COVID-19 proactive release material was originally published on the Unite Against COVID‑19 website. On 26 January 2023 this material was migrated to the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet website.
Some parts of the information released is withheld under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act). Where this is the case, the relevant section of the Act has been applied.
| Document Date | Document | Type | Date Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Feb 2020 | Novel Coronavirus Response Issue Updates: 4 February 2020 (PDF 8.35MB) | Memorandum | 08 May 2020 |
| 03 Feb 2020 | Novel Coronavirus Response Update: 3 February 2020 (1920NSP/047) (PDF 3.89MB) | Briefing | 08 May 2020 |
| 05 Feb 2020 | Novel Coronavirus Response Issue Updates: 5 February 2020 (1920NSP/048) (PDF 1.42MB) | Memorandum | 08 May 2020 |
| 10 Mar 2020 | Critical Issues and Areas of Focus (PDF 1.95MB) | Noting Paper | 08 May 2020 |
| 10 Mar 2020 | Public health modelling and scenarios (PDF 4.32MB) | A3 | 08 May 2020 |
| 11 Mar 2020 | All of Government System (PDF 1.58MB) | Noting Paper | 08 May 2020 |
| 11 Mar 2020 | Public Information (PDF 1.22MB) | Noting Paper | 08 May 2020 |
| 17 Mar 2020 | System architecture (Health System preparedness) (PDF 4.01MB) | A3 | 08 May 2020 |
| 18 Mar 2020 | COVID-19 Mitigation versus suppression (PDF 1.04MB) | A3 | 08 May 2020 |
| 18 Mar 2020 | COVID-19: All of Government Path for Maximising Compliance with Self-isolation (PDF 2MB) | Paper | 08 May 2020 |
| 18 Mar 2020 | Establishment of COVID-19 Engagement Mechanisms for Business (DPMC-2020/21-615) (PDF 3.11MB) | Briefing | 17 Dec 2021 |
| 18 Mar 2020 | Additional Item: COVID-19 Strengthening Border Measures [CVD-20-MIN-0018] (PDF 737KB) | Cabinet Minute | 08 May 2020 |
| 18 Mar 2020 | COVID-19: Noting Items [CVD-20-MIN-0013] (PDF 754KB) | Cabinet Minute | |
| 23 Mar 2020 | COVID-19: Moving to Alert Level 3 and Level 4 [CAB-20-MIN-0133] (PDF 5.29MB) | Cabinet Paper and Minute | 08 May 2020 |
| 24 Mar 2020 | Essential Services (PDF 2.43MB) | Briefing | 08 May 2020 |
| 24 Mar 2020 | Declaring a National State of Emergency (20/29) (PDF 3.03MB) | Briefing | 08 May 2020 |
| 25 Mar 2020 | Ensuring Childcare for Essential Workers (PDF 1.24MB) | Decision Paper and Minute | 08 May 2020 |
| 25 Mar 2020 | COVID-19 Response (Urgent Management Measures) Bill (PDF 1.62MB) | Cabinet Paper and Minute | 08 May 2020 |
| 26 Mar 2020 | Update on Essential Services: Online Ordering of Retail Goods and Furniture Removals (PDF 1.48MB) | Decision Paper and Minute | 08 May 2020 |
| 30 Mar 2020 | First Extension of the State of National Emergency for COVID-19 (20/32) (PDF 3.14MB) | Briefing | 08 May 2020 |
| 30 Mar 2020 | Contingency Plan for the Senior Public Service Positions [CAB-20-MIN-0144] (PDF 663KB) | Cabinet Paper and Minute | 08 May 2020 |
| 31 Mar 2020 | All of Government Plan for Managing Stranded People (PDF 712KB) | Cabinet Minute | 08 May 2020 |
| 01 Apr 2020 | All of Government Plan for Managing the Departure of Stranded Foreign Nationals from New Zealand (PDF 2.36MB) | Paper | 08 May 2020 |
| 02 Apr 2020 | COVID-19: Welfare of People in Quarantine and Managed Isolation (PDF 3.46MB) | Noting Paper | 08 May 2020 |
| 02 Apr 2020 | All of Government Plan for Managing the Departure of Stranded Foreign Nationals from New Zealand (PDF 916KB) | Cabinet Minute | 08 May 2020 |
| 06 Apr 2020 | Second Extension of the State of National Emergency for COVID‐19 (20/35) (PDF 2.59MB) | Briefing | 08 May 2020 |
| 08 Apr 2020 | COVID-19 - Surveillance Plan (PDF 1.21MB) | Noting Paper | 08 May 2020 |
| 09 Apr 2020 | Guidance on the use of CDEM Act key powers during the COVID-19 related state of national emergency – updated 9 April 2020 (PDF 1MB) | Report | |
| 13 Apr 2020 | Third Extension of the State of National Emergency for COVID‐19 (20/39) (PDF 2.25MB) | Briefing | 08 May 2020 |
| 14 Apr 2020 | Additional Item: Extension of the State of National Emergency [CAB-20-MIN-0167] (PDF 884KB) | Cabinet Minute | 08 May 2020 |
| 14 Apr 2020 | COVID‐19: Preparing to Review New Zealand’s Level 4 Status [CAB-20-MIIN-0161] (PDF 1.54MB) | Cabinet Paper and Minute | 08 May 2020 |
| 15 Apr 2020 | COVID-19: Alert Level Framework for Levels 1, 2, and 3: Details and implementation [CBC-20-MIN-0041] (PDF 4.88MB) | Cabinet Paper and Minute | 08 May 2020 |
| 15 Apr 2020 | Taking a Regional Approach to COVID-19 Alert Levels (PDF 6.77MB) | Noting Paper | 26 Jun 2020 |
| 15 Apr 2020 | Law Changes in Response to COVID-19 [CBC-20-MIN-0038] (PDF 1.47MB) | Cabinet Paper and Minute | 31 Jul 2020 |
| 20 Apr 2020 | Fourth Extension of the State of National Emergency for COVID‐19 (20/43) (PDF 961KB) | Briefing | 26 Jun 2020 |
| 20 Apr 2020 | Review of COVID-19 Alert Level 4 [CAB-20-MIN-0176] (PDF 2.29MB) | Cabinet Paper and Minute | 26 Jun 2020 |
| 21 Apr 2020 | Widening the criteria for financial support to Local Authorities to provide welfare assistance in response to COVID‐19 (PDF 1.18MB) | Cabinet Paper and Minute | 26 Jun 2020 |
| 22 Apr 2020 | Powers and Authorisations to Give Effect to Alert Level 3 [CBC-20-MIN-0049] (PDF 116KB) | Cabinet Minute | 26 Jun 2020 |
| 22 Apr 2020 | Report-back on Ministerial Delegations in the COVID-19 Response (Further Management Measures) Omnibus Bil [CBC-20-MIN-0050] (PDF 2.15MB) | Cabinet Paper and Minute | 26 Jun 2020 |
| 27 Apr 2020 | Fifth Extension of the State of National Emergency for COVID‐19 (20/44) (PDF 1.08MB) | Briefing | 26 Jun 2020 |
| 02 May 2020 | Next Steps: COVID-19 Response Bill (PDF 1.86MB) | Briefing | 09 Nov 2020 |
| 04 May 2020 | Sixth Extension of the State of National Emergency for COVID‐19 (20/50) (PDF 938KB) | Briefing | 26 Jun 2020 |
| 04 May 2020 | COVID-19 Response (Further Management Measures) Bill – Approval for Introduction [CAB-20-MIN-0190] (PDF 3.25MB) | Cabinet Paper and Minute | 26 Jun 2020 |
| 04 May 2020 | COVID‐19: Preparing to Review New Zealand’s Level 3 Status [CAB-20-MIN-0199] (PDF 1015KB) | Cabinet Paper and Minute | 26 Jun 2020 |
| 06 May 2020 | Preparing for Alert Level 2 [SWC-20-MIN-0033] (PDF 6.81MB) | Cabinet Paper and Minute | 26 Jun 2020 |
| 11 May 2020 | Review of COVID‐19 Alert Level 3 [CAB-20-MIN-0220] (PDF 3.98MB) | Cabinet Paper and Minute | 26 Jun 2020 |
| 11 May 2020 | COVID-19 Public Health Response Bill – Approval for Introduction [CAB-20-MIN-0218] (PDF 1.22MB) | Cabinet Paper and Minute | 09 Oct 2020 |
| 12 May 2020 | COVID‐19 National Transition Period (20/59) (PDF 1.16MB) | Briefing | 26 Jun 2020 |
| 22 May 2020 | Updating the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Alert Level 2) Order (PDF 9.09MB) | Noting Paper | 26 Jun 2020 |
| 25 May 2020 | Review of COVID-19 Alert Level 2 Controls [CAB-20-MIN-0240] (PDF 1.31MB) | Cabinet Paper and Minute | 26 Jun 2020 |
| 03 Jun 2020 | COVID-19 – Alert Level 1 Controls [SWC-20-MIN-0066] (PDF 2.04MB) | Cabinet Paper and Minute | 31 Jul 2020 |
| 08 Jun 2020 | Review of COVID-19 Alert Level 2 [CAB-20-MIN-0270] (PDF 1.21MB) | Cabinet Paper and Minute | 31 Jul 2020 |
| 08 Jun 2020 | Termination of National Transition Period (20/74) (PDF 922KB) | Briefing | 31 Jul 2020 |
| 06 Jul 2020 | Responding to New Cases of COVID-19 in the Community [CAB-20-MIN-0330] (PDF 2.02MB) | Cabinet Paper | 09 Oct 2020 |
| 20 Jul 2020 | Finalising the Appointment of the Prime Minister's COVID-19 Recovery and Rebuild Advisors (DPMC-2020/21-11) (PDF 911KB) | Briefing | 09 Oct 2020 |
| 28 Jul 2020 | COVID-19 Response (Further Management Measures) Legislation Bill (No 2): Approval for Introduction [LEG-20-MIN-0126] (PDF 211KB) | Cabinet Paper and Minute | 09 Oct 2020 |
| July 2020 | Stamp it out: Our plan to respond to new COVID-19 cases in the community (one-pager) (PDF 44KB) | A3 | |
| 10 Aug 2020 | Implementing a rapid response to COVID-19 cases in the community and refinements of COVID-19 Alert Level settings [CAB-20-MIN-0387] (PDF 5.42MB) | Cabinet Paper and Minute | 09 Oct 2020 |
| 14 Aug 2020 | COVID-19 Resurgence: First Review of Alert Levels [CAB-20-MIN-0396] (PDF 1.65MB) | Cabinet Paper and Minute | 05 Aug 2022 |
| 17 Aug 2020 | Managing the Boundary Between Auckland at Alert Level 3 and Other Regions (PDF 2.04MB) | Cabinet Paper and Minute | 17 Dec 2021 |
| 24 Aug 2020 | COVID-19 Resurgence: Second Review of Alert Levels [CAB-20-MIN-0422] (PDF 1.72MB) | Cabinet Paper and Minute | 05 Aug 2022 |
| August 2020 | Rapid response to cases of COVID-19 in the community — August 2020 (one-pager) (PDF 42KB) | A3 | |
| 04 Sep 2020 | COVID-19 Resurgence: Third Review of Alert Levels [CAB-20-MIN-0432] (PDF 1.93MB) | Cabinet Paper and Minute | 05 Aug 2022 |
| 14 Sep 2020 | COVID-19 Resurgence: Fourth Review of Alert Levels [CAB-20-MIN-0441] (PDF 1.99MB) | Cabinet Paper and Minute | 05 Aug 2022 |
| 21 Sep 2020 | COVID-19 Resurgence: Fifth Review of Alert Levels [CAB-20-MIN-0455] (PDF 2MB) | Cabinet Paper and Minute | 05 Aug 2022 |
| 05 Oct 2020 | COVID-19 Resurgence: Sixth Review of Alert Levels [CAB-20-MIN-0462] (PDF 1.91MB) | Cabinet Paper and Minute | 05 Aug 2022 |
| 16 Nov 2020 | COVID-19 Resurgence: Improving Public Health Measures at Alert Level 1 (PDF 1.1MB) | Cabinet Paper | 22 Dec 2021 |
| 01 Dec 2020 | COVID-19: Response Group: Role and Functions (DPMC-2020/21-315) (PDF 1.3MB) | Briefing | 10 Dec 2021 |
| 02 Dec 2020 | Establishing a COVID-19 Response Unit (Paper 2) [CBC-20-MIN-0100] (PDF 3.52MB) | Cabinet Paper and Minute | 08 Mar 2021 |
| 09 Dec 2020 | COVID-19 Response Planning for the Summer Holiday Period [CBC-20-MIN-0122] (PDF 6.79MB) | Cabinet Paper and Minute | 17 Dec 2021 |
| 10 Dec 2020 | Resurgence Economic Response Package (DPMC-2020/21-358) (PDF 933KB) | Aide-Memoire | 10 Dec 2021 |
| 11 Dec 2020 | Template Alert Level Order (DPMC-2020/21-324) (PDF 2.38MB) | Briefing | 10 Dec 2021 |
| 11 Dec 2020 | Retail Bakeries at Alert Level 3 (DPMC-2020/21-365) (PDF 446KB) | Briefing | 10 Dec 2021 |
| 15 Dec 2020 | Joint Health and DPMC COVID-19 Group Report (DPMC-2020/22-372) (PDF 1.33MB) | Joint Briefing | 10 Dec 2021 |
| 23 Dec 2020 | Advice on Pre-Departure Testing for Arrival from the UK (DPMC-2020/21-406) (PDF 883KB) | Briefing | 10 Dec 2021 |
| 29 Dec 2020 | Pre-Departure Testing for Arrivals to New Zealand (DPMC-2020/21-407) (PDF 3.52MB) | Briefing | 10 Dec 2021 |