Requests similar to 'Thompson & Clark' (page 7)
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...
Cost of legal action against the "Waihopai Three"
Request sent to Attorney-General by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Today the government fropped its legal action against the "waihopai Three" for the cost of damage to the Waihopai spy-base ("Waihopai damages action...
Communications with Auckland Transport about surveillance system
Request sent to Privacy Commissioner by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Today Stuff reported that Auckland Transport would be installing a mass-surveillance system which would use Automated number-Plate Recognition to tr...
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...
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...
Advice on increased refugee quota
Request sent to Minister of Immigration by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
On Monday 7 September 2015 the government announced a one-off intake of 750 refugees over three years, 150 of them from within the existing quota. I...
Weekly briefings for "Minister for Women" portfolio: Feb - Aug 2018
Request sent to Eugenie Sage by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
This request is being sent to you in your role as acting Minister for Women. If I have directed it to the wrong minister, please transfer it.
In A...
Weekly briefings for "children" portfolio Feb - Aug 2018
Request sent to Tracey Martin by Alex Harris on .
In April 2018 you released the weekly briefings for the "minister for children" portfolio up until January 2018. As you do not yet seem to have a sy...
Weekly climate change briefings: June - August 2018
Request sent to James Shaw by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
In January and March 2018 you released a series of weekly Ministerial briefings via FYI. You have since committed to publicly release those briefing...
Surveillance or Activities related to People Against Prisons Aotearoa
Request sent to Department of Corrections by Yu Le Kong-Lim on .
Successful.
Tēnā koutou,
In light of further allegations of spying and surveillance by Thompson and Clark upon some activist groups including Oil Free Wellington...
Surveillance or Activities related to People Against Prisons Aotearoa
Request sent to Ministry of Justice by Yu Le Kong-Lim on .
Successful.
Tēnā koutou,
In light of further allegations of spying and surveillance by Thompson and Clark upon some activist groups including Oil Free Wellington...
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...
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....
Advice on drug-testing beneficaries
Request sent to Ministry of Health by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
According to Radio New Zelaand this morning, the Ministry of Health has given advice to the Minister of Social Development on her plan to drug-test...
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...
I would like to request the following information under the
Official Information Act 1982:
* any briefings made to bloggers by the Prime Minister...
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...
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 drug-testing beneficaries
Request sent to Ministry of Social Development by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Earlier in the month, you refused my OIA request for policy advice on plans to drug-test beneficiaries on the basis of s9(2)(f)(iv), covering confid...
Advice on return of New Zealand s501 detainees from Australia
Request sent to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
The Australian government is currently holding a large number of New Zealanders in immigration detention pending deportation for reasons of characte...
How many times has IRD requested information from NZ foreign trusts in the past year?
Request sent to Inland Revenue Department by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
According to the Prime Minister, tax-free New Zealand foreign trusts must retain detailed information on their activities and provide it on request...
Yesterday, the Attorney General published their BORA advice on the Public Safety (Public Protection Orders) Bill. Unusually, the advice was signed...
Submission to OIA review
Request sent to Accident Compensation Corporation by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
Recently your organisation submitted on the Law Commission's review of the Official Information Act. I would like to request the following informat...
Submission to OIA review
Request sent to Airways Corporation of New Zealand Limited by Alex Harris on .
Recently your organisation submitted on the Law Commission's review of the Official Information Act. I would like to request the following informat...
Submission to OIA review
Request sent to Commerce Commission by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Recently your organisation submitted on the Law Commission's review of the Official Information Act. I would like to request the following informat...