Requests similar to 'ZX Security' (page 15)
Briefings on yersinia pseudotuberculosis outbreak
Request sent to Minister for Food Safety by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
At the moment New Zealand is suffering from an outbreak of yersinia pseudotuberculosis. According to the NZ Herald, 127 people are sick and 38 have...
The NZTA uses BlipTrack, a tracking system using BlueTooth, to measure traffic speeds and pedestrian flow along various roads (the Waikato expresswa...
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...
Advice on corporate manslaughter
Request sent to Ministry of Justice by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
On 6 November 2014 the Prime Minister, in comments to the families of Pike River victims, revealed that the government had sought advice on criminal...
How many extentions to extend a passport cancellation has the Minister made?
Request sent to Minister of Internal Affairs by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Section 8A of the Passports Act 1992 allows the Minister to cancel a passport for reasons of national security. Such a cancellation lasts for 12 mon...
Agent of a Foreign Power (AFoP) authorisations
Request sent to Government Communications Security Bureau by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
The GCSB Act forbids intercepting the private communications of New Zealand citizens or residents, unless they are acting as an agent of a foreign p...
[Resend] Guidelines on interpreting and translation
Request sent to Hutt District Health Board by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
* What guidelines are provided to staff on the provision of
interpreting and tra...
Cancellation of passports for "national security" since December 12 2014
Request sent to Minister of Internal Affairs by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
In December 2014 the government passed the Countering Terrorist Fighters Legislation Bill, granting it new powers to cancel and refuse to issue pass...
[Resend] Cabinet papers brought in the last 12 months
Request sent to Minister for Racing by Alex Harris on .
Long overdue.
I'm assuming that your failure to respond to my October request (https://fyi.org.nz/request/2101-cabinet-papers-brought-in-the-last-12-months) was t...
Advice on 10 Bridges Programme
Request sent to Minister of Transport by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Today the government announced that it would upgrade ten single-lane bridges in the Northland electorate ("National tries to upstage Winston Peters...
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...
Advice on border clearance levy
Request sent to Minister of Customs by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
On 21 May 2015 the Ministers of Customs and Primary Industries announced a new border clearance levy, to be applied to international travellers. I w...
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...
Advice on capital gains tax / bright line test
Request sent to Minister of Revenue by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
On 17 May 2015 the government announced a capital gains tax / bright line test for property speculation. I would like to request the following infor...
On 21 May 2015 the government announced an additional $11.2 million to support the survival of the kiwi and arrest its decline. I would like to requ...
Statistics on fraud at TPK
Request sent to Ministry of Māori Development by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
* how many allegations of fraud have their been against TPK staff in the last yea...
Amount spent on cellphones by Prime Minister
Request sent to Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
On 11 June 2015 the New Zealand Herald reported that Prime Minister john Key discarded his cellphone every three months for security reasons. I woul...
Statistics on fraud at Ministry of Justice
Request sent to Ministry of Justice by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
* how many allegations of fraud have their been against Ministry of Justice staff...
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...
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...
Advice on childhood obesity package
Request sent to Ministry of Health by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
On 19 October the government announced a new package of measures to combat childhood obesity ("Government targets overweight mums, toddlers, to comb...
Activities of Public Advisory Committee on Disarmament and Arms Control
Request sent to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Section 16 of the New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Act 1987 establishes the Public Advisory Committee on Disarmament and...
Intenational evidence and advice on economic benefits of pandas
Request sent to Prime Minister by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
Earlier this year it was reported that Prime Minister John Key said that the economic benefit to New Zealand of obtaining Pandas for a New Zealand Z...
Privacy of NZ arrivals data
Request sent to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment by Alex Harris on .
Withdrawn by the requester.
Section 21 of the Customs and Excise Act 1996 requires craft en route to New Zealand to provide specified information to Customs. The information re...
Privacy of NZ arrivals data
Request sent to New Zealand Customs Service by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Section 21 of the Customs and Excise Act 1996 requires craft en route to New Zealand to provide specified information to Customs. The information re...