Requests similar to 'Street naming policy' (page 15)
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...
Membership of inquiry into Kenyan crash
Request sent to Bethlehem College by Alex Harris on .
Long overdue.
According to Radio New Zealand, your school has launched an inquiry into the recent bus crash in Kenya ("Driver's legal status to be considered in K...
Advice on social, supported, and affordable housing in Christchurch
Request sent to Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
Your response to my recent OIA request (CER/267) released a briefing paper on "Rebuild Workforce and Displaced Resident Accommodation" (M/12/0397)....
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...
According to a recent article in Stuff ("Official Information Act request charges for media in spotlight ", January 13, 2016), the Ministry of Justi...
Advice on relocating homeless beneficaries
Request sent to Ministry of Social Development by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
Media reports this afternoon claim that the government will pay homeless beneficiaries $2000 (or $5000 in some reports) to move out of Auckland and...
List of Defence Force Orders
Request sent to New Zealand Defence Force by Alex Harris on .
Awaiting classification.
I would like to request the following information under the Official Information Act:
* a list of all current Defence Force Orders, including thei...
Regulatory Impact Statement on Proposed amendments to the Climate Change Response Act 2002
Request sent to Ministry for the Environment by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
On April 11 2012, the Ministry published a Regulatory Impact Statement for "ETS Review 2011: Proposed amendments to the Climate Change Response Act...
Regulatory Impact Statement for Immigration Amendment Bill
Request sent to Department of Labour by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
On April 30 2012, the Department published a Regulatory Impact Statement for the new Immigration Amendment Bill. This was a proactive disclosure, an...
Number of sexual assaults in prison
Request sent to Department of Corrections by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
This morning it was reported that a remand prisoner had been raped by their cellmate in Waikeria Prison ("Teen alleges rape in remand cell ", Stuff,...
On 3 May 2012, the media reported a significant oil spill from a deep-sea fishing vessel in the port of Timaru. I would like to request the followi...
How much are the Work and Income Board paid?
Request sent to Ministry of Social Development by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
On 15 May 2012 the government appointed a new board, chaired by Paula Rebstock, to oversee the Ministry of Social Development ("New Board to oversee...
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...
Number of light electric self-drive Ministerial vehicles
Request sent to Department of Internal Affairs by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
I would like to request the following information under the Official Information Act 1982:
* how many Ministerial self-drive vehicles are light el...
Conflict of interest register
Request sent to Christchurch City Council by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
I understand that the Christchurch City Council has a register of councillor's financial interests, which is "public, but not online" ("Call for end...
How many submissions were received by the MMP review?
Request sent to Electoral Commission by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Currently, the Commission is running a review of MMP. Public submissions closed yesterday, and I was interested in knowing how many were received i...
Effects of freezing student allowance parental income threshold
Request sent to Ministry of Education by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Today the government announced that it was freezing the parental income threshold for student allowances. I would like to request the following infor...
"Prime Minister's Hour" complaint
Request sent to Electoral Commission by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
On 30 September 2011, RadioLive broadcast a segment called "the Prime Minister's Hour", featuring John Key. The segment was ruled by the Electoal Co...
Cost of chaplaincy service?
Request sent to MidCentral District Health Board by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
According to your website, you provide a chaplaincy service at Palmerston North hospital. I would like to request the following information under th...
Family Start performance information
Request sent to Ministry of Social Development by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
On 3 April 2012 the Ministry announced that it would be terminating the contracts of five providers of its "Family Start" programme ("Family Start co...
According to your website, there are six licensed casinos in New Zealand. All are required by their operators licences to file reports on their host...
Number of light electric motor vehicles by year
Request sent to Ministry of Transport by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
In 2009, the government amended the Road user Charges Act 1977 and Road User Charges Regulations 1978 to exempt light electric motor vehicles from Ro...
Number of strip searches carried out per year
Request sent to Department of Corrections by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Section 98 of the Corrections Act 2004 empowers prison officers to conduct strip searches under specified conditions. I would like to request the fol...
Targets for public and private prisons
Request sent to Department of Corrections by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
On 27 April 2012 Radio New Zealand reported that Serco had failed to meet its targets for the management of Mount Eden Prison ("Prison operator falls...
Number of Council staff earning less than $18.40 an hour
Request sent to Wellington City Council by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Please supply, for the 2012-2013 financial year, the number of Council employees who were paid less than $18.40 per hour for their work.
Please in...