Publication date: 4 December 2019
Since the beginning of 2019, there has been an increase in the number of cases of measles in New Zealand.
On 30 August 2019, the National Health Coordination Centre (NHCC) was activated to coordinate the national response to the measles outbreak, support the health sector in managing their local response, and to ensure the best possible information and advice is communicated in a timely manner.
Due to the high levels of public interest in the outbreak and the Government’s response to the outbreak, the Ministry is releasing some key documents.
Please be advised that some information on these documents have been withheld pursuant to the following sections of the Official Information Act 1982:
- 9(2)(a) – protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of deceased natural persons
- 9(2)(g)(ii) – to maintain the effective conduct of public affairs through the protection of such Ministers, members of organisations, officers, and employees from improper pressure or harassment
- 9(2)(f)(iv) – to maintain the constitutional conventions for the time being which protect the confidentiality of advice tendered by Ministers of the Crown and officials.
Advice to the health sector
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Email: MMR vaccine update – 9 October 2019 (PDF, 151 KB) and attached letter (PDF, 501 KB)
- National Health Advisory – 18 September 2019 (PDF, 160 KB)
- National Health Advisory – 17 September 2019 (PDF, 158 KB)
- Health sector update – 11 September 2019 (PDF, 69 KB)
- National Health Advisory – 30 August 2019 (PDF, 104 KB)
- National Health Advisory – 27 August 2019 (PDF, 108 KB)
Advice to Ministers
- Cabinet oral item: National measles outbreak – 14 October 2019 (PDF, 207 KB)
- MMR vaccine doses held – as at 9 September 2019 (PDF, 72 KB)
- Health Report: Ministry response to the increasing numbers of measles in New Zealand – 23 August 2019 (PDF, 195 KB)
- Weekly report excerpts – 29 July–6 September 2019 (PDF, 680 KB)
- Emails: All advice received by Minister Genter on the measles outbreak – 23 July–28 August 2019 (PDF, 224 KB)
- Memo on measles (excerpt) – 23 July 2019 (PDF, 175 KB)
- Public Health: Briefing to the Associate Minister of Health – July 2019 (PDF, 966 KB)
Expert Advisory Group (EAG) meeting minutes
- Minutes of EAG teleconference on measles – 10 September 2019 (PDF, 145 KB)
- Minutes of EAG teleconference on measles – 3 September 2019 (PDF, 110 KB)
Regional reports
16 October 2019
- Auckland region (Counties Manukau, Waitemata and Auckland DHBs) (PDF, 230 KB)
- Waikato District Health Board (PDF, 200 KB)
- Southern District Health Board (PDF, 216 KB)
- Northland District Health Board (PDF, 228 KB)
- Lakes and Bay of Plenty regions (PDF, 153 KB)