Requests similar to 'Thompson & Clark' (page 14)
Agreement signed for journalists to obtain parliamentary swipe card
Request sent to Parliamentary Service by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
Firstly, I understand that you are not yet subject to the OIA. However, I also understand that you have a policy of responding to requests as if you...
Cancellation of passports for "national security"
Response by Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment to Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Dear Mr Harris,
Please find attached letters transferring your recent Official Information
Act request to the Department of Internal Affairs....
Membership of the New Zealand Initiative
Request sent to University of Waikato by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
The New Zealand Initiative is described by the media as a "libertarian think-tank" ("Ratepayers pay $92,000 for membership of libertarian think-tank...
Membership of the New Zealand Initiative
Request sent to Watercare Services Limited by Alex Harris on .
Reported for administrator attention.
The New Zealand Initiative is described by the media as a "libertarian think-tank" ("Ratepayers pay $92,000 for membership of libertarian think-tank...
Telecom inquiries and Vodafone protocol police manual chapters
Request sent to New Zealand Police by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
The Police Manual chapter on "Production orders" (released in response to an OIA request here: https://fyi.org.nz/request/police_search_and_surveill...
Audit of NZDF weaponry
Request sent to New Zealand Defence Force by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
The NZDF are equipped with a variety of weapons in pursuit of their mission. I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
* ho...
Communications and advice about lost luggage bill
Request sent to Auckland International Airport Limited by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
On 16 august 2016, in response to a question in Parliament about the Airport Authorities (Publicising Lost Property Sales) Amendment Bill, MP Nuk Ko...
Advice on minimum alcohol price
Request sent to Associate Minister of Health by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
On "The Nation" on 8 July 2012, you stated that you opposed minimum pricing for alcohol and had seen a lot of material on minimum pricing which sugg...
Participation in Cabinet Officials Committees
Request sent to The Treasury by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Cabinet Officials' Committees fill an important role in our government in managing Cabinet's workload. They are typically staffed by senior officia...
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...
Advice on lost property sales at airports
Request sent to Ministry of Transport by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
* all advice and communications on the issue of law reform around lost property s...
Regional Park expenditures: Waitakere Ranges and Hunua Ranges
Response by Auckland Council to Alex Garden on .
Successful.
Kia ora Alex
Thank you for coming back to me and I apologise for the discrepancy in the totals.
I have reverted to our subject matter expert on this m...
All communications between Vice Chancellor Harlene Hayne and OUSA President Laura Harris
Response by University of Otago to Joseph Weinstein on .
Awaiting classification.
A response has been provided directly to Mr Higham at the Critic Office,
OUSA.
Sincerely,
Jan Flood
Registrar
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Information on Ministerial Advisors
Request sent to Minister for Economic Development by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
I would like to request the following information under the Official Information Act 1982:
* the number of Ministerial Advisors working in your of...
Information on Ministerial Advisors
Request sent to Minister of Transport by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
I would like to request the following information under the Official Information Act 1982:
* the number of Ministerial Advisors working in your of...
Advice on mining protest ban
Follow up sent to Minister of Energy and Resources by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Thanks. I suspected as much - FYI hadn't updated Ministerial email addresses to reflect changes in Cabinet. As the problem is on my end, there's no...
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...
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 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...
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...
Expenditure on proprietary software vendors across University
Response by University of Otago to Dave Lane on .
Refused.
Dear Mr Lane,
I respond to your request for information relating to expenditure for proprietary software, broken down by vendor, for the past 5 years....
Briefing paper on contestability
Request sent to The Treasury by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Today the treasury publicly released a number of documents on charter schools (http://www.treasury.govt.nz/publications/informationreleases/educatio...
Communications on police use of UAVs
Request sent to Privacy Commissioner by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Recently it was reported that the New Zealand Police have purchased an unmanned aerial vehicle for surveillance use ("Police confirm spy drone purch...
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...