Requests similar to 'Does the Gisborne District Council open its meetings with a prayer?' (page 17)
Expenditure by and salary of the Chief Commissioner
Response by Human Rights Commission to Jack Kirkpatrick on .
Partially successful.
Tēnā koe Jack,
Please find attached the Commission’s response to your request for
information and associated documents.
If you are unhappy...
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...
Advice on Christchurch housing crisis
Request sent to Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
Since March this year there have been reports of a housing crisis in Christchurch, with people unable to find rental accomodation due to a shortage c...
Advice on raising the minimum wage
Request sent to Minister of Labour by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
On 24 February 2014 the government announced that it would be increasing the minimum wage by 50 cents an hour ("Govt to increase minimum wage", govt...
Ambassador for Pacific Economic Development appointment information
Request sent to Minister of Foreign Affairs by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Today it was announced that former MP Shane Jones had been appointed as "Ambassador for Pacific Economic Development" ("Shane Jones officially appoi...
Advice on anti-gang programme
Request sent to Minister of Police by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
On 4 August the government announced a "Whole of Government action plan on tackling gangs". I would like to request the following information under...
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...
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...
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...
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...
In comments published on 7 May in the New Zealand Herald, the Prime Minister is reported as stating that he had received advice that the Panama pap...
Advice on relocating homeless beneficaries
Request sent to Ministry of Social Development by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
Media reports this afternoon claim that the government will pay homeless beneficiaries $2000 (or $5000 in some reports) to move out of Auckland and...
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...
Advice on end date for the import of fossil-fuelled vehicles
Request sent to Julie Anne Genter by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
The cabinet paper on the vehicle fuel efficiency standard and feebate scheme included a list (at paragraph 34) of measures considered and rejected....
Technical Paper: Telecommunications Interception Capability and Network Security
Response by Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment to Alex Harris on .
Refused.
Dear Alex Harris
Please find attached the Programme Manager Telecommunications Review, Brad
Ward’s reply to your Official Information Act reques...
Tçnâ koe John Luke
Please see below and attached, being the Ministry for Women’s response to
your OIA request in the thread below.
Nâku no...
Commissioner meeting with ERW/antivaxxers
Response by Human Rights Commission to J Smith on .
Information not held.
Tēnā koe
Please find attached our response to your request for official
information.
Ngā mihi
Joanne
Joanne van Heerden
Services...
Best Practice: Archiving, Storage, Biobanking of Human Tissue for Diagnostic Purposes
Response by Tairawhiti District Health Board to Amy S Van Wey Lovatt (Account suspended) on .
Successful.
Kia ora Amy
Please find attached, a response to your OIA request regarding the
archiving, storing, and biobanking of human tissue for diagnostic...
How is the Council using its rights under the Public Health Act to inspect rental housing properties?
Response by Whanganui District Council to Aaron Packard on .
Successful.
Dear Mr Packard
I refer to your official information request dated 9 September 2020 asking
how Council uses its rights under the Public Health A...
Morena Craig
Please find attached Hutt City Council’s response to your information
request of 13 December 2021.
Ngâ mihi
Susan Sales...
Information on handling of OIA request from Andy Tookey
Request sent to Auckland District Health Board by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
According to a report on Kiwiblog (http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2014/07/auckland_dhb_thinks_they_are_above_the_law.html), the Auckland DHB recently res...
Extract of Accounts Payable Summary Spend Information
Response by Ministry of Social Development to Shane Gibson on .
Successful.
Tçnâ koe Shane Gibson
Please find attached the Ministry’s response to your Official Information
Act request.
Ngâ mihi,
Official Info...