Requests similar to 'Resource consents for combustion discharges' (page 18)
Cost of upcoming royal visit
Request sent to Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
This year is the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. As part of the celebrations, the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall will be visiting in November. I...
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 .
Successful.
This morning the New Zealand Herald reported that RNZAF Orions had been assisting the police with surveillance for law-enforcement purposes ("High t...
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...
Advice on Denniston Plateau access agreement
Request sent to Minister of Conservation by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
On 23 May 2013 you announced that you had approved an access agreement for Bathurst Resources' Escarpment Mining Project on the Denniston Plateau. I...
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...
Who is Hop Card information shared with?
Request sent to Auckland Transport by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
According to your privacy policy, information collected from Hop Card registrations may be shared with "carefully selected third parties who we reas...
Briefing to incoming chief executive
Request sent to Accident Compensation Corporation by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
* A copy of the briefing produced for the Incoming Chief Executive, Mr Scott Pick...
Kiwisaver First home deposit Subsidy statistics
Request sent to Kāinga Ora–Homes and Communities by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
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...
Number of poor children whose parents work
Request sent to Prime Minister by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
In tonight's leader's debate, when confronted with MSD data that 40% of children in poverty were from families where at least one parent worked, you...
Statistics on exercise of cybersecurity functions
Request sent to Government Communications Security Bureau by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
* the number of interception warrants and access authorisations issued for the pu...
Landcorp is a State-Owned Enterprise and subject to the Official Information Act. Under Schedule 1 of the OIA, related companies of State enterprise...
Agent of a Foreign Power (AFoP) authorisations
Request sent to Government Communications Security Bureau by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
The GCSB Act forbids intercepting the private communications of New Zealand citizens or residents, unless they are acting as an agent of a foreign p...
The New Zealand Police are equipped with a variety of weapons to protect public safety, including firearms, tasers, tear gas and pepper spray. I wou...
Number of domestic intelligence warrant applications refused or modified
Request sent to Minister in Charge of the NZ Security Intelligence Service (SIS) by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Section 4A of the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service Act 1969 allows the Minister to jointly authorize the issue of a domestic intelligence w...
Intenational evidence and advice on economic benefits of pandas
Request sent to Prime Minister by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
Earlier this year it was reported that Prime Minister John Key said that the economic benefit to New Zealand of obtaining Pandas for a New Zealand Z...
Privacy of NZ arrivals data
Request sent to New Zealand Customs Service by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Section 21 of the Customs and Excise Act 1996 requires craft en route to New Zealand to provide specified information to Customs. The information re...
2015 Statistics on beneficiary drug tests
Request sent to Ministry of Social Development by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
I would like to request the following information regarding the
drug testing of beneficiaries with work expectations which took
effect July 2013:...
Membership of Public Advisory Committee on Disarmament and Arms Control
Request sent to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Thanks for your response to my recent OIA request on the activities of the Public Advisory Committee on Disarmament and Arms Control. I would like t...
How many times has IRD requested information from NZ foreign trusts in the past year?
Request sent to Inland Revenue Department by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
According to the Prime Minister, tax-free New Zealand foreign trusts must retain detailed information on their activities and provide it on request...
I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
* whether your agency has ever employed ZX Security Ltd, to provide training in s...
I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
* whether your agency has ever employed ZX Security Ltd, to provide training in s...
ZX Security
Request sent to Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences Limited by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
* whether your agency has ever employed ZX Security Ltd, to provide training in s...
Privacy policy and assessment for smart homes
Request sent to Kāinga Ora–Homes and Communities by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
A news report today reports that Housing NZ has smart home sensors installed in 160 homes and is planning to roll the program out to 2,000 homes by...
I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
* whether your agency has ever employed ZX Security Ltd, to provide training in s...