Requests similar to 'Does the MacKenzie District Council open its meetings with a prayer?' (page 18)
Legal advice recieved by councilor Kathy Cassey
Request sent to Auckland Council by james lochead-macmillan on .
Awaiting classification.
I have been informed Auckland Council, councilor Cathy Cassey, recieved legal advice outlining her position was not conflicted when presenting ban o...
Advice on social, supported, and affordable housing in Christchurch
Request sent to Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
Your response to my recent OIA request (CER/267) released a briefing paper on "Rebuild Workforce and Displaced Resident Accommodation" (M/12/0397)....
Request for information relating to NZ Land Army (WW2)
Information not held.
Thank you to those who have been interested in my request regarding the NZ Land Army.
The reason I did not receive a response from the Ministry of A...
Charter school application
Request sent to Manukau Institute of Technology by Alex Harris on .
Information not held.
In its may 2013 issue of PPTA News, the PPTA reported that Manukau Institute of Technology had expressed interest in running a charter school. I wou...
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...
Dear Alex Harris
Thank you for your request for official information, received by the
Ministry of Health on 17 August 2012.
Your request has been...
September and November 2016 meeting minutes.
Response by New Zealand Fish and Game Council to Mr Hayes on .
Successful.
Dear Mr Hayes
You should find that the Minutes from the NZ Council meeting on 23 September 2016 will be on the website sometime this afternoon. This ha...
IPCA report on Policing of Public Protests
Response by Ministry of Justice to New Zealand Council for Civil Liberties on .
Partially successful.
Tēnā koe New Zealand Council for Civil Liberties,
Please find attached Pack 1 in response to your request for information. Due to only being able to a...
Advice on ETS amendments
Follow up sent to Minister for Climate Change Issues by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
As noted in my request, I am seeking an electronic response. The reason for this is that the FYI website makes the response available publicly, sav...
Dear Barnie,
Please find attached the following correspondence as per your OIA request
from the Board/Principal to other persons and entities.
In ad...
Arrest made of Aaron Stuckey and shooting
Reported for administrator attention.
Hi Aanya - I’m Lynette Stevens sister. I’m sorry you have been caught up in this as OUR family have but there’s a difference between us.We had a family...
Independent advice on heated tobacco products
Partially successful.
I see that there is some interest in this request over on the r/newzealand subreddit.
For the information of anyone interested - a complaint was made...
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...
Thanks for your response. In response to your query about drafts etc, I'm primarily interested in the process, and the views expressed (particularl...
Commercial Interference in Activists Employment
Information not held.
Like Alex Harris above, I would highly suggest a Privacy equest to relevant departments. This way, you can obtain information relating to you personall...
Evidence more police will reduce crime
Successful.
My complaint to the Ombudsman regarding how this request was handled has now been resolved. Here are the relevant sections of their correspondence to m...
Animal welfare instituteof New Zealand's use of council resources
Ombudsman review request sent regarding Auckland Council by Grace Haden on .
Long overdue.
I received the following reply from yur solictor Wendy Brandon as shown at the bottom of this letter
I then wrote to Your CEO as follows b...
Effects of Mixed Ownership Model
Clarification sent to Mighty River Power Limited by Joshua Grainger on .
Refused.
Thank you very much for your request, in particular the explanation that nearly every single document produced by your project team.
However, with...
Rates in arrears and attracting penalties
Request sent to Southland Regional Council by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
According to your website (https://www.es.govt.nz/about-us/payments), rates are due at the end of November each year, with penalties imposed for lat...
Dear Alex Harris
On behalf of the New Zealand Customs Service I acknowledge receipt of your
request, dated 30 July 2012, for information relating to...
Documentation on most recent ambassadorial appointment
Request sent to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Thanks for your rapid response to my previous request. In the absence of a single guiding document, I'll just have to ask for an example instead. So...
Statistics on beneficiary drug tests
Request sent to Ministry of Social Development by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
I would like to request the following information regarding the drug testing of beneficiaries with work expectations which took effect July 2013:...
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...
Number of domestic intelligence warrant applications refused or modified
Request sent to Minister in Charge of the NZ Security Intelligence Service (SIS) by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Section 4A of the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service Act 1969 allows the Minister to jointly authorize the issue of a domestic intelligence w...
Resource consents for combustion discharges
Request sent to Hawke's Bay Regional Council by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Rule 17 of the HBRC Regional Resource Management Plan controls the discharge of contaminants from small-scale combustion of specified fuels as a per...