Requests similar to 'Hamilton City Council prayer II' (page 19)
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...
Prisoner perspectives and experiences relating to sexual assault in prison
Request sent to Department of Corrections by B E Goodsir on .
Partially successful.
Background
1) In 2012 Alex Harris requested the number of prison assaults in each of the previous 5 years (ref C58464). And received a response fro...
Dear Alex Harris
On 9 January 2019 you emailed the Ministry requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982, the following information:
• Whether...
Membership of the New Zealand Initiative
Response by Watercare Services Limited to Alex Harris on .
Reported for administrator attention.
Good morning Alex
On behalf of David Hawkins, please see the attached letter in response to
your request for information.
Regards
De...
Addressing Compulsory Cultural Practices in Early Childhood Centers
Request sent to Ministry of Education by Emily D on .
Refused.
I am writing to urgently express my deep concern regarding the compulsory teaching of te reo Māori and the practice of karakia (prayers or incantati...
Cost of upcoming royal visit
Request sent to Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
This year is the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. As part of the celebrations, the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall will be visiting in November. I...
How many digital devices are searched at the border?
Response by New Zealand Customs Service to Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Dear Alex Harris
Thank you for your email dated 10 September 2013, in which you requested
the following information under the Official Informati...
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:...
Manual or instructions for electronic border searches
Response by New Zealand Customs Service to Alex Harris on .
Refused.
Dear Alex Harris
Thank you for your email to the New Zealand Customs Service (Customs)
dated 13 December 2013 in which you request under the Off...
Copies of staff hospitality declaration forms
Request sent to Canterbury District Health Board by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
In response to a recent OIA request made via FYI, the Canterbury DHB explained that staff receiving hospitality had to fill out a declaration form....
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...
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...
Statistics on requested moves for health reasons
Request sent to Kāinga Ora–Homes and Communities by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
Earlier this week Radio Live reported on a case of a Housing NZ tenant who died due to the poor quality of his state house ("DUNCAN GARNER: Husband...
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...
Advice on Christchurch housing crisis
Request sent to Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
Since March this year there have been reports of a housing crisis in Christchurch, with people unable to find rental accomodation due to a shortage c...
Privacy of NZ arrivals data
Request sent to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment by Alex Harris on .
Withdrawn by the requester.
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...
Advice on relocating homeless beneficaries
Request sent to Ministry of Social Development by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
Media reports this afternoon claim that the government will pay homeless beneficiaries $2000 (or $5000 in some reports) to move out of Auckland and...
Complaints about Mike Joy
Request sent to Environmental Protection Authority by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
An article in The Spinoff this morning ("Why is NZ’s environmental regulator trying to muzzle scientist Mike Joy?", 14 Mar 2018) noted that the EPA...
Advice on mining protest ban
Follow up sent to Minister of Energy and Resources by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Thanks. I suspected as much - FYI hadn't updated Ministerial email addresses to reflect changes in Cabinet. As the problem is on my end, there's no...
Advice on capital gains tax / bright line test
Request sent to Minister of Revenue by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
On 17 May 2015 the government announced a capital gains tax / bright line test for property speculation. I would like to request the following infor...
On 21 May 2015 the government announced an additional $11.2 million to support the survival of the kiwi and arrest its decline. I would like to requ...
According to a recent article in Stuff ("Official Information Act request charges for media in spotlight ", January 13, 2016), the Ministry of Justi...
Christchurch City Council CEO expenses
Request sent to Christchurch City Council by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
I would like to request the following information under the LGOIMA::
* all expense information (including but not limited to credit card statements,...
Undercover agents in long-term sexual relationships
Response by New Zealand Police to Alex Harris on .
Refused.
Dear Alex Harris
I have received your email request for response.
You state in your opening paragraph the following:
"There has b...
Advice on minimum alcohol price
Request sent to Associate Minister of Health by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
On "The Nation" on 8 July 2012, you stated that you opposed minimum pricing for alcohol and had seen a lot of material on minimum pricing which sugg...
