Requests similar to 'Advice on benefit increase' (page 12)
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,...
Data on number of children lifted out of poverty
Response by Ministry of Social Development to donna wynd on .
Successful.
Dear Ms Wynd,
On 25 September 2014 you requested information under the Official
Information Act 1982, which was transferred in part to the Minis...
Information regarding the conflict in Gaza
Response by Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment to Jorja on .
Successful.
Kia ora Jorja
Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act
request.
Ngā mihi,
Vicki
Ministerial Services
A...
Good Morning Dan,
Further to your email dated 21^st April 2026 in which you submitted an
Official Information Act Request to the Leader of th...
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...
Appointments to the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Board
Response by Paul Goldsmith to john luke on .
Successful.
Kia ora John
Please find attached a response to your request.
Ngâ mihi
Anne
Anne O’Shaughnessy
Pou Tohu Matua o Te Pae Ra...
Briefing paper on contestability
Request sent to The Treasury by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Today the treasury publicly released a number of documents on charter schools (http://www.treasury.govt.nz/publications/informationreleases/educatio...
Advice on banning "Odd Future"
Request sent to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Today the government banned the band "Odd Future" from entering New Zealand under sections 1691)(a)(iii) and (iv) of the Immigration Act 2009 ("Odd...
Guidelines on interpreting and translation
Request sent to Hutt District Health Board by Alex Harris on .
Withdrawn by the requester.
I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
* What guidelines are provided to staff on the provision of interpreting and tran...
[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...
Privacy policy and assessment for smart homes
Request sent to Kāinga Ora–Homes and Communities by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
A news report today reports that Housing NZ has smart home sensors installed in 160 homes and is planning to roll the program out to 2,000 homes by...
Communications with Auckland Transport about surveillance system
Request sent to Privacy Commissioner by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Today Stuff reported that Auckland Transport would be installing a mass-surveillance system which would use Automated number-Plate Recognition to tr...
Contract for leak investigation
Request sent to Public Service Commission by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
On 8 May 2012, Paula Rebstock was appointed to investigate the leaking of information from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (http://www.ssc...
Briefings
Response by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Sarah Allison on .
Partially successful.
[UNCLASSIFIED]
Kia ora Sarah Allison
Please see attached the response to your request of 17 April 2024.
Ngā mihi
Executive Services Division
New Ze...
Some months ago I submitted a LGOIMA request seeking information on online advertising for Mt Smart Stadium. You responded that there was none. And...
Advice behind your expectations for Te Whatu Ora
Response by Simeon Brown to Andrew Riddell on .
Refused.
Dear Andrew
Please find attached correspondence from the Office of Hon Simeon Brown,
Minister of Health.
Kind regards
Reef
Reef St...
Kia ora,
Please see attached a response to your correspondence dated 22 January
2025,
Jaz Nathan
Private Secretary (Māori Crown Rela...
Telecom inquiries and Vodafone protocol police manual chapters
Request sent to New Zealand Police by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
The Police Manual chapter on "Production orders" (released in response to an OIA request here: https://fyi.org.nz/request/police_search_and_surveill...
Sections 5 and 9 of the Serious Fraud Office Act 1990 grant search powers to the SFO, allowing them to obtain information and documents and examine...
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...
Membership of Public Advisory Committee on Disarmament and Arms Control
Request sent to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Thanks for your response to my recent OIA request on the activities of the Public Advisory Committee on Disarmament and Arms Control. I would like t...
reasons for the removal retaining to Mt. Wellington Residential School history or details
Response by Ministry of Education to Ross Stewart on .
Partially successful.
Kia ora Ross
Thank you for your email of 29 March 2021 to the Ministry of Education and
your subsequent clarification for the following informa...
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...
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...