Requests similar to 'Street naming policy' (page 19)
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Withdrawn by the requester.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...
Advice on mining protest ban
Request sent to Minister of Energy and Resources by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
On 31 March 2013 you announced new measures to outlaw protests against mining ("Moves to strengthen protection of offshore activity"). I would like...
Advice on Government Communications Security Bureau and Related Legislation Amendment Bill
Request sent to Minister Responsible for the GCSB by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
* All advice and communications on the Government Communications Security Bureau...
Charter school application
Request sent to Manukau Institute of Technology by Alex Harris on .
Information not held.
In its may 2013 issue of PPTA News, the PPTA reported that Manukau Institute of Technology had expressed interest in running a charter school. I wou...
NZDF security manual
Request sent to New Zealand Defence Force by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
A Sunday Star-Times story yesterday revealed the existence of a "New Zealand Defence Force security manual" which labelled investigative journalists...
Monitoring of Twitter and other internet forums
Request sent to New Zealand Defence Force by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Today Fairfax reported on the case of Gregory Hussey, a new Zealand man working in Afghanistan who the NZDF demanded delete a tweet in 2012 ("Defenc...
Technical Paper: Telecommunications Interception Capability and Network Security
Request sent to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
* A copy of the "Technical Paper: Telecommunications Interception Capability and...
Manual or instructions for electronic border searches
Request sent to New Zealand Customs Service by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
Customs' practice of searching electronic devices such as laptop computers, cellphones, and USB sticks at the border using s151 powers has recently...
Briefing to incoming chief executive
Request sent to Accident Compensation Corporation by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
* A copy of the briefing produced for the Incoming Chief Executive, Mr Scott Pick...
Statistics on beneficiary drug tests
Request sent to Ministry of Social Development by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
I would like to request the following information regarding the drug testing of beneficiaries with work expectations which took effect July 2013:...
Advice on anti-gang programme
Request sent to Minister of Police by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
On 4 August the government announced a "Whole of Government action plan on tackling gangs". I would like to request the following information under...
Communications with Gamma International
Request sent to New Zealand Customs Service by Alex Harris on .
Information not held.
I would like to request the following information under the
Official Information Act 1982:
* any communications with or from Gamma International...
I would like to request the following information under the
Official Information Act 1982:
* any briefings made to bloggers by the Prime Minister...
On tonights TV One debate, the Prime Minister said (paraphrased) that only 80 people left New Zealand for Australia in the last (month?), and that "...
Statistics on exercise of cybersecurity functions
Request sent to Government Communications Security Bureau by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
* the number of interception warrants and access authorisations issued for the pu...
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...
Pressure from government agencies on Youth in Custody report
Request sent to St Thomas of Canterbury College by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Last week Radio New Zealand reported on your "Youth in Custody" report ("Report sheds light on youth in custody", 26 September 2014). In their repor...
Cabinet papers brought in the last 12 months
Request sent to Minister for Racing by Alex Harris on .
Long overdue.
I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
* the titles of all papers taken to Cabinet or its subcommittees as Minister of R...
Does NAB provide assessments on the risks of domestic terrorism in New Zealand?
Request sent to Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
The National Assessments Bureau (NAB) is listed as part of DPMC. I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
* Does the Natio...
Agent of a Foreign Power (AFoP) authorisations
Request sent to Government Communications Security Bureau by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
The GCSB Act forbids intercepting the private communications of New Zealand citizens or residents, unless they are acting as an agent of a foreign p...
Copies of staff hospitality declaration forms
Request sent to Canterbury District Health Board by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
In response to a recent OIA request made via FYI, the Canterbury DHB explained that staff receiving hospitality had to fill out a declaration form....
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...
Advice on border clearance levy
Request sent to Minister of Customs by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
On 21 May 2015 the Ministers of Customs and Primary Industries announced a new border clearance levy, to be applied to international travellers. I w...
Advice on fund to facilitate Auckland housing development
Request sent to Minister for Building and Housing by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
On 21 May 2015 the Minister of Building and Housing announced a fund to facilitate Auckland housing development, aimed at purchasing crown land from...
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...
