whether the promised coming “full scale, wide ranging,
independent inquiry conducted publicly with local and international
experts” will involve the appropriateness and legality of granting the
extreme immunity to Pfizer?

 

If you are unable to answer these questions, please confirm whether this
is because you personally have signed a confidentiality agreement which
prevents you from doing so?

 

In the coming inquiry factual responses are vitally needed for
transparency yet because of the tendency to retreat behind confidentiality
agreements to avoid self incrimination true transparency is in danger.
Please advise what is planned to be in place to ensure that the inquiry
overrides those confidentiality agreements signed by politicians and other
public servants and hence compel factual responses from those called to do
so?

 

As the Pfizer documents likely also forbid bringing Pfizer themselves into
any disrepute what is planned to be in place to override this and compel
factual responses regardless?”

 

Minister van Velden is considering your request in accordance with the
Act.

 

Ngā mihi,

Hui

 

Office of Hon Brooke van Velden

Minister of Internal Affairs

Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety

MP for Tāmaki

Website: [3]www.Beehive,govt.nz

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

 

Authorised by Hon Brooke van Velden, Parliament Buildings, Wellington

 

 

Disclaimer: The information in this email (including attachments) is
confidential and may be legally privileged. If an addressing or
transmission error has misdirected this email, please notify the author by
replying to this email and destroy the message. If you are not the
intended recipient, any use, disclosure, copying or distribution is
prohibited and may be unlawful.

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 1993 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...

 

 

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