Requests similar to 'Policy for handling OIA requests' (page 15)
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...
Total number of drones used in New Zealand for any purpose
Response by New Zealand Police to Amy Ferguson on .
Partially successful.
DearAmy Ferguson
Iacknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request
for the below information.
Your request is being actioned...
Number of Unatural Deaths In Custody in Prisons
Response by New Zealand Police to Ian Andrews on .
Refused.
Hi Ian,
Thank you for the email. Your request has been forwarded to the
appropriate department to answer.
Kind Regards,
Public Info Team....
Testing for lead levels in imported rice
Request sent to Ministry for Primary Industries by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Today the BBC reported that most varities of rice importe dinto the United States contained unsafe levels of lead ("US rice imports 'contain harmful...
Kia ora Hannah
I refer to your request of 9 December 2019 as below.
Your request is being actioned pursuant to the Official Information
Act 1982....
Tactical Options Reporting Data July-December 2017
Response by New Zealand Police to Brooke Hart on .
Successful.
Dear Mr Hanna
I refer to your Official Information Request of 5 July 2018 for the
following information, received by Police:
1. TOR data f...
Compliance with s162 Education Act 1964
Request sent to Ministry of Education by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Back in 1921, the government of New Zealand required all teachers to make an affirmation of allegiance. This law is still on the books today as s162...
Number of strip searches carried out per year
Clarification sent to Department of Corrections by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
As noted in my requests, I would prefer an electronic response. The Ombudsman's practice guidelines note that "subject to certain exceptions, infor...
Was AI used to produce the Draft Fuel Security Plan
Request sent to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Today MBIE released a "Draft Fuel Security Plan" for consultation. I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
* was AI / mac...
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...
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:...
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...
Correspondence on MMP recommendations 2012 - 2014
Request sent to Minister of Justice by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
In October 2012 the Elctoral Commission delivered the Report of the Electoral Commission on the review of the MMP voting system. I would like to req...
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...
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 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...
Information relating to a 90-minute response to a 111 medical emergency
Response by New Zealand Police to Gareth Watkins on .
Successful.
Dear Mr Watkins
I acknowledge receipt of your 3 Official Information Act (OIA) requests
below.
Your requests is being actioned pursuant to t...
Intenational evidence and advice on economic benefits of pandas
Request sent to Prime Minister by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
Earlier this year it was reported that Prime Minister John Key said that the economic benefit to New Zealand of obtaining Pandas for a New Zealand Z...
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...
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...
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...
Cost of legal action against the "Waihopai Three"
Request sent to Attorney-General by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Today the government fropped its legal action against the "waihopai Three" for the cost of damage to the Waihopai spy-base ("Waihopai damages action...
Use of social media monitoring tools by Customs
Request sent to New Zealand Customs Service by Alex Harris on .
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,...
Use of social media monitoring tools by MBIE
Request sent to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment by Alex Harris on .
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,...
Use of social media monitoring tools by MPI
Request sent to Ministry for Primary Industries by Alex Harris on .
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,...
