Requests similar to 'Regulatory Impact Statement for Immigration Amendment Bill' (page 19)
Does the Waitomo District Council open its meetings with a prayer?
Request sent to Waitomo District Council by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
As you may have read recently, the Whanganui District Council abolished its opening prayer after a complaint was made to the Human Rights Commission....
Does the Western Bay of Plenty District Council open its meetings with a prayer?
Request sent to Western Bay of Plenty District Council by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
As you may have read recently, the Whanganui District Council abolished its opening prayer after a complaint was made to the Human Rights Commission....
Does the Westland District Council open its meetings with a prayer?
Request sent to Westland District Council by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
As you may have read recently, the Whanganui District Council abolished its opening prayer after a complaint was made to the Human Rights Commission....
Does the Whangarei District Council open its meetings with a prayer?
Request sent to Whangarei District Council by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
As you may have read recently, the Whanganui District Council abolished its opening prayer after a complaint was made to the Human Rights Commission....
Coastal Erosion Hazard Risk report
Request sent to Kapiti Coast District Council by Alex Harris on .
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Stuff today reported that some residents of the Kapiti District have been notified of coastal erosion hazards ("1800 Kapiti beachfront homes at risk...
Advice on Denniston Plateau access agreement
Request sent to Minister of Conservation by Alex Harris on .
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On 23 May 2013 you announced that you had approved an access agreement for Bathurst Resources' Escarpment Mining Project on the Denniston Plateau. I...
Advice on establishment of Crown Irrigation Investments Limited
Request sent to Ministry for Primary Industries by Alex Harris on .
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Today the government announced the formation of Crown Irrigation Investments Limited. I would like to request the following information under the OI...
On what date did Catherine Isaac leave the PSWG
Request sent to Ministry of Education by Alex Harris on .
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On 5 february the Minister of Education signed a cabinet paper on the appointment of Catherine Isaac as chair of the partnership schools authorisati...
Cost of legal action against the "Waihopai Three"
Request sent to Attorney-General by Alex Harris on .
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Today the government fropped its legal action against the "waihopai Three" for the cost of damage to the Waihopai spy-base ("Waihopai damages action...
Advice on raising the minimum wage
Request sent to Minister of Labour by Alex Harris on .
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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...
Guidelines for appointing ambassadors
Request sent to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Alex Harris on .
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I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
* any documentation on the process for appointing NZ ambassadors (e.g. an equival...
Documentation on most recent ambassadorial appointment
Request sent to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Alex Harris on .
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Thanks for your rapid response to my previous request. In the absence of a single guiding document, I'll just have to ask for an example instead. So...
Suspension of aerial monitoring flights
Request sent to Waikato Regional Council by Alex Harris on .
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In June 2014 Radio New Zealand reported that the Waikato Regional Council had suspended helicopter surveillance of farm effluent compliance ("Farmer...
Number of poor children whose parents work
Request sent to Prime Minister by Alex Harris on .
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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...
List of advisory opinions given for 2014 election
Request sent to Electoral Commission by Alex Harris on .
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Section 204I of the Electoral Act empowers the Electoral Commission to provide an advisory opinion on whether an advertisement constitutes an elect...
Communications with Auckland Transport about surveillance system
Request sent to Privacy Commissioner by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Today Stuff reported that Auckland Transport would be installing a mass-surveillance system which would use Automated number-Plate Recognition to tr...
The NZTA uses BlipTrack, a tracking system using BlueTooth, to measure traffic speeds and pedestrian flow along various roads (the Waikato expresswa...
How many extentions to extend a passport cancellation has the Minister made?
Request sent to Minister of Internal Affairs by Alex Harris on .
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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...
Statistics on fraud at TPK
Request sent to Ministry of Māori Development by Alex Harris on .
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I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
* how many allegations of fraud have their been against TPK staff in the last yea...
Statistics on fraud at Ministry of Justice
Request sent to Ministry of Justice by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
* how many allegations of fraud have their been against Ministry of Justice staff...
The New Zealand Police are equipped with a variety of weapons to protect public safety, including firearms, tasers, tear gas and pepper spray. I wou...
Activities of Public Advisory Committee on Disarmament and Arms Control
Request sent to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Alex Harris on .
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Section 16 of the New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Act 1987 establishes the Public Advisory Committee on Disarmament and...
Membership of Public Advisory Committee on Disarmament and Arms Control
Request sent to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Alex Harris on .
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Thanks for your response to my recent OIA request on the activities of the Public Advisory Committee on Disarmament and Arms Control. I would like t...
Use of video or audio surveillance for dog control purposes
Request sent to Auckland Council by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Today Stuff reported that the Christchurch City Council was using audio surveillance devices for dog control purposes ("Council puts secret listenin...
Use of video or audio surveillance for dog control purposes
Request sent to Wellington City Council by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Today Stuff reported that the Christchurch City Council was using audio surveillance devices for dog control purposes ("Council puts secret listenin...