Requests similar to 'Thompson & Clark' (page 10)
I would like to request the following information under the
Official Information Act 1982:
* any briefings made to bloggers by the Prime Minister...
List of advisory opinions given for 2014 election
Request sent to Electoral Commission by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Section 204I of the Electoral Act empowers the Electoral Commission to provide an advisory opinion on whether an advertisement constitutes an elect...
Will new surveillance system be used for parking or speeding enforcement?
Request sent to Auckland Transport by Alex Harris on .
Information not held.
According to an article in Stuff today, Auckland Transport is installing a mass-surveillance system using cameras and automated number-plate recogni...
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...
Information about video surveillance systems
Request sent to Wellington Regional Council by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
On 30 September, 3News reported that WRC had installed a new video surveillance system to target vandals on wellington's trains ("Wellington train s...
Advice on creation of Minister of National Security and Intelligence
Request sent to Prime Minister by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
Today the Prime Minister announced the creation of a new Minister of National Security and Intelligence ("National Security and Intelligence role cr...
2015 Statistics on beneficiary drug tests
Request sent to Ministry of Social Development by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
I would like to request the following information regarding the
drug testing of beneficiaries with work expectations which took
effect July 2013:...
Fisheries prosecution statistics
Request sent to Ministry for Primary Industries by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
* How many prosecutions for breaches of the Fisheries Act did MPI bring in 2015?...
Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan
Response by Ministry of Health to Cam Slater on .
Waiting clarification.
Good morning
Please find attached a response to your Official Information Act request.
Kind regards,
Lisa MacKenzie (she/her)
Official Corr...
Does GCSB receive funding from the NSA?
Request sent to Government Communications Security Bureau by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
Today it was leaked that the UK's GCHQ had been receiving funding from the US NSA ("NSA pays £100m in secret funding for GCHQ", Guardian, 1 August 2...
Does the Palmerston North City Council open its meetings with a prayer?
Response by Palmerston North City Council to Alex Harris on .
Successful.
To: Alex Harris
Response to your request is attached.
Kind regards
TRACEY NIELSEN l Governance & Support Team Leader
Palmerston No...
Sections 5 and 9 of the Serious Fraud Office Act 1990 grant search powers to the SFO, allowing them to obtain information and documents and examine...
Use of examination powers
Request sent to Toka Tū Ake – Natural Hazards Commission by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Section 32 of the Earthquake Commission Act 1993 grants search powers to the Earthquake Commission, allowing them to obtain information and document...
Privacy policy and assessment for smart homes
Request sent to Kāinga Ora–Homes and Communities by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
A news report today reports that Housing NZ has smart home sensors installed in 160 homes and is planning to roll the program out to 2,000 homes by...
Extract of data from OIA Tracking System
Response by Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to Shane Gibson on .
Partially successful.
[UNCLASSIFIED]
Kia ora Shane
Please see the attached letter regarding your recent OIA request.
Ngā mihi
Ministerial Coordinator...
Contract for leak investigation
Request sent to Public Service Commission by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
On 8 May 2012, Paula Rebstock was appointed to investigate the leaking of information from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (http://www.ssc...
Kia ora
Please find attached a letter notifying you that the part of your OIA
request relating to advice on reform of the LGOIMA in the last fiv...
Privacy impact assessment for new surveillance system
Response by Auckland Transport to Alex Harris on .
Refused.
Kia Ora Alex Harris
We refer to your request for official information dated 12 August2019
regarding CCTV cameras.
Please find attached a r...
Use of examination powers
Request sent to Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Section 19 of the Environment Act 1986 grants search powers to the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, allowing them to obtain informati...
Statistics on New Zealand citizens deprived of their citizenship
Request sent to Department of Internal Affairs by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
The Citizenship Act 1977 allows the Minister of Internal Affairs in certain exceptional circumstances to deprive a New Zealand citizen of their citi...
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 all-weather horse-racing track
Request sent to Winston Peters by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
On 28 January the Minister for racing announced that the government would be part-funding an all-weather horse racing track ("NZ to get new all-weat...
Weekly briefings for "children" portfolio
Request sent to Tracey Martin by Alex Harris on .
Several Ministers have recently released their weekly ministerial briefings under the OIA. I would therefore like to request the following:
* all...
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...
Dear Alex,
Please find acknowledgement of your information request attached.
Kind regards, Nicole
Nicole Miell | Information Advisor
Public Info...