Requests similar to 'Handling of OIA requests on Christchurch school closures' (page 4)
Statistics on beneficiary drug tests
Request sent to Ministry of Social Development by Alex Harris on .
Partially 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 anti-gang programme
Request sent to Minister of Police by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
On 4 August the government announced a "Whole of Government action plan on tackling gangs". I would like to request the following information under...
Pressure from government agencies on Youth in Custody report
Request sent to St Thomas of Canterbury College by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Last week Radio New Zealand reported on your "Youth in Custody" report ("Report sheds light on youth in custody", 26 September 2014). In their repor...
Advice on corporate manslaughter
Request sent to Ministry of Justice by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
On 6 November 2014 the Prime Minister, in comments to the families of Pike River victims, revealed that the government had sought advice on criminal...
Does NAB provide assessments on the risks of domestic terrorism in New Zealand?
Request sent to Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
The National Assessments Bureau (NAB) is listed as part of DPMC. I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
* Does the Natio...
Advice on border clearance levy
Request sent to Minister of Customs by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
On 21 May 2015 the Ministers of Customs and Primary Industries announced a new border clearance levy, to be applied to international travellers. I w...
Policy on providing staff contact details to clients
Request sent to Ministry of Social Development by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Does MSD have a policy on providing staff contact details e.g. a case managers direct dial number to clients? If so, I would like a copy.
I would...
Amount spent on cellphones by Prime Minister
Request sent to Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
On 11 June 2015 the New Zealand Herald reported that Prime Minister john Key discarded his cellphone every three months for security reasons. I woul...
Damage assessment of Snowden revelations
Request sent to Minister for National Security and Intelligence by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
* Has the New Zealand government conducted an assessment of the damage (if any) c...
Audit of NZDF weaponry
Request sent to New Zealand Defence Force by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
The NZDF are equipped with a variety of weapons in pursuit of their mission. I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
* ho...
Advice on increased refugee quota
Request sent to Minister of Immigration by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
On Monday 7 September 2015 the government announced a one-off intake of 750 refugees over three years, 150 of them from within the existing quota. I...
Advice on US ship visits
Request sent to New Zealand Defence Force by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
On October 30, the New Zealand Herald reported that the New Zealand Navy had invited the US Navy to send a warship to its 75th birthday celebrations...
According to a recent article in Stuff ("Official Information Act request charges for media in spotlight ", January 13, 2016), the Ministry of Justi...
On what basis are you informed of prison visits by MPs?
Request sent to Minister of Corrections by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Earlier this week, Newshub reported that you were kept informed of prison visits made by at least one Member of Parliament ("Collins outs Davis' pri...
Report on exceptional fees for EPA members
Request sent to Minister of State Services by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
I would like to request the following document under the OIA:
* SSC Report: Environmental Protection Authority Board – Exceptional Fees for Membe...
Use of social media monitoring tools by Police
Request sent to New Zealand Police by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
* Does your agency use social media monitoring tools or services such as Signal,...
Statistics on seclusion
Request sent to Waikato District Health Board by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
* The number of mental health patients currently detained in seclusion units
* H...
Statistics on seclusion
Request sent to Capital and Coast District Health Board by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
* The number of mental health patients currently detained in seclusion units
* H...
Contract for leak investigation
Request sent to Public Service Commission by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
On 8 May 2012, Paula Rebstock was appointed to investigate the leaking of information from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (http://www.ssc...
Reports and briefings received in 2016
Request sent to Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Minister of Education by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
* A list of all reports, briefings, memos or aide memoires, received by the Under...
Weekly updates to Minister of Climate Change
Request sent to James Shaw by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
According to your answer to Parliamentary Written Question 7893, you received a briefing named "Weekly update – Minister for Climate Change" on 3 No...
ODESC and watch group meetings
Request sent to Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
The "National Security and Intelligence" BIM released today included information on ODESC and its watch groups. It noted that "In 2016-2017, there w...
Weekly climate change briefings: November - December 2017
Request sent to James Shaw by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
On January 17 you released via FYI two of your weekly climate change briefings from officials. They were hugely informative about what's happening i...
Advice on irrigation / water storage
Request sent to Damien O'Connor by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
* All advice (including but not limited to briefings, aide memoires, reports 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...