Requests similar to 'Handling of OIA requests on Christchurch school closures' (page 3)
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...
Participation in Cabinet Officials Committees
Request sent to The Treasury by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Cabinet Officials' Committees fill an important role in our government in managing Cabinet's workload. They are typically staffed by senior officia...
Use of Criminal proceeds (Recovery) Act
Request sent to Ministry of Justice by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Pack in 2009 Parliament passed the Criminal Procceds (Recovery) Act. I would like to request some statistics about its use in the three years since...
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...
NZDF security manual
Request sent to New Zealand Defence Force by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
A Sunday Star-Times story yesterday revealed the existence of a "New Zealand Defence Force security manual" which labelled investigative journalists...
Monitoring of Twitter and other internet forums
Request sent to New Zealand Defence Force by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Today Fairfax reported on the case of Gregory Hussey, a new Zealand man working in Afghanistan who the NZDF demanded delete a tweet in 2012 ("Defenc...
On tonights TV One debate, the Prime Minister said (paraphrased) that only 80 people left New Zealand for Australia in the last (month?), and that "...
Number of poor children whose parents work
Request sent to Prime Minister by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
In tonight's leader's debate, when confronted with MSD data that 40% of children in poverty were from families where at least one parent worked, you...
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...
Dear Alex,
The Minister for Social Development, Hon Anne Tolley, has asked me to thank you for your email of 23 May 2015 requesting information under...
Undercover agents in long-term sexual relationships
Request sent to New Zealand Police by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
A recent Supreme Court decision on the use of the "Mr Big" technique in the Wichman case noted that (para 126-127):
"There has been much controver...
Weekly briefings: November 2017 - January 2018
Response by Julie Anne Genter to Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Dear Alex,
On behalf of the Minister for Women, Hon Julie Anne Genter, please find
attached a response and attachments for your request of 7 Mar...
Performance of functions to prevent serious crime
Response by Government Communications Security Bureau to Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
<<Official Information Act 1982 Alex Harris.pdf>> Dear Mr Harris
Regards.
The message is ready to be sent with the following file or link
attachmen...
Membership of the New Zealand Initiative
Response by University of Auckland to Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Dear Alex,
I refer to your request for information dated 22 December 2020.
The University of Auckland is a member of the New Zealand Initia...
Delivery has failed to these recipients or groups:
[1]OIA requests at Kordia Group Limited ([Kordia Group Limited request email])
The e-mail address...
Information on Ministerial Advisors
Request sent to Minister for Economic Development by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
I would like to request the following information under the Official Information Act 1982:
* the number of Ministerial Advisors working in your of...
Information on Ministerial Advisors
Request sent to Minister of Transport by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
I would like to request the following information under the Official Information Act 1982:
* the number of Ministerial Advisors working in your of...
Submission to OIA review
Request sent to Solid Energy New Zealand Limited by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Recently your organisation submitted to the Law Commission's review of the Official Information Act. I would like to request the following informat...
Advice on mining protest ban
Request sent to Minister of Energy and Resources by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
On 31 March 2013 you announced new measures to outlaw protests against mining ("Moves to strengthen protection of offshore activity"). I would like...
Telecom inquiries and Vodafone protocol police manual chapters
Request sent to New Zealand Police by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
The Police Manual chapter on "Production orders" (released in response to an OIA request here: https://fyi.org.nz/request/police_search_and_surveill...
How many digital devices are searched at the border?
Request sent to New Zealand Customs Service by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
* How many times in the last 12 months has Customs searched the laptop computer,...
Sharing of metadata of New Zealand persons
Request sent to Government Communications Security Bureau by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Today it was leaked that the Australian Signals Directorate offered to share "bulk, unselcted, unminimised metadata" - including "medical, legal or...
Advice on banning "Odd Future"
Request sent to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Today the government banned the band "Odd Future" from entering New Zealand under sections 1691)(a)(iii) and (iv) of the Immigration Act 2009 ("Odd...
Review of OIA processes
Request sent to Government Communications Security Bureau by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
On 21 February the GCSB responded to questions from the Intelligence and Security Committee relatign to its annual financial review (online here: ht...
Advice on Problem Gambling Foundation funding
Request sent to Ministry of Health by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
On 21 March 2014 the NZ Herald reported that Ministry of Health funding for the Problem Gambling Foundation would be cut ("Anti-gambling body to get...