Requests similar to 'Does the Masterton District Council open its meetings with a prayer?' (page 10)
Dear Mr Harris
Our response to your letter of 30 July is attached.
Yours sincerely
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Handling of OIA requests on Christchurch school closures
Request sent to Ministry of Education by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Last night Campbell Live carried a piece on the Ministry of Education's handling of OIA requests relating to the closure of schools in Christchurch....
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...
Thompson & Clark
Response by The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited to Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Dear Sir/Madam
Official Information Act Request (PFR Ref. 0980.2.2.07.18)
I refer to your Official Information Act request received 20 July 2018 fo...
Submission to OIA review
Response by Landcare Research New Zealand Limited to Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Dear Alex
As requested, I enclose a copy of Landcare Research’s submission to the
Law Commission, plus draft of this response and emails relatin...
Cancellation of passports for "national security" since December 12 2014
Request sent to Minister of Internal Affairs by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
In December 2014 the government passed the Countering Terrorist Fighters Legislation Bill, granting it new powers to cancel and refuse to issue pass...
Housing shortage in Christchurch
Request sent to Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Thankyou for you recent "response" to my OIA request seeking advice on the housing crisis in Christchurch. In that "response", you refused my reque...
Submission to OIA review
Request sent to Commerce Commission by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Recently your organisation submitted on the Law Commission's review of the Official Information Act. I would like to request the following informat...
Solid Energy CEO expenses
Request sent to Solid Energy New Zealand Limited by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
I would like to request the following information under the Official Information Act 1982:
* all expense information (including but not limited to c...
Results of consultation on environmental reporting
Request sent to Ministry for the Environment by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
In August 2011 MfE began public consultations on environmental reporting ("Measuring Up: Environmental Reporting – A Discussion Document" http://www...
Communications on police use of UAVs
Request sent to Privacy Commissioner by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Recently it was reported that the New Zealand Police have purchased an unmanned aerial vehicle for surveillance use ("Police confirm spy drone purch...
Communications about protest on 7 March 2013
Request sent to Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
On 7 March 2013 CERA revoked permission it had granted for a protest to be held in the Christchurch Red Zone ("Cathedral Square protest cancelled at...
Is ODESC looking at climate change?
Response by Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to Alex Harris on .
Successful.
[IN-CONFIDENCE]
Kia ora Alex,
Please see the attached letter regarding your recent OIA request.
Ngā mihi,
Anna.
Minis...
On 12 December you extended the deadline for this request to 31 January. That date has now come and gone and I have no response. Will I be getting...
How many passports have been cancelled for "national security"?
Request sent to Department of Labour by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
In 2005, amendments to the Passports Act 1992 allowed the government to cancel or refuse to issue passports on the grounds of national security. I w...
Wairarapa Connection
Response by Wellington Regional Council to Iain Palmer on .
Partially successful.
Kia ora Iain,
Attached is Greater Wellington’s response to your recent request for
information and corresponding attachment.
Thanks
...
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...
Harbour Bridge Protest/March Requirements
Response by New Zealand Transport Agency to Richard McMillan on .
Awaiting classification.
Kia ora Richard
Please find attached the response to your request of 8 December 2025 for
information under the Official Information Act 1982....
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...
Number of Council staff earning less than $18.40 an hour
Response by Palmerston North City Council to Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Good afternoon,
Please find attached an acknowledgement letter for your LGOIMA request
regarding the number of Council staff earning less than $...
Tinui VRFF Station Build
Response by Fire and Emergency New Zealand to Alan Thompson on .
Successful.
Dear Alan
Please find attached a response from Raewyn Bleakley, Deputy Chief
Executive, Office of the Chief Executive, to your official information...
Dear Alex Harris
Please find attached a letter regarding your recent OIA request to the
Treasury.
Adelle Wright | Ministerial Coordinator ...
Advice on drug-testing jobseekers
Ombudsman review request sent regarding Ministry of Social Development by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Ministry of Social De...
PR plan for NZDF casulaties / killings in Iraq
Request sent to New Zealand Defence Force by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
The NZ government has announced that it will be deploying NZDF personnel to Iraq.
I would like to request the following information under the OIA:...
Statistics on New Zealand citizens deprived of their citizenship
Request sent to Department of Internal Affairs by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
The Citizenship Act 1977 allows the Minister of Internal Affairs in certain exceptional circumstances to deprive a New Zealand citizen of their citi...