Requests similar to 'Does the MacKenzie District Council open its meetings with a prayer?' (page 10)
Submissions to the Reference Group on A White Paper for Vulnerable Children
Request sent to Ministry of Social Development by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
In July 2011 the Minister for Social Development created a Reference group to advice on a Reference Group - White Paper for Vulnerable Children. Th...
Communications and advice about lost luggage bill
Request sent to Auckland Council by Alex Harris on .
Information not held.
On 16 august 2016, in response to a question in Parliament about the Airport Authorities (Publicising Lost Property Sales) Amendment Bill, MP Nuk Ko...
Participation in Cabinet Officials Committees
Response by Ministry of Social Development to Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Dear Alex Harris,
please find attached the Ministry's response to your Official Information
Act request of 1 November 2012.
Regards
Official...
Use of facial recognition technology
Request sent to New Zealand Lotteries Commission by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Quividi is a french company specialising in facial recognition technology and automated audiance measurement. According to its website (http://www.q...
Advice on mining protest ban
Follow up sent to Minister of Energy and Resources by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
My OIA request appears to be overdue. Can you confirm that it was received?
Yours faithfully,
Alex Harris
Cabinet papers brought in the last 12 months
Follow up sent to Minister for Racing by Alex Harris on .
Long overdue.
According to the online calculator, a response to this request was due by November 12. Will I be receiving one soon, or do I need to go to the Ombud...
Membership of inquiry into Kenyan crash
Request sent to Bethlehem College by Alex Harris on .
Long overdue.
According to Radio New Zealand, your school has launched an inquiry into the recent bus crash in Kenya ("Driver's legal status to be considered in K...
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...
Thank you for your request for a copy of a submission made by the Children's Commissioner to the Law Commission in December 2010, in response to their...
Police manual on "Police filming and audio recording of operations and events"
Request sent to New Zealand Police by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Recently you released a chapter list of the police manual in response to an OIA request. I would like to request the following chapter:
* "Police...
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...
Chemical Weapons Convention Declarations
Request sent to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
New Zealand is a party to the Chemical Weapons Convention. Upon becoming a party to the Convention in 1997, it was required to submit an initial de...
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...
Weekly updates to Minister of Climate Change
Follow up sent to James Shaw by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
According to FYI, the response to this OIA request is now overdue. Will I be receiving one soon, or do I need to go to the Ombudsman?
Yours faithf...
Weekly climate change briefings: June - August 2018
Request sent to James Shaw by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
In January and March 2018 you released a series of weekly Ministerial briefings via FYI. You have since committed to publicly release those briefing...
Who can access th emotor vehicle register?
Request sent to New Zealand Transport Agency by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
NZTA has recently widened access to the motor vehicle register and associated personal information. Its opt-out website (https://transact.nzta.govt...
Dear Mr Harris
I am in receipt of your Official Information Act request (below) received by
email on 2 October 2014. Please accept this email reply,...
How many parolees are barred from giving interviews?
Request sent to New Zealand Parole Board by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
On Monday in a story on convicted pack rapist Brad Shipton's application to hav ehis parole conditions varied, it was revealed that those conditions...
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...
Hi Alex
Please find attached our response letter to the above OIA.
The Commission will publish this response to your request on its website...
Re: Application Number: 2160177; Applicant: Julian Batchelor; Property: 147 Rawhiti Road, Te Rawhiti; Impacts on our Wahitapu; Effects on our Whanau Hapu; Irrepairble Damage
Request sent to Far North District Council by Jacqueline Rewha-Clendon on .
Long overdue.
Far North District Council
Te Tai Tokerau
To Whom It May Concern
I would like to lay a formal complaint on behalf of Ngatikuta Patukeha, Te Ra...
Telecom inquiries and Vodafone protocol police manual chapters
Follow up sent to New Zealand Police by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Thanks for your response. I've lodged a complaint to the Ombudsman. The relevant part:
The police identify the relevant "police manuals" as consti...
Jab mandate review and related issues
Request sent to Victoria University of Wellington by Mr I Stevenson on .
Awaiting classification.
To recap: -
1 VIC has apparently followed the central Government directives re the Traffic light regime
2 Government has now advised that the...
Dear Mr Harris,
Please find attached a copy of the Waikato Regional Council’s submission
to the Law Commission and other background documents....
Undercover agents in long-term sexual relationships
Request sent to New Zealand Police by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
A recent Supreme Court decision on the use of the "Mr Big" technique in the Wichman case noted that (para 126-127):
"There has been much controver...
