Requests similar to 'Thompson & Clark' (page 11)
ODESC and watch group meetings
Request sent to Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
The "National Security and Intelligence" BIM released today included information on ODESC and its watch groups. It noted that "In 2016-2017, there w...
Review of OIA processes
Request sent to Government Communications Security Bureau by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
On 21 February the GCSB responded to questions from the Intelligence and Security Committee relatign to its annual financial review (online here: ht...
Register of deferred transfers
Response by Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga to Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Ref: 17/18-0225
Kia ora Mr Harris
Please find attached the response to your request for official information
from Archives New Zealand....
Number of s11 authorisations under Terrorism Suppression Act
Request sent to Prime Minister by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
In 2002 Parliament passed the Terrorism Suppression Act. The Act bans dealing with the property of prescribed terrorist entities (s9), or making pr...
Defence Act authorisation for october 5 armed offenders incident
Request sent to New Zealand Defence Force by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Today an armed offenders incident is unfolding in Linton army camp over a soldier allegedly barricaded in a house. Media are reporting that "Tanks...
Advice on proposal for new code of practice for scientists
Request sent to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
In July, MBIE released "A Nation of Curious Minds", a national strategic plan for science in society. One of the proposals in this plan was that "Th...
Advice on OIA charging policy
Request sent to Reserve Bank of New Zealand by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
The Reserve Bank has recently introduced a new charging policy ("Official Information Act request charges for media in spotlight", Stuff, 13 January...
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...
Chemical Weapons Convention Declarations
Request sent to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
New Zealand is a party to the Chemical Weapons Convention. Upon becoming a party to the Convention in 1997, it was required to submit an initial de...
The New Zealand Police are equipped with a variety of weapons to protect public safety, including firearms, tasers, tear gas and pepper spray. I wou...
Workshops on regional research institutes
Request sent to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
According to a briefing on "Proposed approach to establish regional research institutes" (1 May 2015), the first stage of establishing the institute...
Statistics on seclusion
Request sent to Waikato District Health Board by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
* The number of mental health patients currently detained in seclusion units
* H...
Statistics on seclusion
Request sent to Capital and Coast District Health Board by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
* The number of mental health patients currently detained in seclusion units
* H...
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...
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...
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...
Communications about protest on 7 March 2013
Request sent to Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
On 7 March 2013 CERA revoked permission it had granted for a protest to be held in the Christchurch Red Zone ("Cathedral Square protest cancelled at...
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...
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 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)....
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 "...
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,...
Reports and briefings received in 2016
Request sent to Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Minister of Education by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
* A list of all reports, briefings, memos or aide memoires, received by the Under...
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...
Rate of sexual violence on campus across a ten year period
Response by University of Otago to luca elder on .
Successful.
Dear Kyra, Chris and Luca,
Please find attached the University’s response to your Official Information request.
The available information goes back s...
