Requests similar to 'Use of examination powers' (page 9)
Effects of freezing student allowance parental income threshold
Request sent to Ministry of Education by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Today the government announced that it was freezing the parental income threshold for student allowances. I would like to request the following infor...
On what date did Catherine Isaac leave the PSWG
Request sent to Ministry of Education by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
On 5 february the Minister of Education signed a cabinet paper on the appointment of Catherine Isaac as chair of the partnership schools authorisati...
I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
* Treasury Report "Otakaro Ltd - Amendment to Constitution" (May 2016)
I would...
Policy for handling queries by police
Request sent to Hutt District Health Board by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
* Any policy or guidance for how staff should handle queries by police about pati...
I would like to request the following documents under the OIA:
* Treasury Circular 2019/10: Budget 2020: Requirements and Timeline for Budget 2020...
Advice on participating in Horizons Regional Council's One Plan case
Request sent to Minister of Conservation by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
On 17 October 2012, Stuff reported that the Department of COnservation was refusing to participate in the judicial review of the Horizons Regional C...
Implementation of Bazley Inquiry recommendations
Request sent to New Zealand Police by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
In 2007 the Commission of Inquiry into Police Conduct recommended that police establish an "early warning system" tracking allegations of misconduc...
Resource consents for combustion discharges
Request sent to Otago Regional Council by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Rules 16.3.4.1 and 16.3.4.2 of the ORC Regional Plan for Air control the discharge of contaminants from fuel burning equipment of less than 1 MW or...
According to your website, there are six licensed casinos in New Zealand. All are required by their operators licences to file reports on their host...
Correspondence on MMP recommendations 2012 - 2014
Request sent to Minister of Justice by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
In October 2012 the Elctoral Commission delivered the Report of the Electoral Commission on the review of the MMP voting system. I would like to req...
Does the Bay of Plenty Regional Council open its meetings with a prayer?
Request sent to Bay of Plenty Regional Council by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
As you may have read recently, the Whanganui District Council abolished its opening prayer after a complaint was made to the Human Rights Commission....
Does the Western Bay of Plenty District Council open its meetings with a prayer?
Request sent to Western Bay of Plenty District Council by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
As you may have read recently, the Whanganui District Council abolished its opening prayer after a complaint was made to the Human Rights Commission....
Compliance with s162 Education Act 1964
Request sent to Ministry of Education by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Back in 1921, the government of New Zealand required all teachers to make an affirmation of allegiance. This law is still on the books today as s162...
Cost of legal action against the "Waihopai Three"
Request sent to Attorney-General by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Today the government fropped its legal action against the "waihopai Three" for the cost of damage to the Waihopai spy-base ("Waihopai damages action...
Sharing of metadata of New Zealand persons
Request sent to Government Communications Security Bureau by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Today it was leaked that the Australian Signals Directorate offered to share "bulk, unselcted, unminimised metadata" - including "medical, legal or...
Number of s11 authorisations under Terrorism Suppression Act
Request sent to Prime Minister by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
In 2002 Parliament passed the Terrorism Suppression Act. The Act bans dealing with the property of prescribed terrorist entities (s9), or making pr...
Number of sexual assaults in prison
Request sent to Department of Corrections by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
This morning it was reported that a remand prisoner had been raped by their cellmate in Waikeria Prison ("Teen alleges rape in remand cell ", Stuff,...
Police manual on "Police filming and audio recording of operations and events"
Request sent to New Zealand Police by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Recently you released a chapter list of the police manual in response to an OIA request. I would like to request the following chapter:
* "Police...
Testing for lead levels in imported rice
Request sent to Ministry for Primary Industries by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Today the BBC reported that most varities of rice importe dinto the United States contained unsafe levels of lead ("US rice imports 'contain harmful...
Number of light electric motor vehicles by year
Request sent to Ministry of Transport by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
In 2009, the government amended the Road user Charges Act 1977 and Road User Charges Regulations 1978 to exempt light electric motor vehicles from Ro...
Coastal Erosion Hazard Risk report
Request sent to Kapiti Coast District Council by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Stuff today reported that some residents of the Kapiti District have been notified of coastal erosion hazards ("1800 Kapiti beachfront homes at risk...
Advice on establishment of Crown Irrigation Investments Limited
Request sent to Ministry for Primary Industries by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Today the government announced the formation of Crown Irrigation Investments Limited. I would like to request the following information under the OI...
Sea level rise statistics
Response by Ministry for the Environment to Warwick Schaffer on .
Information not held.
Dear Mr Schaffer
I refer to your official information request dated 26 May 2015.
This letter is to notify you that the Ministry for the Environment...
Workshops on regional research institutes
Request sent to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
According to a briefing on "Proposed approach to establish regional research institutes" (1 May 2015), the first stage of establishing the institute...
Does the Southland Regional Council open its meetings with a prayer?
Request sent to Southland Regional Council by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
As you may have read recently, the Whanganui District Council abolished its opening prayer after a complaint was made to the Human Rights Commission...
