Requests similar to 'Hamilton City Council prayer II' (page 15)
Advice on raising the minimum wage
Request sent to Minister of Labour by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
On 24 February 2014 the government announced that it would be increasing the minimum wage by 50 cents an hour ("Govt to increase minimum wage", govt...
Communications with Auckland Transport about surveillance system
Request sent to Privacy Commissioner by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Today Stuff reported that Auckland Transport would be installing a mass-surveillance system which would use Automated number-Plate Recognition to tr...
Who is Hop Card information shared with?
Request sent to Auckland Transport by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
According to your privacy policy, information collected from Hop Card registrations may be shared with "carefully selected third parties who we reas...
Register of deferred transfers
Request sent to Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Section 22 of the Public Records Act allows public authorities to defer transferring records to the national archives for various reasons. Every def...
Use of examination powers
Follow up sent to Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
I would prefer my request to be handled through FYI, as is my right under s16(2) OIA. If you believe the privacy of staff is compromised by publicat...
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...
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...
How many times has NZDF assisted the Police with surveillance in the past three years?
Request sent to New Zealand Defence Force by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
This morning the New Zealand Herald reported that RNZAF Orions had been assisting the police with surveillance for law-enforcement purposes ("High t...
Privacy of NZ arrivals data
Request sent to New Zealand Customs Service by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Section 21 of the Customs and Excise Act 1996 requires craft en route to New Zealand to provide specified information to Customs. The information re...
Does NZ Post collect metadata from physical mail?
Request sent to New Zealand Post Limited by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
According to Wikipedia, the US Postal Services collects metadata from all mail sent or received within the United States under a program called "Mai...
Privacy policy and assessment for smart homes
Response by Kāinga Ora–Homes and Communities to Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Dear Alex Harris
On behalf of Housing New Zealand, please find attached the response to
your information request of 22 May 2019, regarding its S...
According to your website, there are six licensed casinos in New Zealand. All are required by their operators licences to file reports on their host...
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...
How many times did NZDF assisted the Police with surveillance in 2013?
Request sent to New Zealand Defence Force by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
In 2013 the New Zealand Herald reported that RNZAF Orions had been assisting the police with surveillance for law-enforcement purposes ("High tech p...
2015 Statistics on beneficiary drug tests
Request sent to Ministry of Social Development by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
I would like to request the following information regarding the
drug testing of beneficiaries with work expectations which took
effect July 2013:...
Advice on national policy statement on natural hazards
Request sent to Ministry for the Environment by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
In Parliament's annual review of the Ministry, it mentions that "The ministry told us that it is considering a national policy statement on natural...
Advice on end date for the import of fossil-fuelled vehicles
Request sent to Julie Anne Genter by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
The cabinet paper on the vehicle fuel efficiency standard and feebate scheme included a list (at paragraph 34) of measures considered and rejected....
Selection of public service clean energy projects
Request sent to Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Today the Minister for Climate Change announced six new public service clean energy projects which would reduce emissions by an estimated 15,000 ton...
ODESC and watch group meetings
Response by Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Dear Alex Harris
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 which
was received on 7 December 2017, copied below. A respons...
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...
Easter Sunday dates
Response by Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment to Andrew Ecclestone on .
Refused.
Tēnā koe Andrew,
Please find attached the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment’s
response to your Official Information request.
...
Advice on US ship visits
Response by New Zealand Defence Force to Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
[UNCLASSIFIED]
Dear Alex Harris
This email confirms receipt and advises that your request has been
transferred from the New Zealand Defence Fo...
I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
* the number of staff currently being investigated for conflicts of interest;
*...
In a previous request by another FYI user for information on entertainment by accounting or legal consultancies, you noted that the council keeps a...
Membership of Public Advisory Committee on Disarmament and Arms Control
Request sent to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Thanks for your response to my recent OIA request on the activities of the Public Advisory Committee on Disarmament and Arms Control. I would like t...