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Requests similar to 'Paying for stories'

Viewer numbers for Q + A with Jack Tame
Response by Television New Zealand Limited to Lily on .
Successful.
Dear Lily, I refer to your request regarding viewer numbers for Q+A with Jack Tame. Q+A aired on Sunday mornings for several years, before switching...
Payments Made to Lauren Southern and Stefan Molyneux
Response by Television New Zealand Limited to Chaz Harris on .
Successful.
Dear Mr Harris   I refer to your request of 6 August.   I can confirm that no payment was made to either Mr Molyneux or Ms Southern for the re...
Suitability of Mike Hosking for TV debates
Response by Television New Zealand Limited to Thomas Harvey on .
Partially successful.
Dear Mr Harvey   I refer to your request of 11 August, and our response dated 10 September.   In addition to our response I would like to clari...
All information pertaining to me
Response by Television New Zealand Limited to Elaine Smith on .
Information not held.
Dear Elaine Smith   Your email requesting information held by TVNZ related to you was received today and has been referred to my office.    In...
Original Content Broadcast Guidelines
Response by Television New Zealand Limited to Dillon Pentz on .
Successful.
Dear Mr Pentz I refer to your request below requesting information regarding the format of programmes. TVNZ has no specific guidelines regarding the...
Sensing Murder - "Acting as medium" legality
Response by Television New Zealand Limited to Cody C on .
Successful.
Dear Cody   I refer to your request dated 4 March relating to TVNZ 1 programme Sensing Murder.   Sensing Murder is a TVNZ commissioned program...
Annual Reports 1980s
Response by Television New Zealand Limited to Tom Kennedy on .
Information not held.
Dear Mr Kennedy   I refer to your email of 17 September requesting copies of TVNZ’s annual reports between 1980 and 1990.    TVNZ no longer ho...
Funding and discriminatory exclusivity arrangements for TVNZ apps
Response by Television New Zealand Limited to A Birch on .
Partially successful.
Dear A Birch   We refer to your emailed request of 4 May 2016 in respect of TVNZ’s funding of applications.   We can confirm that TVNZ current...
Salary and income details for Seven Sharp
Response by Television New Zealand Limited to Lance O'Riley on .
Refused.
Dear Mr O’Riley   I refer to your request of 21 October concerning Seven Sharp presenters’ salaries.   This request is refused.    We decl...
Any correspondence between TNZL and Television International Enterprises Archives Ltd (T.I.E.A) between 2012 & 2018
Response by Television New Zealand Limited to Dr Scott on .
Information not held.
Dear Dr Scott   I can honestly say, hand to my two beating hearts... that this information doesn't exist at TVNZ.   There is no correspondence...
Ratings and Funding information for the TVNZ Series, Heartbreak Island
Response by Television New Zealand Limited to Alex Janssen on .
Partially successful.
Dear Alex I refer to your request of 6 May concerning Heartbreak Island. We can confirm that the first season of the programme, which screened at...
Information on meetings held with New Zealand security and intelligence service employees
Response by Television New Zealand Limited to Richard on .
Successful.
Dear Richard   Your request for information related to correspondence between or meetings held by TVNZ with security and intelligence services has...
Legality of global mode
Response by Television New Zealand Limited to Blake Bedford-Palmer on .
Successful.
Dear Mr Bedford-Palmer   I refer to your email of 19 July 2015 requesting information concerning the legal action against the developers and provi...
Emails to/from the archive
Response by Television New Zealand Limited to Joss J. on .
Successful.
Dear Joss   We have a considerable number of emails to sort through in relation to your request so will require more time to comply.  We expect th...
Doctors' Letter Concerning COVID-19 Vaccine
Response by Television New Zealand Limited to Ross Francis on .
Information not held.
Dear Mr Francis I refer to your request below under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) relating to a 1 News story broadcast on 14 May 2021 e...
TVNZ Archive material - digitisation and access for tax payers
Response by Television New Zealand Limited to Joss J. on .
Partially successful.
Dear Joss   Thank you for your email regarding your request of 11 December.  My apologies, but this request was not noted by me and therefore did...
TVNZ Archive material and database freely available online
Response by Television New Zealand Limited to Joss J. on .
Partially successful.
Dear Joss   I refer to your email of 13 November requesting information concerning the relationship between Nga Taonga and TVNZ.   There is no...
Three Waters - Jacinda Ardern - why no questions during interviews?
Response by Television New Zealand Limited to Micky Turner on .
Successful.
Hi Micky My apologies, in answering about Three Waters I omitted the answer relating to contact with the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister does not...
Email Correspondence Between Television New Zealand Staff and Iyia Liu
Response by Television New Zealand Limited to Alex Janssen on .
Successful.
Hi Alex   I have now completed my review of all information relating to this matter.   The only correspondence that we have between TVNZ staff...
Re-enactment footage in a news item about a current court case
Response by Television New Zealand Limited to Gareth Watkins on .
Partially successful.
Dear Mr Watkins Please find attached our further letter and attachment. Regards Brent McAnulty General Counsel & Corporate Affairs Director Michele...
Reasons for video of interview take-down Paul Henry - John Key (9 Aug 2009)
Response by Television New Zealand Limited to greg rzesniowiecki on .
Partially successful.
Dear Greg Rzesniowiecki   Your email of 27 September requesting information as to why a Breakfast interview has been removed from an online site h...
A video Copy of the Jessica Mutch-McKay / Helen Clark Book launch interview 1-11/9/2018
Response by Television New Zealand Limited to Aunty Helen Publishing Ltd (Name reserved at the Company's Office) on .
Successful.
Dear Craig Benson   Your email of 10 May requesting a copy of an interview with Helen Clark on Seven Sharp has been received.   We will respon...
TVNZ Archive database fields
Response by Television New Zealand Limited to Joss J. on .
Successful.
Dear Joss J   We have received your email of 3 January requesting information related to fields in the TVNZ Archive database which Nga Taonga have...
The results of the 2020 election Vote Compass question on gender self-identification
Response by Television New Zealand Limited to Beth Johnson on .
Successful.
Dear Beth   Thank you for your email in which you requested information related to the 2020 Vote Compass survey.  We will consider your request an...
Supporting evidence for claims made on Lets Talk About Suicide Safely hosted by Nigel Latta
Response by Television New Zealand Limited to Maria Bradshaw on .
Information not held.
Dear Maria Thanks for your request. Unfortunately TVNZ does not hold this information and therefore your request is declined under Section 18(g)(i) o...