Kia ora Liam,

  

Thank you for your request for official information. The reference number
for your request is: H2024043535

  

As required under the Official Information Act 1982, Manatū Hauora will
endeavour to respond to your request no later than 20 working days after
the day your request was received. If you'd like to calculate the
timeframe, you can use the Ombudsman's online calculator
here: [1]http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/  

  

If you have any queries, please feel free to contact the OIA Services Team
on [2][email address]. If any additional factors come to light which
are relevant to your request, please do not hesitate to contact us so that
these can be taken into account.  

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

 

Ngā mihi 

 

OIA Services Team 

[4]Ministry of Health information releases 

 

 

------------------- Original Message -------------------
From: Liam Hehir <[FOI #27134 email]>; 
Received: Wed Jun 05 2024 13:12:12 GMT+1200 (New Zealand Standard Time)
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>; OIA <[email address]>; 
Subject: Official Information request - Verification of Data Use and
Deletion

Dear Ministry of Health,

I am writing to request information under the Official Information Act
1982 regarding the data provided to the Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency
(WOCA) for the COVID-19 vaccination programme.

Specifically, I request the following information:

Documentation and evidence confirming that the data provided to WOCA was
used solely for the purposes authorised by the Ministry of Health, namely
for COVID-19 vaccination service planning, monitoring, invitation,
delivery, and quality improvement for Māori who were not fully vaccinated.
Secure Deletion of Data:

Confirmation that the data provided to WOCA was securely deleted by June
30, 2022, as required by the conditions set by the Ministry of Health.
This should include any correspondence, reports, or audits conducted to
verify the secure deletion of the data.

Details of the steps taken by the Ministry of Health to ensure WOCA's
compliance with the conditions regarding the use and secure deletion of
the data. This should include any monitoring, audits, or follow-up actions
undertaken by the Ministry.

Thank you for your attention to this request. I look forward to your
response within the statutory timeframe.

Yours faithfully,

Liam Hehir
 

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Tçnâ koe Liam,

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act) to Manatû Hauora (the Ministry of Health) on 5 June 2024.

Manatû Hauora does not hold any information relating to your request;
however, I have been advised that this information is held by Te Whatu Ora
– Health New Zealand. For this reason, I have decided to transfer your
request to their agency under section 14(b)(i) of the Act. You can expect
a response from Te Whatu Ora ([1][email address]) 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: [2][email address] or by calling 0800
802 602.

 

Ngâ mihi

OIA Services Team
Manatû Hauora | Ministry of Health
[3]Ministry of Health information releases 

 

 

------------------- Original Message -------------------
From: Liam Hehir <[4][FOI #27134 email]>; 
Received: Wed Jun 05 2024 13:12:12 GMT+1200 (New Zealand Standard Time)
To: OIA Requests <[5][email address]>; OIA
<[6][email address]>; 
Subject: Official Information request - Verification of Data Use and
Deletion

Dear Ministry of Health,

I am writing to request information under the Official Information Act
1982 regarding the data provided to the Whânau Ora Commissioning Agency
(WOCA) for the COVID-19 vaccination programme.

Specifically, I request the following information:

Documentation and evidence confirming that the data provided to WOCA was
used solely for the purposes authorised by the Ministry of Health, namely
for COVID-19 vaccination service planning, monitoring, invitation,
delivery, and quality improvement for Mâori who were not fully vaccinated.
Secure Deletion of Data:

Confirmation that the data provided to WOCA was securely deleted by June
30, 2022, as required by the conditions set by the Ministry of Health.
This should include any correspondence, reports, or audits conducted to
verify the secure deletion of the data.

Details of the steps taken by the Ministry of Health to ensure WOCA's
compliance with the conditions regarding the use and secure deletion of
the data. This should include any monitoring, audits, or follow-up actions
undertaken by the Ministry.

Thank you for your attention to this request. I look forward to your
response within the statutory timeframe.

Yours faithfully,

Liam Hehir

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Tēnā koe, 

 

Thank you for contacting Health NZ, Te Whatu Ora. This is an automatic
reply to confirm that we have received your email.  Depending on the
nature of your request you may not receive a response for up to 20 working
days.  We will try to respond to your query as quickly as possible.

 

 

Ngā mihi

 

Health NZ, Te Whatu Ora.

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Tēnā koe Liam

 

Thank you for your request transferred from the Ministry of Health asking
for the following information under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act):

 

Documentation and evidence confirming that the data provided to WOCA was
used solely for the purposes authorised by the Ministry of Health, namely
for COVID-19 vaccination service planning, monitoring, invitation,
delivery, and quality improvement for Māori who were not fully vaccinated.
Secure Deletion of Data:

Confirmation that the data provided to WOCA was securely deleted by June
30, 2022, as required by the conditions set by the Ministry of Health.
This should include any correspondence, reports, or audits conducted to
verify the secure deletion of the data.

Details of the steps taken by the Ministry of Health to ensure WOCA's
compliance with the conditions regarding the use and secure deletion of
the data. This should include any monitoring, audits, or follow-up actions
undertaken by the Ministry.

 

This email is to let you know that Health NZ needs more time to make a
decision on your request.

 

The Act requires that we advise you of our decision on your request no
later than 20 working days after the day we received your request.
Unfortunately, it will not be possible to meet that time limit and we are
therefore writing to notify you of an extension of the time to make our
decision, to 5 August 2024.

 

This extension is required because the consultations necessary to make a
decision on your request are such that a proper response cannot reasonably
be made within the original time limit.

 

If you have any questions, please contact us
at [1][email address]

 

If you are not happy with this extension, you have the right to make a
complaint to the Ombudsman. Information about how to do this is available
at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or by phoning 0800 802 602.

 

Ngā mihi

Michael Cleary (he/him) 
Principal Advisor | Kaitohutohu Aporei
Government Services 
[2][email address]  

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora
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Kia ora Liam, 
 
Thank you for your request for information under the Official Information
Act 1982. Please find attached our response to your request.
 
If you have any questions, please get in touch at
[1][email address].
 
If you are not happy with this response, you have the right to make a
complaint to the Ombudsman. Information about how to do this is available
at [2]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or by phoning 0800 802 602.
 
Ngā mihi

Michael 
Government Services 
[3][email address]  

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora
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