Requests similar to 'Thompson & Clark' (page 14)
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...
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...
Handling of OIA requests on Christchurch school closures
Request sent to Ministry of Education by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Last night Campbell Live carried a piece on the Ministry of Education's handling of OIA requests relating to the closure of schools in Christchurch....
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 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:...
PR plan for NZDF casulaties / killings in Iraq
Request sent to New Zealand Defence Force by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
The NZ government has announced that it will be deploying NZDF personnel to Iraq.
I would like to request the following information under the OIA:...
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...
Good morning Alex
You've reached the right place.
The Parliamentary Counsel Office is not subject to the Official Information Act. However, we do rel...
Advice on Christchurch asset sales
Request sent to Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Today in the House the Minister for Christchurch earthquake Recovery admitted that he had received advice on the potential sale of Christchurch City...
Report on David Bain case from Justice Binnie
Request sent to Minister of Justice by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
Earlier this year, the government ordererd a review of the David Bain case by Canadian Supreme Court judge Ian Binnie to determine whether Bain shou...
Use of Criminal proceeds (Recovery) Act
Request sent to Ministry of Justice by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Pack in 2009 Parliament passed the Criminal Procceds (Recovery) Act. I would like to request some statistics about its use in the three years since...
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...
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 "...
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...
Delgations under Electronic Identity Verification Act 2012
Request sent to Department of Internal Affairs by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
Section 51(1)(b) of the Electronic Identity Verification Act 2012 allows the chief executive to perform their functions under that Act by entering i...
On 24 July 2012, the Prime Minister claimed that his proposed asset sales bonus scheme would cost between $60 and $80 million ("$60m - $80m price fo...
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...
I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
* All your email headers for the last month. Note that I am not seeking the conte...
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...
Agenda and communications for Andrews AFB meeting
Request sent to New Zealand Defence Force by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
Last week, Chief of Defence Force Lieutenant General Tim Keating attended a meeting at Andrews air force base in the US to discuss an anti-ISIS coal...
On what basis are you informed of prison visits by MPs?
Request sent to Minister of Corrections by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Earlier this week, Newshub reported that you were kept informed of prison visits made by at least one Member of Parliament ("Collins outs Davis' pri...
In November 2018 you indicated on Q&A that you were considering holding a referendum on MMP at the next general election. I would like to request th...
Estimated cost of wage theft
Request sent to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment by Alex Harris on .
Information not held.
"Wage theft" is the practice of denying employees overtime, forcing them to work "off the clock", failing to pay the minimum wage, not paying annual...