Requests similar to 'Guidelines for appointing ambassadors' (page 11)
Submission to OIA review
Request sent to Television New Zealand Limited by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
Recently your organisation submitted to the Law Commission's review of the Official Information Act. I would like to request the following informat...
Recently your organisation submitted to the Law Commission's review of the Official Information Act. I would like to request the following informat...
Advice on Christchurch asset sales
Request sent to Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Today in the House the Minister for Christchurch earthquake Recovery admitted that he had received advice on the potential sale of Christchurch City...
Advice on drug-testing beneficaries
Request sent to Ministry of Social Development by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Earlier in the month, you refused my OIA request for policy advice on plans to drug-test beneficiaries on the basis of s9(2)(f)(iv), covering confid...
Handling of OIA requests on Christchurch school closures
Request sent to Ministry of Education by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Last night Campbell Live carried a piece on the Ministry of Education's handling of OIA requests relating to the closure of schools in Christchurch....
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...
Results of consultation on environmental reporting
Request sent to Ministry for the Environment by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
In August 2011 MfE began public consultations on environmental reporting ("Measuring Up: Environmental Reporting – A Discussion Document" http://www...
Participation in Cabinet Officials Committees
Request sent to The Treasury by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Cabinet Officials' Committees fill an important role in our government in managing Cabinet's workload. They are typically staffed by senior officia...
Report on David Bain case from Justice Binnie
Request sent to Minister of Justice by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
Earlier this year, the government ordererd a review of the David Bain case by Canadian Supreme Court judge Ian Binnie to determine whether Bain shou...
Communications on police use of UAVs
Request sent to Privacy Commissioner by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Recently it was reported that the New Zealand Police have purchased an unmanned aerial vehicle for surveillance use ("Police confirm spy drone purch...
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...
Communications about protest on 7 March 2013
Request sent to Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
On 7 March 2013 CERA revoked permission it had granted for a protest to be held in the Christchurch Red Zone ("Cathedral Square protest cancelled at...
Advice on access agreements to prospect on schedule 4 land
Request sent to Minister of Conservation by Alex Harris on .
Withdrawn by the requester.
TV3 reported today that the government had issued mineral exploration permits for schedule 4 land, including the Coromandel and Paparoa National Par...
Advice on mining protest ban
Request sent to Minister of Energy and Resources by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
On 31 March 2013 you announced new measures to outlaw protests against mining ("Moves to strengthen protection of offshore activity"). I would like...
Advice on Government Communications Security Bureau and Related Legislation Amendment Bill
Request sent to Minister Responsible for the GCSB by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
* All advice and communications on the Government Communications Security Bureau...
Charter school application
Request sent to Manukau Institute of Technology by Alex Harris on .
Information not held.
In its may 2013 issue of PPTA News, the PPTA reported that Manukau Institute of Technology had expressed interest in running a charter school. I wou...
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...
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...
Does GCSB receive funding from the NSA?
Request sent to Government Communications Security Bureau by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
Today it was leaked that the UK's GCHQ had been receiving funding from the US NSA ("NSA pays £100m in secret funding for GCHQ", Guardian, 1 August 2...
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...
Technical Paper: Telecommunications Interception Capability and Network Security
Request sent to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
* A copy of the "Technical Paper: Telecommunications Interception Capability and...
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,...
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...
Manual or instructions for electronic border searches
Request sent to New Zealand Customs Service by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
Customs' practice of searching electronic devices such as laptop computers, cellphones, and USB sticks at the border using s151 powers has recently...
Further statistics on digital searches in 2013
Request sent to New Zealand Customs Service by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
Today Customs released statistics showing that it had "detained 295 computers and 548 electronic devices for detailed examination of equipment that...