Requests similar to 'Subsidiaries of ACP Ltd' (page 8)
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...
On what date did Catherine Isaac leave the PSWG
Request sent to Ministry of Education by Alex Harris on .
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On 5 february the Minister of Education signed a cabinet paper on the appointment of Catherine Isaac as chair of the partnership schools authorisati...
Implementation of Bazley Inquiry recommendations
Request sent to New Zealand Police by Alex Harris on .
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In 2007 the Commission of Inquiry into Police Conduct recommended that police establish an "early warning system" tracking allegations of misconduc...
Cost of legal action against the "Waihopai Three"
Request sent to Attorney-General by Alex Harris on .
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Today the government fropped its legal action against the "waihopai Three" for the cost of damage to the Waihopai spy-base ("Waihopai damages action...
Advice on raising the minimum wage
Request sent to Minister of Labour by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
On 24 February 2014 the government announced that it would be increasing the minimum wage by 50 cents an hour ("Govt to increase minimum wage", govt...
Advice on West Coast basin area of block offer
Request sent to Minister of Energy and Resources by Alex Harris on .
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Last week the government announced that it was opening eight new areas for oil and gas exploration ("Govt opens eight areas for oil and gas explorat...
Guidelines for appointing ambassadors
Request sent to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Alex Harris on .
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I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
* any documentation on the process for appointing NZ ambassadors (e.g. an equival...
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...
Donations to US think-tanks
Request sent to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
On September 6, the New York Times reported that countries were donating to US think-tanks as a way of buying influence and lobbying power in Washin...
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...
How many times did NZDF assisted the Police with surveillance in 2013?
Request sent to New Zealand Defence Force by Alex Harris on .
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In 2013 the New Zealand Herald reported that RNZAF Orions had been assisting the police with surveillance for law-enforcement purposes ("High tech p...
Communications with Auckland Transport about surveillance system
Request sent to Privacy Commissioner by Alex Harris on .
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Today Stuff reported that Auckland Transport would be installing a mass-surveillance system which would use Automated number-Plate Recognition to tr...
Advice on proposal for new code of practice for scientists
Request sent to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
In July, MBIE released "A Nation of Curious Minds", a national strategic plan for science in society. One of the proposals in this plan was that "Th...
Briefings on yersinia pseudotuberculosis outbreak
Request sent to Minister for Food Safety by Alex Harris on .
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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...
The NZTA uses BlipTrack, a tracking system using BlueTooth, to measure traffic speeds and pedestrian flow along various roads (the Waikato expresswa...
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...
[Resend] Guidelines on interpreting and translation
Request sent to Hutt District Health Board by Alex Harris on .
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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 10 Bridges Programme
Request sent to Minister of Transport by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Today the government announced that it would upgrade ten single-lane bridges in the Northland electorate ("National tries to upstage Winston Peters...
Correspondence on MMP recommendations 2012 - 2014
Request sent to Minister of Justice by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
In October 2012 the Elctoral Commission delivered the Report of the Electoral Commission on the review of the MMP voting system. I would like to req...
How many employees does the TRC have?
Request sent to Tāmaki Redevelopment Company Limited by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
I would like to request the following information under the Official Information Act:
* The total number of people employed by the Tamaki Redevelo...
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...
Statistics on fraud by MBIE staff
Request sent to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
* how many allegations of fraud have their been against MBIE staff in the last ye...
Statistics on fraud at TPK
Request sent to Ministry of Māori Development by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
* how many allegations of fraud have their been against TPK staff in the last yea...
Statistics on fraud at Ministry of Justice
Request sent to Ministry of Justice by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
* how many allegations of fraud have their been against Ministry of Justice staff...
