Requests similar to 'Pressure from government agencies on Youth in Custody report' (page 17)
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...
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...
Use of video or audio surveillance for dog control purposes
Request sent to Dunedin City Council by Alex Harris on .
Long overdue.
Today Stuff reported that the Christchurch City Council was using audio surveillance devices for dog control purposes ("Council puts secret listenin...
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...
Report on Council Controlled Organisations
Request sent to Department of Internal Affairs by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
* A copy of the report "Council Controlled Organisations: Analysis of LCTCCPs and...
Evidence of positive feedback re Compass school lunches
Response by David Seymour to Simon O'Neill on .
Partially successful.
Dear Simon
Please find attached response to your information request of 27 February
2025.
Kind regards,
Office of Hon David...
Dear Andrew
Please find attached response to your information request of 17 March
2025.
Kind regards,
Office of Hon David Se...
OIA Request: Custodial Practice Manual 2021
Partially successful.
I've annotated my request as partially complete because Corrections answered part 1 of my request (the Custodial Practice Manual is not up to date) but...
[Resend] Guidelines on interpreting and translation
Request sent to Hutt District Health Board by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
* What guidelines are provided to staff on the provision of
interpreting and tra...
Advice on capital gains tax / bright line test
Request sent to Minister of Revenue by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
On 17 May 2015 the government announced a capital gains tax / bright line test for property speculation. I would like to request the following infor...
Advice on regional research institutes
Request sent to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
On 21 May 2015 the government announced that it would be budgeting $25 million to encourage the formation of regional research institutes. I would l...
ZX Security
Request sent to National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research 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...
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...
Yesterday, the Attorney General published their BORA advice on the Public Safety (Public Protection Orders) Bill. Unusually, the advice was signed...
Monthly reports for election period missing from previous OIA
Response by Electoral Commission to D Watson on .
Successful.
Kia ora D Watson
Please find attached the response and supporting document to your Official
Information Act request.
In the interests of t...
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...
Regulatory Impact Statement on Proposed amendments to the Climate Change Response Act 2002
Request sent to Ministry for the Environment by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
On April 11 2012, the Ministry published a Regulatory Impact Statement for "ETS Review 2011: Proposed amendments to the Climate Change Response Act...
Advice on participating in Horizons Regional Council's One Plan case
Request sent to Minister of Conservation by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
On 17 October 2012, Stuff reported that the Department of COnservation was refusing to participate in the judicial review of the Horizons Regional C...
Regulatory Impact Statement for Immigration Amendment Bill
Request sent to Department of Labour by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
On April 30 2012, the Department published a Regulatory Impact Statement for the new Immigration Amendment Bill. This was a proactive disclosure, an...
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...
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...
Resource consents for combustion discharges
Request sent to Otago Regional Council by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Rules 16.3.4.1 and 16.3.4.2 of the ORC Regional Plan for Air control the discharge of contaminants from fuel burning equipment of less than 1 MW or...
On 24 July 2012, the Prime Minister claimed that his proposed asset sales bonus scheme would cost between $60 and $80 million ("$60m - $80m price fo...
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...
Plans to prevent child abusers from having children
Request sent to Minister for Social Development by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
This week, Social Development minister Paula Bennett told Radio NZ that the government was "considering a range of options to deal with the issue of...