Requests similar to 'Participation in Cabinet Officials Committees' (page 3)
Official Information request - ZX Security
Dear Housing New Zealand Corporation,
I would like to request the following information under the OIA:...
Advice on drug-testing beneficaries
Request sent to Ministry of Social Development by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Earlier in the month, you refused my OIA request for policy advice on plans to drug-test beneficiaries on the basis of s9(2)(f)(iv), covering confid...
Dear ,
Thanks for contacting our Energy Centre. We aim to offer you exceptional
service, and expect to answer your enquiry within the same, or next bu...
Does the Kaipara District Council open its meetings with a prayer?
Response by Kaipara District Council to Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Good afternoon
Thank you for your request received 16 May 2012. Pursuant to the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 you will r...
ODESC and watch group meetings
Response by Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Dear Alex Harris
Please find attached a scanned copy of the reply to your recent Official
Information Act 1982 request to the Department of the...
Procedures for retaining gifts
Request sent to Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Chapter 2 of the Cabinet Manual gives guidance on gifts made to Ministers. In particular, it notes that
"Ministers who accept gifts worth more t...
Effects of freezing student allowance parental income threshold
Request sent to Ministry of Education by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Today the government announced that it was freezing the parental income threshold for student allowances. I would like to request the following infor...
Advice on making New Zealand predator-free
Request sent to Department of Conservation by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Yesterday the government announced a plan to make New Zealand predator-free by 2050 ("New Zealand to be Predator Free by 2050", New Zealand Governme...
On what date did Catherine Isaac leave the PSWG
Request sent to Ministry of Education by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
On 5 february the Minister of Education signed a cabinet paper on the appointment of Catherine Isaac as chair of the partnership schools authorisati...
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...
How much are the Work and Income Board paid?
Request sent to Ministry of Social Development by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
On 15 May 2012 the government appointed a new board, chaired by Paula Rebstock, to oversee the Ministry of Social Development ("New Board to oversee...
Advice on regional research institutes
Request sent to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
On 21 May 2015 the government announced that it would be budgeting $25 million to encourage the formation of regional research institutes. I would l...
Advice on childhood obesity package
Request sent to Ministry of Health by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
On 19 October the government announced a new package of measures to combat childhood obesity ("Government targets overweight mums, toddlers, to comb...
Advice on ETS amendments
Request sent to Minister for Climate Change Issues by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
On 2 July 2012 the government announced plans to further amend the Emissions Trading Scheme ("Government announces ETS amendments", 2/7/2012). I wo...
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 Denniston Plateau access agreement
Request sent to Minister of Conservation by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
On 23 May 2013 you announced that you had approved an access agreement for Bathurst Resources' Escarpment Mining Project on the Denniston Plateau. I...
Hutt City Council is currently engaged in a legal dispute over the legality of parking tickets for time-restricted parking ("Parking tickets may not...
Advice on Problem Gambling Foundation funding
Response by Ministry of Health to Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Hi Alex
We have sent you 22 emails in total. The first (#1) just contained the
two page cover letter, all of which is on the fyi website now, and n...
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...
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...
Advice on fund to facilitate Auckland housing development
Request sent to Minister for Building and Housing by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
On 21 May 2015 the Minister of Building and Housing announced a fund to facilitate Auckland housing development, aimed at purchasing crown land from...
Today the government announced that it was increasing the repayment rate for student loans ("Student loan repayments hiked, allowances restricted",...
Communications on Christine Rankin and Conservative Party Activity
Request sent to Public Service Commission by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
On 10 May 2013 it was reported that Families Commissioner Christine Rankin had been appointed CEO of the Conservative Party ("Conservative Party's N...
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...
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...