Requests similar to 'Briefing on Panama Papers' (page 2)
Information related to "good" computer system.
Response by Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services to Andrew Crow on .
Information not held.
On behalf of the Prime Minister, Rt Hon John Key, thank you for your
email. The fact that you have taken the time to write is appreciated.
Whi...
Advice on drug-testing beneficaries
Request sent to Ministry of Social Development by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Earlier in the month, you refused my OIA request for policy advice on plans to drug-test beneficiaries on the basis of s9(2)(f)(iv), covering confid...
How many times did NZDF assisted the Police with surveillance in 2013?
Request sent to New Zealand Defence Force by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
In 2013 the New Zealand Herald reported that RNZAF Orions had been assisting the police with surveillance for law-enforcement purposes ("High tech p...
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...
Advice on return of New Zealand s501 detainees from Australia
Request sent to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
The Australian government is currently holding a large number of New Zealanders in immigration detention pending deportation for reasons of characte...
How many times has IRD requested information from NZ foreign trusts in the past year?
Request sent to Inland Revenue Department by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
According to the Prime Minister, tax-free New Zealand foreign trusts must retain detailed information on their activities and provide it on request...
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...
Official Information Act Request – Handling of Allegations Against MP Benjamin Doyle
Follow up sent to Winston Peters by Rhiannon Bond on .
Awaiting classification.
Tēnā koe,
Thank you for your response to my Official Information Act request regarding the handling of allegations made by Hon Winston Peters concern...
Briefing notes for Question for Oral Answer
Request sent to Minister of Energy and Resources by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
Today in the House the Minister was asked a question about electricity prices from SOEs and private providers (Question for oral answer 6: "Power Pr...
Weekly briefings: November 2017 - January 2018
Response by Julie Anne Genter to Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Dear Alex,
On behalf of the Minister for Women, Hon Julie Anne Genter, please find
attached a response and attachments for your request of 7 Mar...
Activities of Public Advisory Committee on Disarmament and Arms Control
Request sent to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Section 16 of the New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Act 1987 establishes the Public Advisory Committee on Disarmament and...
Advice on Problem Gambling Foundation funding
Request sent to Ministry of Health by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
On 21 March 2014 the NZ Herald reported that Ministry of Health funding for the Problem Gambling Foundation would be cut ("Anti-gambling body to get...
Yesterday, the Attorney General published their BORA advice on the Public Safety (Public Protection Orders) Bill. Unusually, the advice was signed...
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...
Weekly updates to Minister of Climate Change
Request sent to James Shaw by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
According to your answer to Parliamentary Written Question 7893, you received a briefing named "Weekly update – Minister for Climate Change" on 3 No...
Response to Destiny Church Protest at Auckland Pride
Response by Christopher Luxon to Wellingtonian on .
Awaiting classification.
10 March 2025
Wellingtonian
[FOI #30136 email]
Ref: PMO OIA 300-2024-25
Dear Wellingtonian
Official Information Act request: Prime Ministers corresp...
Costs of not acting on climate change
Request sent to Minister for Climate Change Issues by Alex Harris on .
Long overdue.
In 2014 the Treasury Briefing to the Incoming Minister estimated the costs of failing to act on climate change as between $3 billion and $52 billion...
On behalf of the Prime Minister, Rt Hon John Key, thank you for your
email.
Please note that although email increases the speed of delivery, it...
Thank you for your request for a copy of a submission made by the Children's Commissioner to the Law Commission in December 2010, in response to their...
Dear Mr Harris
I am in receipt of your Official Information Act request (below) received by
email on 2 October 2014. Please accept this email reply,...
Has any advice been given to the Minister of Building and Housing on heating and ventilation issues?
Request sent to Department of Building and Housing by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
On 11 February it was revealed that the Minister of Building and Housing had a conflict of interest in the construction industry. As a result, he h...
Today Mighty River Power, a company part-owned by the government under the Mixed-Ownership Model, announced that it would buy back $50 million of sh...
Procedures for retaining gifts
Request sent to Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Chapter 2 of the Cabinet Manual gives guidance on gifts made to Ministers. In particular, it notes that
"Ministers who accept gifts worth more t...
Kia ora Harold
Please find attached a response to your OIA request from the Minister of
Foreign Affairs to your email of 1 August 2022.
Ng...
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...