Requests similar to 'Does the Horowhenua District Council open its meetings with a prayer?' (page 19)
Kia ora Alex Harris,
Please refer to the attached correspondence, which provides the
Department’s decision in regard to your OIA request.
...
Good morning Mr Davis,
I apologise for the slight delay you have experienced in receiving the Department's response, which was due to you by midnight...
Dear Sam
Further to your request for Official Information dated 25 May 2012 and my
acknowledgement dated 1 June 2012, please accept my apologies f...
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...
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...
[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...
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...
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...
Telecom inquiries and Vodafone protocol police manual chapters
Request sent to New Zealand Police by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
The Police Manual chapter on "Production orders" (released in response to an OIA request here: https://fyi.org.nz/request/police_search_and_surveill...
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....
Membership of the New Zealand Initiative
Request sent to University of Waikato by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
The New Zealand Initiative is described by the media as a "libertarian think-tank" ("Ratepayers pay $92,000 for membership of libertarian think-tank...
Thompson & Clark
Response by Environmental Protection Authority to Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Good afternoon Alex,
Please find attached a letter from the Environmental Protection Authority
regarding your request for information.
If...
Statistics on requested moves for health reasons
Request sent to Kāinga Ora–Homes and Communities by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
Earlier this week Radio Live reported on a case of a Housing NZ tenant who died due to the poor quality of his state house ("DUNCAN GARNER: Husband...
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 Department of Internal Affairs by Alex Harris on .
Long overdue.
Recently your organisation submitted to 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 Solid Energy New Zealand Limited by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Recently your organisation submitted to the Law Commission's review of the Official Information Act. I would like to request the following informat...
Weekly briefings: November 2017 - January 2018
Request sent to Julie Anne Genter by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Several Ministers have recently released their weekly ministerial briefings under the OIA. I would therefore like to request the following:
* all...
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...
Advice on mining protest ban
Follow up sent to Minister of Energy and Resources by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Thanks. I suspected as much - FYI hadn't updated Ministerial email addresses to reflect changes in Cabinet. As the problem is on my end, there's no...
I would like to request the following information under the
Official Information Act 1982:
* any briefings made to bloggers by the Prime Minister...
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 "...
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...
According to a recent article in Stuff ("Official Information Act request charges for media in spotlight ", January 13, 2016), the Ministry of Justi...