Requests similar to 'Scrapping of "State of the Environment" report' (page 17)

Advice on increased class sizes
Request sent to Minister of Education by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
In the Budget this year, the government planned to increase school class sizes as a cost-cutting measure to fund (among other things0 performance pa...
Membership of the New Zealand Initiative
Request sent to University of Waikato by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
The New Zealand Initiative is described by the media as a "libertarian think-tank" ("Ratepayers pay $92,000 for membership of libertarian think-tank...
Use of examination powers
Response by Privacy Commissioner to Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Dear Mr Harris   Please find attached a response to your Official Information Act request to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner re the Privacy...
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...
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...
In 2002 Parliament passed the Terrorism Suppression Act. The Act bans dealing with the property of prescribed terrorist entities (s9), or making pr...
Dear Duncan,   Please find attached our response to your request for official information.   George Bryson Advisor | Kaitohutohu Ministeri...
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...
Use of facial recognition technology
Request sent to New Zealand Lotteries Commission by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Quividi is a french company specialising in facial recognition technology and automated audiance measurement. According to its website (http://www.q...
Audit of police weaponry
Request sent to New Zealand Police by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
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...
Kia ora Phoebe On Friday, we dispatched the documents being released to you, but it appears that they have not published on the FYI website. Can you...
I wish to request the following information under the OIA: * The number of people receiving a Kiwisaver First home deposit subsidy per year for ea...
Use of examination powers
Response by Serious Fraud Office to Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Dear Alex Harris   Please find attached our response to your request for information.   Kind regards Serious Fraud Office   Mafi Tu'inuku...
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...
Briefings on yersinia pseudotuberculosis outbreak
Request sent to Minister for Food Safety by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
At the moment New Zealand is suffering from an outbreak of yersinia pseudotuberculosis. According to the NZ Herald, 127 people are sick and 38 have...
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...
Dear Alex Harris,   Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request to the Department of Internal Affairs.   Regard...
Weekly climate change briefings: June - August 2018
Request sent to James Shaw by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
In January and March 2018 you released a series of weekly Ministerial briefings via FYI. You have since committed to publicly release those briefing...
I would like to request the following information under the Official Information Act: * The total number of people employed by the Tamaki Redevelo...
Cabinet papers brought in the last 12 months
Request sent to Minister for Racing by Alex Harris on .
Long overdue.
I would like to request the following information under the OIA: * the titles of all papers taken to Cabinet or its subcommittees as Minister of R...
Weekly briefings for "Minister for Women" portfolio: Feb - Aug 2018
Request sent to Eugenie Sage by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
This request is being sent to you in your role as acting Minister for Women. If I have directed it to the wrong minister, please transfer it. In A...
Submission to OIA review
Request sent to AgResearch Limited by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Recently your organisation submitted on the Law Commission's review of the Official Information Act. I would like to request the following informat...
Recently your organisation submitted on the Law Commission's review of the Official Information Act. I would like to request the following informat...
Submission to OIA review
Request sent to Bay of Plenty Regional Council by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Recently your organisation submitted on the Law Commission's review of the Official Information Act. I would like to request the following informat...
Submission to OIA review
Request sent to Commerce Commission by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Recently your organisation submitted on the Law Commission's review of the Official Information Act. I would like to request the following informat...