Requests similar to 'Guidelines for appointing ambassadors' (page 3)
Use of examination powers
Request sent to Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Section 19 of the Environment Act 1986 grants search powers to the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, allowing them to obtain informati...
Section 91 of the Privacy Act 1993 grants search powers to the Privacy Commissioner, allowing them to obtain information and documents and examine p...
Pacific Reset Advisory Group
Response by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Sebastian on .
Successful.
[UNCLASSIFIED]
Tēnā koe Sebastian
Please see the attached letter concerning your OIA request.
Ngā mihi
Executive Services Division...
Use of examination powers
Request sent to Toka Tū Ake – Natural Hazards Commission by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Section 32 of the Earthquake Commission Act 1993 grants search powers to the Earthquake Commission, allowing them to obtain information and document...
Appointment of ambassador to Japan, 2019
Response by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to tyler on .
Successful.
[UNCLASSIFIED]
UNCLASSIFIED
Tēnā koe
Please find attached response to your Official Information Act 1982
request of 27 January 2025.
N...
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...
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...
Auckland onramp data collection contract and advice
Request sent to New Zealand Transport Agency by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
On 16 July 2018 you refused a request made over FYI by Tom Atkinson for onramp signals data under s9(2)(ba)(i) of the Act (your ref: OIA-3843. On FY...
Statistics on New Zealand citizens deprived of their citizenship
Request sent to Department of Internal Affairs by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
The Citizenship Act 1977 allows the Minister of Internal Affairs in certain exceptional circumstances to deprive a New Zealand citizen of their citi...
Advice on Law Commission report on OIA
Request sent to Ministry of Justice by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
In 2012 the law Commission released its report "The Public’s Right to Know: Review of the Official Information Legislation" (NZLC 125). I would like...
Hongkon Kim sexual assault arrest warrant information
Response by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Jungdong Keun on .
Awaiting classification.
[UNCLASSIFIED]
Dear Jungdong Keun
Please see the attached correspondence regarding your recent enquiry.
Kind regards
Executive Services Division
Ne...
Compliance with s162 Education Act 1964
Request sent to Auckland Grammar by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Back in 1921, the government of New Zealand required all teachers to make an affirmation of allegiance. This law is still on the books today, and I...
Kiwirail is a State-Owned Enterprise and subject to the Official Information Act. Under Schedule 1 of the OIA, related companies of State enterprise...
Landcorp is a State-Owned Enterprise and subject to the Official Information Act. Under Schedule 1 of the OIA, related companies of State enterprise...
How many extentions to extend a passport cancellation has the Minister made?
Request sent to Minister of Internal Affairs by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Section 8A of the Passports Act 1992 allows the Minister to cancel a passport for reasons of national security. Such a cancellation lasts for 12 mon...
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...
Register of deferred transfers
Request sent to Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Section 22 of the Public Records Act allows public authorities to defer transferring records to the national archives for various reasons. Every def...
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...
Information on handling of OIA request from Andy Tookey
Request sent to Auckland District Health Board by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
According to a report on Kiwiblog (http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2014/07/auckland_dhb_thinks_they_are_above_the_law.html), the Auckland DHB recently res...
I am interested in the way that new Ministers get to grips with their new responsibilities, particularly under the Official Information Act (OIA). I...
Cancellation of passports for "national security" since December 12 2014
Request sent to Minister of Internal Affairs by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
In December 2014 the government passed the Countering Terrorist Fighters Legislation Bill, granting it new powers to cancel and refuse to issue pass...
Delgations under Electronic Identity Verification Act 2012
Request sent to Department of Internal Affairs by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
Section 51(1)(b) of the Electronic Identity Verification Act 2012 allows the chief executive to perform their functions under that Act by entering i...
Gift Register for Steven Joyce's Ministerial Advisers
Request sent to Department of Internal Affairs by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Thankyou for your response to my recent request for information on Ministerial Advisers in the office of Steven Joyce. I would like to request the...
Online advertising for Mt Smart Stadium
Request sent to Auckland City Council by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
According to Wikipedia, you are the owners of Mt Smart Stadium. Recently the stadium appears to have begun an online advertising campaign, which ha...
Advice on ETS amendments
Request sent to Minister for Climate Change Issues by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
On 2 July 2012 the government announced plans to further amend the Emissions Trading Scheme ("Government announces ETS amendments", 2/7/2012). I wo...