Requests similar to 'Membership of the New Zealand Initiative' (page 8)
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...
Scrapping of "State of the Environment" report
Request sent to Ministry for the Environment by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
On 29 October, Radio New Zealand reported that the government had scrapped its "State of the Environment" report ("State of the Environment report s...
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...
NZDF security manual
Request sent to New Zealand Defence Force by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
A Sunday Star-Times story yesterday revealed the existence of a "New Zealand Defence Force security manual" which labelled investigative journalists...
Monitoring of Twitter and other internet forums
Request sent to New Zealand Defence Force by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Today Fairfax reported on the case of Gregory Hussey, a new Zealand man working in Afghanistan who the NZDF demanded delete a tweet in 2012 ("Defenc...
How many digital devices are searched at the border?
Request sent to New Zealand Customs Service by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
* How many times in the last 12 months has Customs searched the laptop computer,...
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...
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...
Pressure from government agencies on Youth in Custody report
Request sent to St Thomas of Canterbury College by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Last week Radio New Zealand reported on your "Youth in Custody" report ("Report sheds light on youth in custody", 26 September 2014). In their repor...
Briefings on yersinia pseudotuberculosis outbreak
Request sent to Minister for Food Safety by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
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...
Amount spent on cellphones by Prime Minister
Request sent to Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
On 11 June 2015 the New Zealand Herald reported that Prime Minister john Key discarded his cellphone every three months for security reasons. I woul...
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...
Activities of Public Advisory Committee on Disarmament and Arms Control
Request sent to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Section 16 of the New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Act 1987 establishes the Public Advisory Committee on Disarmament and...
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...
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...
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...
In comments published on 7 May in the New Zealand Herald, the Prime Minister is reported as stating that he had received advice that the Panama pap...
How many schools were hacked in the past year?
Request sent to The Network for Learning Limited by Alex Harris on .
Information not held.
Yesterday Stuff reported that up to 36 schools had had their servers compromised last week ("Dozens of New Zealand schools hacked, access put up for...
Information sharing protocol with police
Request sent to Ministry of Social Development by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Radio New Zealand reported today that MSD had been accused of a mass privacy breach after sharing information on victims of abuse in state care with...
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...
Patronage projections for the Te Huia train
Response by New Zealand Transport Agency to Francis Phan on .
Long overdue.
Kia ora Francis
Council received your request on 8 July 2021 for the projection for
patronage levels and projected costs of operation.
In rece...
Communications with Christchurch City Council
Response by International Accreditation New Zealand to Alex Harris on .
Refused.
Thank-you for your query.
IANZ is not able to supply this information, due to sections 9 (b) and (g) of the OIA.
However, you should be able to acces...
Good morning Alex
You've reached the right place.
The Parliamentary Counsel Office is not subject to the Official Information Act. However, we do rel...
Moehau 2021 Application for permission to use VTA aerial 1080
Response by Waikato District Health Board to Wendy Pond on .
Long overdue.
Dear Ms Pond
Official Information Request
Thank you for your email of 20 April 2022 requesting the following
information subject to the Of...
Tracking record for 1080 baits used on Moehau in 2017
Response by Department of Conservation to Wendy Pond on .
Partially successful.
Good afternoon Wendy
Please find attached a response to your Official Information Act request
of 19 December 2017.
Regards
Penny Loo...