Requests similar to 'Submission to OIA review' (page 10)
Report on David Bain case from Justice Binnie
Request sent to Minister of Justice by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
Earlier this year, the government ordererd a review of the David Bain case by Canadian Supreme Court judge Ian Binnie to determine whether Bain shou...
Briefing paper on contestability
Request sent to The Treasury by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Today the treasury publicly released a number of documents on charter schools (http://www.treasury.govt.nz/publications/informationreleases/educatio...
Use of Criminal proceeds (Recovery) Act
Request sent to Ministry of Justice by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Pack in 2009 Parliament passed the Criminal Procceds (Recovery) Act. I would like to request some statistics about its use in the three years since...
Has any advice been given to the Minister of Building and Housing on heating and ventilation issues?
Request sent to Department of Building and Housing by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
On 11 February it was revealed that the Minister of Building and Housing had a conflict of interest in the construction industry. As a result, he h...
Advice on access agreements to prospect on schedule 4 land
Request sent to Minister of Conservation by Alex Harris on .
Withdrawn by the requester.
TV3 reported today that the government had issued mineral exploration permits for schedule 4 land, including the Coromandel and Paparoa National Par...
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...
Agreement signed for journalists to obtain parliamentary swipe card
Request sent to Parliamentary Service by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
Firstly, I understand that you are not yet subject to the OIA. However, I also understand that you have a policy of responding to requests as if you...
Advice on establishment of Crown Irrigation Investments Limited
Request sent to Ministry for Primary Industries by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
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 .
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...
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...
Does GCSB receive funding from the NSA?
Request sent to Government Communications Security Bureau by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
Today it was leaked that the UK's GCHQ had been receiving funding from the US NSA ("NSA pays £100m in secret funding for GCHQ", Guardian, 1 August 2...
Monitoring of Twitter and other internet forums
Request sent to New Zealand Defence Force by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Today Fairfax reported on the case of Gregory Hussey, a new Zealand man working in Afghanistan who the NZDF demanded delete a tweet in 2012 ("Defenc...
Technical Paper: Telecommunications Interception Capability and Network Security
Request sent to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
* A copy of the "Technical Paper: Telecommunications Interception Capability and...
How many digital devices are searched at the border?
Request sent to New Zealand Customs Service by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
* How many times in the last 12 months has Customs searched the laptop computer,...
Today Mighty River Power, a company part-owned by the government under the Mixed-Ownership Model, announced that it would buy back $50 million of sh...
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...
Advice on banning "Odd Future"
Request sent to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Today the government banned the band "Odd Future" from entering New Zealand under sections 1691)(a)(iii) and (iv) of the Immigration Act 2009 ("Odd...
Briefing to incoming chief executive
Request sent to Accident Compensation Corporation by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
* A copy of the briefing produced for the Incoming Chief Executive, Mr Scott Pick...
Advice on West Coast basin area of block offer
Request sent to Minister of Energy and Resources by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Last week the government announced that it was opening eight new areas for oil and gas exploration ("Govt opens eight areas for oil and gas explorat...
Guidelines for appointing ambassadors
Request sent to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
* any documentation on the process for appointing NZ ambassadors (e.g. an equival...
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:...
I would like to request the following information under the
Official Information Act 1982:
* any briefings made to bloggers by the Prime Minister...
Kiwisaver First home deposit Subsidy statistics
Request sent to Kāinga Ora–Homes and Communities by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
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...
Donations to US think-tanks
Request sent to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
On September 6, the New York Times reported that countries were donating to US think-tanks as a way of buying influence and lobbying power in Washin...
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...
