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COVID-19: Response 2020

Publication type:
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Published by:
COVID-19 Group
Issue status:
Current
Issue date:
Thursday, 26 January 2023
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Last updated:
Friday, 14 April 2023
Copyright:
© Crown Copyright, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

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 documents dated in 2020 regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.
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
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