Requests similar to 'What's in our sky's' (page 17)
I don't agree with Sarah that invoking 18B* wouldn't have allowed the request to be answered. However from her perspective, it would be easier to close...
I'm not sure that I have misunderstood your request. I've re-read it. You want the subjects and dates of granted requests over the past three years. I...
Entitlement to Disability Allowance
Request to Ministry of Social Development by Beneficiaries Advice Mt Albert. Annotated by K Eagan on .
Partially successful.
It is inappropriate to assume the ministry is the correct authority to answer your question as all they can provide would be their interpretation of th...
Overview of complaints/inquiries relative to number of sworn officers
Partially successful.
Most applications I've worked with of a similar nature would allow you to (and this is the most likely "unclean" example I can think of that is still e...
Copy of photo from Operation Tam
Successful.
Thanks Alex and Oliver. As I am requesting a photo, I would prefer to get it by post, as scanning might reduce the quality (depending on the quality of...
Deaths in Police Custody
Successful.
The statistics you have requested would be of significant public interest, and may be picked up by news media and used by academics.
As an aside, it'...
Request under the Official Information Act for B/2016/10829/2
Follow up sent to Fire and Emergency New Zealand by Dr Tony Enright on .
Successful.
Being mindful of the timeframe, if it assists, I can confirm that I am only interested in correspondences and meeting minutes involving staff or con...
List or register of people who have renounced or have been striped of New Zealand citizenship
Refused.
It may be worth sending another request asking for information that wouldn't intrude on anyone's privacy, such as asking for the number of people (perh...
Total number of without notice applications to the family court
Clarification sent to Ministry of Justice by Kevin on .
Successful.
I guess we can narrow it down to that but was wondering about the overall picture. I'd be guessing that unless it had to do with the care of childre...
Dowsing use by staff
Successful.
Mark, given that 10 out of 12 companies (83%) of companies use dowsing, they must find this a reliable method, otherwise they wouldn't be using dowsers...
Types of Police speed surveilance equipment
Follow up sent to New Zealand Police by Lou Girardin on .
Successful.
I'm surprised this request has taken 20 working days to be referred elsewhere. It is a simple matter of current Police equipment in use or under tria...
Non-enforcement of disciplinary action
Follow up sent to Queenstown-Lakes District Council by Annie Weston on .
Refused.
You maintain earlier in this thread that I gave my OVERALL approval for my neighbour's development when I signed the affected person approval form....
Does NZ Immigration verify the cryptographic signatures on biometric passports
Request to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment by James Sullivan. Annotated by Richard on .
Successful.
One wouldn't expect a Ministry to be pointing to Wikipedia as an authoratative information source. That's quite irregular!
Understanding the nature and extent of our mayor's conflicts of interest
Follow up sent to New Plymouth District Council by Concerned Ratepayer on .
Successful.
Could you therefore please with us share the ‘Mayor’s diary’ since 1 December 2016?
I wouldn’t expect to have to wait long for this, it should be...
Now that New Zealanders are denied the right of appeal to the Privvy Council , victims of corrupt or unfair court judgements have no independent aut...
Details of police leaving firearms parts on dealer's lawn in Auckland
Follow up sent to New Zealand Police by J Devere on .
Long overdue.
Thankyou for your response, it is very helpful.
There are large redactions on the grounds of legal privilege - and I struggle to accept that the e...
Arrow Venlafaxine needs to come back under NZ funding.
Follow up sent to Pharmaceutical Management Agency by VICKI CAREY on .
Partially successful.
As you stated above,
"Before deciding to change the funding on a brand, we get expert clinical
advice to make sure it’s appropriate to for people...
Number of unvaccinated children in Marlborough
Awaiting classification.
They can't tell you that because they wouldn't know. They can tell you how many children have been vaccinated (by the DHB). They can probably tell you...
Mental and Physical Disabilities
Successful.
I think Defence may find this hard to answer. What is a "disability"? Short sightedness? Asthma?
I know a young man who was dead keen to serve in the...
Latest pedestrian crossing phasings Data in Auckland City Centre
Clarification sent to Auckland Transport by Adam Parkinson on .
Successful.
Thanks for your email. Before I make a decision on the way forward, I would like you to clarifythe statement that it might take up to 80 hours.
Su...
System manager northland expenses
Follow up sent to New Zealand Transport Agency by gerard byrne on .
Partially successful.
Hi Barabara,
response to OIA4827.
these are heavily redacted
surely it is in the public interest to know what public taxpayer money is being spent...
I wouldn't worry too much, it has been said by MSD that S70, now Section 187-191 "will be reviewed in 2022" note not applied.
NZ bows to China, NZ has...
Shootings and other fatal incidents by NZ police by ethnicity
Partially successful.
This is rather irritating - I'm also not sure why the ethnicity information wouldn't be held by the police on this one?
I wouldn't take any comfort in what was said in the following link by Hon Dr DAVID CLARK, who said "I have seen that advocated. I don't agree with Mr L...
Asylum Seekers In NZ Prisons
Awaiting classification.
Section 14 of the Official Information Act requires that agencies must transfer requests within 10 working days of receiving them, unless the timeframe...