Requests similar to 'Submission to OIA review' (page 4)
Statistical information on success of surveillance warrants
Response by New Zealand Police to Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Dear Mr Harris
Thank you for your email, which has been forwarded to the correct
department for follow-up.
Kind regards,
PUBLIC AFFAIRS TEAM
NZ...
Background around decision on "vexacious" OIA requests
Request sent to Taranaki Regional Council by Gavin Millar on .
Successful.
I notice that you have recently declared three people to be "vexacious" and therefore out-rightly refused to provide responses to any future request...
Delivery has failed to these recipients or groups:
[1]OIA requests at Kordia Group Limited ([Kordia Group Limited request email])
The e-mail address...
Dear Alex,
The Minister for Social Development, Hon Anne Tolley, has asked me to thank you for your email of 23 May 2015 requesting information under...
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,...
Does NZ Post collect metadata from physical mail?
Request sent to New Zealand Post Limited by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
According to Wikipedia, the US Postal Services collects metadata from all mail sent or received within the United States under a program called "Mai...
Communications with Christchurch City Council
Response by International Accreditation New Zealand to Alex Harris on .
Refused.
Thank-you for your query.
IANZ is not able to supply this information, due to sections 9 (b) and (g) of the OIA.
However, you should be able to acces...
Aviation Safety and RPAS/Drones In Controlled Airspace
Request to Airways Corporation of New Zealand Limited by Allen Reynolds. Annotated by Oliver Lineham (FYI.org.nz volunteer) on .
Partially successful.
I have checked FYI's mail logs and can confirm the email was successfully delivered to the corporation's email server at UTC 2018-04-02T06:37:26.206Z....
Social media monitoring of beneficiaries
Request sent to Ministry of Social Development by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
It was reported this morning that MSD was monitoring beneficiaries via social media to detect fraud ("Beneficiaries are being monitored on social me...
Results of consultation on environmental reporting
Request sent to Ministry for the Environment by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
In August 2011 MfE began public consultations on environmental reporting ("Measuring Up: Environmental Reporting – A Discussion Document" http://www...
Auckland onramp data collection contract and advice
Request sent to New Zealand Transport Agency by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
On 16 July 2018 you refused a request made over FYI by Tom Atkinson for onramp signals data under s9(2)(ba)(i) of the Act (your ref: OIA-3843. On FY...
Advice on drug-testing jobseekers
Request sent to Ministry of Social Development by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
On July 1, Finance Minister Bill English announced that the unemployed would face drug testing in order to receive benefits ("English confirms drug...
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...
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...
Who can access th emotor vehicle register?
Request sent to New Zealand Transport Agency by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
NZTA has recently widened access to the motor vehicle register and associated personal information. Its opt-out website (https://transact.nzta.govt...
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...
Online advertising for Mt Smart Stadium
Request sent to Auckland City Council by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
According to Wikipedia, you are the owners of Mt Smart Stadium. Recently the stadium appears to have begun an online advertising campaign, which ha...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
Further statistics on digital searches in 2013
Request sent to New Zealand Customs Service by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
Today Customs released statistics showing that it had "detained 295 computers and 548 electronic devices for detailed examination of equipment that...
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...
Advice on corporate manslaughter
Request sent to Ministry of Justice by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
On 6 November 2014 the Prime Minister, in comments to the families of Pike River victims, revealed that the government had sought advice on criminal...
Sharing of metadata of New Zealand persons
Request sent to Government Communications Security Bureau by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Today it was leaked that the Australian Signals Directorate offered to share "bulk, unselcted, unminimised metadata" - including "medical, legal or...