Requests similar to 'Does the MacKenzie District Council open its meetings with a prayer?' (page 9)
Briefings to the leader of the opposition
Follow up sent to Government Communications Security Bureau by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
A response to this request is now overdue. Will I be receiving one soon, or do I need to go to the Ombudsman?
Yours sincerely,
Alex Harris
Targets for public and private prisons
Request sent to Department of Corrections by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
On 27 April 2012 Radio New Zealand reported that Serco had failed to meet its targets for the management of Mount Eden Prison ("Prison operator falls...
Is the DIA funding activities supporting the war goals of Hamas?
Response by Department of Internal Affairs to Pseudonym, South Island on .
Awaiting classification.
Good afternoon,
Please see the attached follow up response to OIA2526-0072.
Ngā mihi,
Ministerial Services
Te Tari Mātāwaka | Minis...
Auckland onramp data collection contract and advice
Request sent to New Zealand Transport Agency by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
On 16 July 2018 you refused a request made over FYI by Tom Atkinson for onramp signals data under s9(2)(ba)(i) of the Act (your ref: OIA-3843. On FY...
Workshops on regional research institutes
Response by Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment to Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Dear Mr Harris,
Please find attached an acknowledgement letter in regards to your recent
Official Information Act request.
Regards,
...
The SOURCE for your authority derives from where?
Long overdue.
Not very enlightened response, really its silly, think about the childishness of your comment for a moment.
The internet is not trying to enslave the...
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...
Costs of not acting on climate change
Follow up sent to Minister for Climate Change Issues by Alex Harris on .
Long overdue.
A response to this OIA request was due by June 18, but no response or extension letter (or even acknowledgement) appears to have been received. Will...
Subsidiaries of Learning Media
Follow up sent to Learning Media Limited by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
I have now made a complaint to the Ombudsman for effective refusal.
Yours faithfully,
Alex Harris
Advice on return of New Zealand s501 detainees from Australia
Response by Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment to Alex Harris on .
Refused.
Dear Mr Harris,
Please find attached an acknowledgement letter regarding your recent
request for information.
Kind regards
Ophélie G...
Regulatory Impact Statement on Proposed amendments to the Climate Change Response Act 2002
Request sent to Ministry for the Environment by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
On April 11 2012, the Ministry published a Regulatory Impact Statement for "ETS Review 2011: Proposed amendments to the Climate Change Response Act...
[Resend] Cabinet papers brought in the last 12 months
Follow up sent to Minister for Racing by Alex Harris on .
Long overdue.
FYI is reporting that it has not received a response yet to my OIA request of 16 February for information on recent cabinet papers. The FYI website...
ZX Security
Response by National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Limited to Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Dear Alex,
Please see the attached letter acknowledging and responding to your
request.
Kind regards,
Dr Caroline Anderson
Lega...
Random Selection For Evidence of Income
Successful.
An OIA request that I sent to the Ministry of Social Development on the 30th November 2018 recieved a reply including the following information:
"Ple...
Information about "SLOW DOWN" speed signs around the city
Awaiting classification.
Complaint laid with the Ombudsman:
Hi,
I made a request to WCC about some information regarding some traffic safety devices due to a concern that...
Advice on access agreements to prospect on schedule 4 land
Request sent to Minister of Conservation by Alex Harris on .
Withdrawn by the requester.
TV3 reported today that the government had issued mineral exploration permits for schedule 4 land, including the Coromandel and Paparoa National Par...
Resource consents for combustion discharges
Request sent to West Coast Regional Council by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
The West Coast Regional Council controls discharges of contaminants from fuel-burning equipment under Rules 9, 14 and 16 of the Regional Air Quality...
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 West Coast basin area of block offer
Request sent to Minister of Energy and Resources by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Last week the government announced that it was opening eight new areas for oil and gas exploration ("Govt opens eight areas for oil and gas explorat...
Dear Alex
I received notification that you had sent your Official Information Act
request regarding Thompson and Clark Private Investigations to...
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...
Social media monitoring of beneficiaries
Request sent to Ministry of Social Development by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
It was reported this morning that MSD was monitoring beneficiaries via social media to detect fraud ("Beneficiaries are being monitored on social me...
Good morning Alex,
Please find attached PHARMAC’s response to your recent Official
Information Act request.
Have a nice weekend,
Jessica
...
19e Bus Route
Response by Wellington Regional Council to Ainslie Smith on .
Awaiting classification.
Tēnā koe Ainslie
Request for information 2025-150
I refer to your request for information dated 9 May 2025, which was
received by Greater...
Retention of Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) data
Request sent to New Zealand Transport Agency by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Thanks for your response to my recent OIA request about the use of ANPR technology by NZTA. I have two followup questions:
1) The response contai...
