Requests similar to 'Communications on Christine Rankin and Conservative Party Activity' (page 17)
Participation in Cabinet Officials Committees
Request sent to Public Service Commission by Alex Harris on .
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Cabinet Officials' Committees fill an important role in our government in managing Cabinet's workload. They are typically staffed by senior officia...
The Ministry has contracted out teacher payroll to Talent2's Novopay service. I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
*...
How many times has NZDF assisted the Police with surveillance in the past three years?
Request sent to New Zealand Defence Force by Alex Harris on .
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This morning the New Zealand Herald reported that RNZAF Orions had been assisting the police with surveillance for law-enforcement purposes ("High t...
Number of Council staff earning less than $18.40 an hour
Request sent to Hutt City Council by Alex Harris on .
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Please supply, for the 2012-2013 financial year, the number of Council employees who were paid less than $18.40 per hour for their work.
Please in...
In a previous request by another FYI user for information on entertainment by accounting or legal consultancies, you noted that the council keeps a...
Advice on raising the minimum wage
Request sent to Minister of Labour by Alex Harris on .
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On 24 February 2014 the government announced that it would be increasing the minimum wage by 50 cents an hour ("Govt to increase minimum wage", govt...
Advice on West Coast basin area of block offer
Request sent to Minister of Energy and Resources by Alex Harris on .
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Last week the government announced that it was opening eight new areas for oil and gas exploration ("Govt opens eight areas for oil and gas explorat...
Guidelines for appointing ambassadors
Request sent to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Alex Harris on .
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I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
* any documentation on the process for appointing NZ ambassadors (e.g. an equival...
Briefings to the leader of the opposition
Request sent to New Zealand Security Intelligence Service by Alex Harris on .
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Section 4AA of the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service Act 1969 requires the SIS to be politically neutral. As part of this, section 4AA(3) re...
Suspension of aerial monitoring flights
Request sent to Waikato Regional Council by Alex Harris on .
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In June 2014 Radio New Zealand reported that the Waikato Regional Council had suspended helicopter surveillance of farm effluent compliance ("Farmer...
Kiwisaver First home deposit Subsidy statistics
Request sent to Kāinga Ora–Homes and Communities by Alex Harris on .
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I wish to request the following information under the OIA:
* The number of people receiving a Kiwisaver First home deposit subsidy per year for ea...
Donations to US think-tanks
Request sent to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Alex Harris on .
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On September 6, the New York Times reported that countries were donating to US think-tanks as a way of buying influence and lobbying power in Washin...
Briefings to the leader of the opposition
Request sent to Government Communications Security Bureau by Alex Harris on .
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Section 8D of the Government Communications Security Bureau Act 2003 requires the GCSB to be politically neutral. As part of this, section 8D(4) req...
Does NZ Post collect metadata from physical mail?
Request sent to New Zealand Post Limited by Alex Harris on .
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According to Wikipedia, the US Postal Services collects metadata from all mail sent or received within the United States under a program called "Mai...
How many times did NZDF assisted the Police with surveillance in 2013?
Request sent to New Zealand Defence Force by Alex Harris on .
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In 2013 the New Zealand Herald reported that RNZAF Orions had been assisting the police with surveillance for law-enforcement purposes ("High tech p...
Communications with Auckland Transport about surveillance system
Request sent to Privacy Commissioner by Alex Harris on .
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Today Stuff reported that Auckland Transport would be installing a mass-surveillance system which would use Automated number-Plate Recognition to tr...
Kiwirail is a State-Owned Enterprise and subject to the Official Information Act. Under Schedule 1 of the OIA, related companies of State enterprise...
Landcorp is a State-Owned Enterprise and subject to the Official Information Act. Under Schedule 1 of the OIA, related companies of State enterprise...
Briefings on yersinia pseudotuberculosis outbreak
Request sent to Minister for Food Safety by Alex Harris on .
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At the moment New Zealand is suffering from an outbreak of yersinia pseudotuberculosis. According to the NZ Herald, 127 people are sick and 38 have...
The NZTA uses BlipTrack, a tracking system using BlueTooth, to measure traffic speeds and pedestrian flow along various roads (the Waikato expresswa...
How many extentions to extend a passport cancellation has the Minister made?
Request sent to Minister of Internal Affairs by Alex Harris on .
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Section 8A of the Passports Act 1992 allows the Minister to cancel a passport for reasons of national security. Such a cancellation lasts for 12 mon...
[Resend] Guidelines on interpreting and translation
Request sent to Hutt District Health Board by Alex Harris on .
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I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
* What guidelines are provided to staff on the provision of
interpreting and tra...
Advice on 10 Bridges Programme
Request sent to Minister of Transport by Alex Harris on .
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Today the government announced that it would upgrade ten single-lane bridges in the Northland electorate ("National tries to upstage Winston Peters...
How many employees does the TRC have?
Request sent to Tāmaki Redevelopment Company Limited by Alex Harris on .
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I would like to request the following information under the Official Information Act:
* The total number of people employed by the Tamaki Redevelo...
Advice on regional research institutes
Request sent to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
On 21 May 2015 the government announced that it would be budgeting $25 million to encourage the formation of regional research institutes. I would l...
