Requests similar to 'Submission to OIA review' (page 8)
Communications on police use of UAVs
Request sent to Privacy Commissioner by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Recently it was reported that the New Zealand Police have purchased an unmanned aerial vehicle for surveillance use ("Police confirm spy drone purch...
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...
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...
Communications on Christine Rankin and Conservative Party Activity
Request sent to Minister for Social Development 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...
Charter school application
Request sent to Manukau Institute of Technology by Alex Harris on .
Information not held.
In its may 2013 issue of PPTA News, the PPTA reported that Manukau Institute of Technology had expressed interest in running a charter school. I wou...
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...
Communications on Christine Rankin and Conservative Party Activity
Request sent to Families 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...
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...
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...
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...
List of Defence Force Orders
Request sent to New Zealand Defence Force by Alex Harris on .
Awaiting classification.
I would like to request the following information under the Official Information Act:
* a list of all current Defence Force Orders, including thei...
Undercover agents in long-term sexual relationships
Request sent to New Zealand Police by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
A recent Supreme Court decision on the use of the "Mr Big" technique in the Wichman case noted that (para 126-127):
"There has been much controver...
Gift Register for Steven Joyce's Ministerial Advisers
Request sent to Department of Internal Affairs by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Thankyou for your response to my recent request for information on Ministerial Advisers in the office of Steven Joyce. I would like to request the...
ACC assessor payments and numbers of assessments
Response by Accident Compensation Corporation to Gladys Webster on .
Refused.
Dear Ms Webster
Please find attached an acknowledgement letter for this Official
Information Act 1982 request.
Regards
Loren Bennett
...
On what basis are you informed of prison visits by MPs?
Request sent to Minister of Corrections by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Earlier this week, Newshub reported that you were kept informed of prison visits made by at least one Member of Parliament ("Collins outs Davis' pri...
Number of accepted sensitive claims accepted
Response by Accident Compensation Corporation to Gladys Webster on .
Successful.
Good afternoon Ms Webster,
Please find attached ACC's response to your Official Information Act
request.
Sincerely,
S Daniel James,...
List of all alternative medicine treatments funded by ACC and how effectiveness is measured.
Response by Accident Compensation Corporation to James Sullivan on .
Successful.
Dear Mr Sullivan,
Please find attached our response to your request of 21 May 2013.
Kind regards,
Adam
Adam Houppermans, Advi...
Does NZ Post collect metadata from physical mail?
Request sent to New Zealand Post Limited by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
According to Wikipedia, the US Postal Services collects metadata from all mail sent or received within the United States under a program called "Mai...
Official Information request - ZX Security
Dear Housing New Zealand Corporation,
I would like to request the following information under the OIA:...
Privacy policy and assessment for smart homes
Request sent to Kāinga Ora–Homes and Communities by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
A news report today reports that Housing NZ has smart home sensors installed in 160 homes and is planning to roll the program out to 2,000 homes by...
Online advertising for Mt Smart Stadium
Request sent to Auckland City Council by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
According to Wikipedia, you are the owners of Mt Smart Stadium. Recently the stadium appears to have begun an online advertising campaign, which ha...
Who can access th emotor vehicle register?
Request sent to New Zealand Transport Agency by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
NZTA has recently widened access to the motor vehicle register and associated personal information. Its opt-out website (https://transact.nzta.govt...
How many times has NZDF assisted the Police with surveillance in the past three years?
Request sent to New Zealand Defence Force by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
This morning the New Zealand Herald reported that RNZAF Orions had been assisting the police with surveillance for law-enforcement purposes ("High t...
Telecom inquiries and Vodafone protocol police manual chapters
Request sent to New Zealand Police by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
The Police Manual chapter on "Production orders" (released in response to an OIA request here: https://fyi.org.nz/request/police_search_and_surveill...