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COVID-19: Insights, reports, and research

Issue date: 
Thursday, 26 January 2023
Issue status: 
Current
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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.

The table below contains insights, reports and research regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.
Document Date Document Type Date Released
30 Mar 2020 COVID-19: Authorisation of Medical Referees to permit cremations during Alert Level Four (PDF 917KB) Report 26 Jun 2020
21 Apr 2020 COVID-19: Extension of authorisation of medical referees to permit cremations for the duration of the Epidemic Preparedness (COVID-19) Notice 2020 (PDF 944KB) Report 26 Jun 2020
23 Apr 2020 Establishing the Contact Tracing Assurance Committee (PDF 620KB) Minute 26 Jun 2020
24 Apr 2020 Health Act (COVID-19 Alert Level 3) Order 2020 (PDF 975KB) Report 26 Jun 2020
30 Apr 2020 COVID-19 — Response to Communications — April 2020 (PDF 1.68MB) Research  
08 May 2020 COVID-19 Supplementary Monitoring Report (PDF 2.02MB) Report 26 Jun 2020
31 May 2020 Unite Against COVID-19: Social Conversation Analysis (PDF 11.03MB) Report 15 Jun 2022
12 Jun 2020 Unite Against COVID-19: Social Conversation Analysis (PDF 21.32MB) Report 15 Jun 2022
28 Jun 2020 Unite Against COVID-19: Social Conversation Analysis (PDF 20.33MB) Report 15 Jun 2022
30 Jun 2020 COVID-19 — Response to Government Communications — June 2020 (PDF 1.65MB) Research  
17 Aug 2020 Unite Against COVID-19: Social Conversation Analysis (PDF 32.14MB) Report 15 Jun 2022
03 Nov 2020 Unite Against COVID-19: Social Conversation Analysis (PDF 9.57MB) Report 15 Jun 2022
01 Dec 2020 Unite Against COVID-19: Social Conversation Analysis (PDF 11.7MB) Report 15 Jun 2022
02 Feb 2021 Unite Against COVID-19: Social Conversation Analysis (PDF 11.29MB) Report 15 Jun 2022
12 Mar 2021 COVID-19 check in: Rapid Review — Full Report of Auckland and South Auckland sentiment (PDF 5.97MB) Research 30 Jun 2021
12 Mar 2021 COVID-19 check in: Rapid Review — Summary of Auckland and South Auckland sentiment (PDF 199KB) Research 30 Jun 2021
16 Mar 2021 Unite Against COVID-19: Social Conversation Analysis (PDF 8.84MB) Report 15 Jun 2022
31 Mar 2021 Sentiment in Auckland and South Auckland — March 2021 (PDF 1.47MB) Research 30 Jun 2021
13 Apr 2021 Unite Against COVID-19: Social Conversation Analysis (PDF 7.54MB) Report 15 Jun 2022
03 May 2021 Unite Against COVID-19: Social Conversation Analysis (PDF 12.22MB) Report 15 Jun 2022
22 Jun 2021 COVID-19 Sentiment and Behaviour Research (DPMC-2020/21-1110) (PDF 3.93MB) Briefing 04 Apr 2022
30 Jun 2021 Full report of the Sentiment and Benchmark behaviours — June 2021 (PDF 1006KB) Research 30 Jun 2021
30 Jun 2021 Summary of the Sentiment and Benchmark behaviours — June 2021 (PDF 129KB) Research 30 Jun 2021
05 Jul 2021 Summary of Australian National Plan for Reopening (DPMC-2020/21-1222) (PDF 3.26MB) Aide-Memoire 21 Jul 2022
31 Jul 2021 July 2021, Full Report — Sentiment and Benchmark behaviours (PDF 1.14MB) Research 26 Nov 2021
31 Jul 2021 July 2021, Summary — Sentiment and Benchmark behaviours (PDF 108KB) Research 26 Nov 2021
11 Aug 2021 COVID-19 Related Reports of False Information to CERT NZ (PDF 3.25MB) Briefing 07 Apr 2022
13 Aug 2021 Tools and Measures Used in Australia and Singapore to Manage COVID-19 (DPMC-2020/21-1286) (PDF 11.84MB) Briefing 07 Apr 2022
20 Aug 2021 19 August Alert Level 4 Pulse Check (PDF 370KB) Research  
22 Aug 2021 Unite Against COVID-19: Social Conversation Analysis (PDF 14.85MB) Report 15 Jun 2022
23 Aug 2021 Qualitative work into barriers and information needs – Initial findings (PDF 4.86MB) Research  
28 Aug 2021 COVID-19 check in: Rapid insights — 28-29 August 2021 (PDF 1.18MB) Research  
29 Aug 2021 Qualitative work into barriers and information needs – Qual dip (PDF 4.92MB) Research  
31 Aug 2021 27-30 August Alert Level 4 Pulse Check (PDF 405KB) Research  
04 Sep 2021 Unite Against COVID-19: Social Conversation Analysis (PDF 17.96MB) Report 15 Jun 2022
05 Sep 2021 COVID-19 check in: Rapid insights — 5 September 2021 (PDF 1.48MB) Research  
22 Sep 2021 Unite Against COVID-19: Social Conversation Analysis (PDF 17.91MB) Report 15 Jun 2022
30 Sep 2021 September 2021, Full Report — Sentiment and Benchmark behaviours (PDF 1.13MB) Research 26 Nov 2021
30 Sep 2021 September 2021, Summary — Sentiment and Benchmark behaviours (PDF 143KB) Research 26 Nov 2021
11 Oct 2021 COVID-19 Sentiment and Behaviour Research July to September (DPMC-2021/22-461) (PDF 8.87MB) Research  
14 Oct 2021 COVID-19 check in: Rapid insights — 14 October 2021 (PDF 1.11MB) Research  
28 Oct 2021 The Evolving Picture of Online/Offline Activism Linked to the COVID19 Pandemic (PDF 3.61MB) Report 10 Aug 2022
29 Oct 2021 Unite Against COVID-19: Social Conversation Analysis (PDF 12.38MB) Report 15 Jun 2022
26 Nov 2021 Unite Against COVID-19: Social Conversation Analysis (PDF 12.48MB) Report 15 Jun 2022
31 Dec 2021 Behaviour and sentiment November update — including December pulse check (PDF 7.61MB) Research 19 Aug 2022
04 Jan 2022 Unite Against COVID-19: Social Conversation Analysis (PDF 16.38MB) Report 15 Jun 2022
31 Jan 2022 Behaviour and sentiment January 2022 update (PDF 7.05MB) Research 19 Aug 2022
03 Feb 2022 Unite Against COVID-19: Social Conversation Analysis (PDF 6.75MB) Report 15 Jun 2022
20 Feb 2022 Unite Against COVID-19: Social Conversation Analysis (PDF 10.76MB) Report 15 Jun 2022
31 Mar 2022 Behaviour and sentiment March 2022 update (PDF 6.82MB) Research 19 Aug 2022
12 May 2022 Publication of Excess Mortality Statistics  (DPMC-2021/22-2148) (PDF 1.16MB) Aide-Memoire 18 Oct 2022
31 May 2022 Behaviour and sentiment May 2022 update (PDF 7.52MB) Research 19 Aug 2022
Last updated: 
Thursday, 26 January 2023

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