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Alex Harris

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This person's 467 Official Information requests

How often is new identity information created for security or law-enforcement purposes?
Request to Department of Internal Affairs by Alex Harris. Annotated by M B on October 20, 2022.
Refused.
Did you ever get anything substantive from this by chance?
Estimated cost of wage theft
Response by Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment to Alex Harris on June 27, 2022.
Information not held.
Tçnâ koe Alex,     Please find attached the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s response to your Official Information Act request....
Delgations under Electronic Identity Verification Act 2012
Response by Department of Internal Affairs to Alex Harris on March 14, 2022.
Refused.
Tēnā koe Alex,   Please see attached for the response to your Official Information Act 1982 request.   Ngā mihi,   Louise Walton [1](she/h...
Plans to set an end date for oil and gas exploration and extraction
Response by Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment to Alex Harris on February 18, 2022.
Partially successful.
Kia ora Alex Thanks for your patience. Please find attached the response documents. Again, I'm sorry for the delay and inconvenience. Kind regards A...
"Consent to Assume Online Internet Identity" form
Response by New Zealand Police to Alex Harris on December 21, 2021.
Successful.
Tēnā koe Alex                                      Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zeala...
NZDF Public Affairs Strategy 25
Response by New Zealand Defence Force to Alex Harris on November 26, 2021.
Successful.
      The information contained in this Internet Email message is intended for the addressee only and may contain privileged information, but not...
Treasury circulars
Response by The Treasury to Alex Harris on July 07, 2021.
Successful.
Hi Alex, Please find attached a reply to your request, Ngā mihi Alex Colton | Ministerial Advisor | Te Tai Ōhanga – The Treasury                   ...
Membership of the New Zealand Initiative
Response by Watercare Services Limited to Alex Harris on March 25, 2021.
Reported for administrator attention.
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Statistics on New Zealand citizens deprived of their citizenship
Request to Department of Internal Affairs by Alex Harris. Annotated by Alex Harris on March 17, 2021.
Successful.
Statistics here, under "Summary deprivation volumes for public release". All so far have been under s17 https://www.dia.govt.nz/diawebsite.nsf/wpg_UR...
Rates in arrears and attracting penalties
Response by Southland Regional Council to Alex Harris on March 12, 2021.
Successful.
Good morning Alex   Thank you for your Official Information Request dated 12 02 2021.   As per your request below, we enclose the following inf...
Membership of the New Zealand Initiative
Response by University of Auckland to Alex Harris on January 11, 2021.
Successful.
Dear Alex,   I refer to your request for information dated 22 December 2020.   The University of Auckland is a member of the New Zealand Initia...
Membership of the New Zealand Initiative
Response by University of Waikato to Alex Harris on January 11, 2021.
Successful.
Kia ora Alex The University acknowledges receipt of your official information request and will provide a response in due course. Ngā mihi Keely O...
Resource consents for combustion discharges
Response by Wellington Regional Council to Alex Harris on November 24, 2020.
Partially successful.
  [1]OneDrive           Hello, For security purposes, you must enter the code below to verify   your account to access Request for information OIA...
Selection of public service clean energy projects
Response by Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority to Alex Harris on August 04, 2020.
Successful.
Good morning again Alex - my email of a few moments should have had a further attachment - the form referred to in the attached letter as well as the l...
Number of staff handling OIA requests
Response by New Zealand Police to Alex Harris on July 21, 2020.
Partially successful.
Kia ora  Please find attached the NZ Police response to your request. Kind regards Hannah Ministerial Services PNHQ ============================...
Is ODESC looking at climate change?
Response by Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to Alex Harris on October 09, 2019.
Successful.
    [IN-CONFIDENCE]   Kia ora Alex,   Please see the attached letter regarding your recent OIA request.   Ngā mihi, Anna.   Minis...
ZX Security
Response by Department of Corrections to Alex Harris on September 12, 2019.
Partially successful.
Good afternoon   Please find attached correspondence from the Department of Corrections - C109657.   Kind regards,   Ministerial Services...
Resource consents for combustion discharges
Response by Manawatu-Wanganui Regional Council to Alex Harris on September 03, 2019.
Successful.
Good afternoon Alex,   Please find attached the information you requested regarding consents for discharges from fuel burning.     Disclaime...
Resource consents for combustion discharges
Response by Tasman District Council to Alex Harris on August 30, 2019.
Partially successful.
Good afternoon Alex,   Further to our response of yesterday’s date, please find attached additional information relating to these consents.  ...
Resource consents for combustion discharges
Response by Bay of Plenty Regional Council to Alex Harris on August 30, 2019.
Partially successful.
Hi Alex,   Thanks for your enquiry. Please find attached a spreadsheet showing a list of results relevant to your query. Unfortunately, we cannot...
ZX Security
Follow up sent to New Zealand Police by Alex Harris on August 27, 2019.
Partially successful.
Thanks, but you've only answered the first part of the request. I also requested "all information relating to, or provided by, ZX Security Ltd in re...
Privacy impact assessment for new surveillance system
Response by Auckland Transport to Alex Harris on August 22, 2019.
Refused.
Kia Ora Alex Harris   We refer to your request for official information dated 12 August2019 regarding CCTV cameras.   Please find attached a r...
Resource consents for combustion discharges
Response by Nelson City Council to Alex Harris on August 21, 2019.
Partially successful.
Hello Alex I apologise for the time taken to respond to your query. Our database does not enable us to extract all of the requested information easily...
ZX Security
Response by Accident Compensation Corporation to Alex Harris on August 21, 2019.
Partially successful.
Kia ora Alex Please find attached our response to your official information request dated 26 June 2019. If you have any questions about the response...
IRD
Response by Financial Markets Authority to Alex Harris on August 15, 2019.
Partially successful.
Dear Mr Harris   Please find attached FMA’s response to your Official Information Act Request.   Ngā mihi     Francesca Legaspi   Interm...
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5G and the Acts of Parliament
Request to Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet by Wendy Pond. Annotated by Alex Harris on December 03, 2024.
Long overdue.
That would be part 5, subpart 1 of the RMA, which establishes the legal framework for national environmental standards and their interaction with local...
Publication under Section 20
Request to Ministry of Justice by Catherine Jamieson. Annotated by Alex Harris on June 29, 2024.
Successful.
The thing you're looking for is called the Directory of Official Information, and is publicly available on the ministry's website. You may be able to a...
This has been sent via email but needs to be acknowledged by the ATTORNEY GENERAL
Request to Judith Collins by Lynette A Stevens. Annotated by Alex Harris on May 02, 2024.
Long overdue.
The Attorney-General, in their chief law officer role, is not subject to the OIA.
NZ and California sign international climate partnership
Request to Chris Hipkins by john luke. Annotated by Alex Harris on March 25, 2023.
Successful.
Here: https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/5.27.22-Memorandum-of-Cooperation.pdf
Information regarding a staff member
Request to Willie Jackson by James. Annotated by Alex Harris on February 16, 2023.
Successful.
You should complain to the Ombudsman. Fill out the form here: https://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/get-help-public/make-complaint-members-public And...
Knowledge of potential criminal activity by government employees
Request to Jacinda Ardern by Canterbury Victim. Annotated by Alex Harris on January 30, 2023.
Long overdue.
Ardern is no longer a Minister, so the OIA no longer applies to her.
Conflicts of interest
Request to Jacinda Ardern by Hemant. Annotated by Alex Harris on October 17, 2022.
Information not held.
This information is publicly available for ministers: https://dpmc.govt.nz/our-business-units/cabinet-office/ministers-and-their-portfolios/ministers-i...
Evidence to support PM's claim 97% of OIAs are answered on time
Request to Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet by Harry Peterson. Annotated by Alex Harris on August 24, 2022.
Successful.
See the Public Service Commission's OIA statistics: https://www.publicservice.govt.nz/resources/official-information-statistics/
Free Speech Union Documents
Request to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment by A. W. Farmer. Annotated by Alex Harris on March 22, 2022.
Partially successful.
You can find these by searching the Incorporated Societies Register for "free speech union", then looking under "filings"
Māori ranger cards
Request to New Zealand Police by Paydn$$. Annotated by Alex Harris on March 17, 2022.
Long overdue.
They've answered your question: there are no "signed forms... acknowledge[ing] the Māori ranger diplomatic immunity cards being legitimate". They've al...
NZ UK Free Trade Agreement
Request to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Luke. Annotated by Alex Harris on March 10, 2022.
Successful.
Publicly available here: https://www.mfat.govt.nz/assets/Trade-agreements/UK-NZ-FTA/NZ-UK-Free-Trade-Agreement.pdf
Cabinet members who participated in WEF Young Global Leaders Program
Request to Jacinda Ardern by Mark Brown. Annotated by Alex Harris on February 15, 2022.
Long overdue.
This isn't something you're going to get an answer on. The OIA applies only to information held by ministers in a ministerial capacity. Information abo...
Information redacted from Petitions Subcommittee Minutes dated 1 April 2021
Request to Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives by John Creser. Annotated by Alex Harris on September 20, 2021.
Successful.
See standing order 243. "The proceedings of a select committee or a subcommittee other than during the hearing of evidence are not open to the public a...
Two police assessments relating to right wing extremism
Request to New Zealand Police by Valerie Morse. Annotated by Alex Harris on March 24, 2021.
Successful.
Referenced on Stuff: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/124611960/new-zealands-national-security-apparatus-remains-shadowy-two-years-on-from-t...
Statistics on New Zealand citizens deprived of their citizenship
Request to Department of Internal Affairs by Alex Harris. Annotated by Alex Harris on March 17, 2021.
Successful.
Statistics here, under "Summary deprivation volumes for public release". All so far have been under s17 https://www.dia.govt.nz/diawebsite.nsf/wpg_UR...
Interception of communications by former CE or Hororwhenua DC
Request to Horowhenua District Council by Amy S Van Wey Lovatt (Account suspended). Annotated by Alex Harris on March 07, 2021.
Successful.
Investigation-related communications with the Ombudsman and Privacy Commissioner are exempted from the definition of "official information". See sectio...
Membership of the New Zealand Initiative
Request to Watercare Services Limited by Alex Harris. Annotated by Alex Harris on January 27, 2021.
Reported for administrator attention.
Now on Stuff: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/local-government/124064191/auckland-councils-water-company-pays-nearly-40000-to-think-tank
Police communications about use of white supremacist 'thin blue line' imagery
Request to New Zealand Police by Laura Drew. Annotated by Alex Harris on August 25, 2020.
Refused.
You should complain to the Ombudsman about lateness, just to ensure it goes on their stats.
Communications with Mr Andy Wigmore and/or Mr Arron Banks
Request to Winston Peters by George Morrison. Annotated by Alex Harris on July 07, 2020.
Successful.
Note that the OIA only covers information held in an official capacity. From the media reports, its clear that the communications which sparked this re...
Citizenship and Nuclear Weapons
Request to Department of Internal Affairs by Felix Lee. Annotated by Alex Harris on June 09, 2020.
Partially successful.
You are not legally required to provide any reason for your request.
Correspondence with Ombudsman
Request to Julie Anne Genter by K Jarrett. Annotated by Alex Harris on October 14, 2019.
Successful.
Investigation-related correspondence with the Ombudsman is excluded from the definition of "official information" in the Act.
ZX Security
Request to New Zealand Defence Force by Alex Harris. Annotated by Alex Harris on July 31, 2019.
Partially successful.
In many cases they're redacting information publicly available in other releases, so no, they're not. But that also means it is pointless to challenge...
ZX Security
Request to New Zealand Police by Alex Harris. Annotated by Alex Harris on July 27, 2019.
Partially successful.
A complaint has now been filed with the Ombudsman.
ZX Security
Request to Serious Fraud Office by Alex Harris. Annotated by Alex Harris on July 27, 2019.
Long overdue.
A complaint has now been filed with the Ombudsman.
Resource consents for combustion discharges
Request to Otago Regional Council by Alex Harris. Annotated by Alex Harris on July 02, 2019.
Successful.
Spreadsheet summarising information so far: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GFmxUvwAYIq0ZpUr2bd8mrwvTxl7yQlIRwXdq2Aq-QU/edit?usp=sharing
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