Requests similar to 'ZX Security' (page 14)
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...
Use of Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) technology
Request sent to New Zealand Transport Agency by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
I am interested in the NZTA's use of Automatic Number-Plate Recognition (ANPR) technology. I have been informed that NZTA proposes to use ANPR in t...
Has any advice been given to the Minister of Building and Housing on heating and ventilation issues?
Request sent to Department of Building and Housing by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
On 11 February it was revealed that the Minister of Building and Housing had a conflict of interest in the construction industry. As a result, he h...
Agreement signed for journalists to obtain parliamentary swipe card
Request sent to Parliamentary Service by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
Firstly, I understand that you are not yet subject to the OIA. However, I also understand that you have a policy of responding to requests as if you...
Today Mighty River Power, a company part-owned by the government under the Mixed-Ownership Model, announced that it would buy back $50 million of sh...
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...
On tonights TV One debate, the Prime Minister said (paraphrased) that only 80 people left New Zealand for Australia in the last (month?), and that "...
Does NZ Post collect metadata from physical mail?
Request sent to New Zealand Post Limited by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
According to Wikipedia, the US Postal Services collects metadata from all mail sent or received within the United States under a program called "Mai...
List of advisory opinions given for 2014 election
Request sent to Electoral Commission by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Section 204I of the Electoral Act empowers the Electoral Commission to provide an advisory opinion on whether an advertisement constitutes an elect...
Costs of not acting on climate change
Request sent to Minister for Climate Change Issues by Alex Harris on .
Long overdue.
In 2014 the Treasury Briefing to the Incoming Minister estimated the costs of failing to act on climate change as between $3 billion and $52 billion...
Advice on childhood obesity package
Request sent to Ministry of Health by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
On 19 October the government announced a new package of measures to combat childhood obesity ("Government targets overweight mums, toddlers, to comb...
Advice on return of New Zealand s501 detainees from Australia
Request sent to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
The Australian government is currently holding a large number of New Zealanders in immigration detention pending deportation for reasons of characte...
Advice on OIA charging policy
Request sent to Reserve Bank of New Zealand by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
The Reserve Bank has recently introduced a new charging policy ("Official Information Act request charges for media in spotlight", Stuff, 13 January...
Social media monitoring of beneficiaries
Request sent to Ministry of Social Development by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
It was reported this morning that MSD was monitoring beneficiaries via social media to detect fraud ("Beneficiaries are being monitored on social me...
In July 2012 the Law Commission presented its report on the OIA, "The Public's Right to Know: Review of the Official Information Legislation". While...
Advice on all-weather horse-racing track
Request sent to Winston Peters by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
On 28 January the Minister for racing announced that the government would be part-funding an all-weather horse racing track ("NZ to get new all-weat...
Weekly briefings for "children" portfolio Feb - Aug 2018
Request sent to Tracey Martin by Alex Harris on .
In April 2018 you released the weekly briefings for the "minister for children" portfolio up until January 2018. As you do not yet seem to have a sy...
This is a request for information, made under the provisions of ss4 and 5 of the Official Information Act 1982 (“the Act”). I therefore would like t...
Dear Frank
We refer to your request below for a list of TVNZ infrastructure required
for our organisation to operate after a seismic event....
Official Information Act 1982 request: communications with B416 and its members
Response by Christopher Luxon to Joshua Riley on .
Delayed.
Kia ora Joshua,
Thank you for your email received 23^rd June 2026, in which you submitted
an Official Information Act request as follows:
...
Taser Policy Manual/Guidelines/chapter
Successful.
Complaint to Ombudsman:
I wish to make a complaint against the New Zealand Police in regards to a request I sent to them and the response I received...
Tabulation software used to record and inform vote totals.
Response by Electoral Commission to Cole Lions on .
Long overdue.
Kia ora Cole
Please find attached the Electoral Commission’s response to your OIA
request.
Ngā mihi
Electoral Commission | Te Kaitia...
[Resend] How many people whose passports were cancelled for security were overseas?
Request sent to Minister of Internal Affairs by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
[Resent due to FYI having incorrect Ministerial address]
In February this year the Prime Minister announced that the
government had cancelled the...
Good afternoon A. Mosely,
Please find attached the response to your request.
Regards
Corporate and Ministerial Services
Office of th...
VUW: Records mentioning scientists Dr Ronan Connolly and/or Michael Connolly and/or Christopher Monckton
Follow up sent to Victoria University of Wellington by Chris Johnston on .
Refused.
Thanks for your estimate of the effort required to meet the record count triage request that helps VUW and myself:
1) Understand whether the count...