Andrew Riddell
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This person's 103 Official Information requests
The conclusion is that the Prime Minister's office is not being truthful when it tells people that their correspondence to the Prime Minister is noted...
Nekson - transportable in-patient units
Request sent to Health New Zealand by Andrew Riddell on .
Awaiting response.
In the recent announcement about Nelson Hospital upgrades, reference in made to 'modular transportable 28 to 32 bed inpatient units'.
These modul...
Budget Press Release - clarify figures please
Response by Simeon Brown to Andrew Riddell on .
Awaiting response.
Dear Andrew,
Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) request, received on 23rd May 2025, in which you requested the following info...
School Lunch Programme - more details on feedback
Response by David Seymour to Andrew Riddell on .
Long overdue.
Tēnā koe Andrew
Please find attached a letter regarding your request under the Official
Information Act.
Nāku noa, nā,
Official and Par...
NZ Frigate Joining UK Carrier Group
Response by Ministry of Defence to Andrew Riddell on .
Successful.
Good afternoon Andrew
Please find attached a response to your request
Regards
Corporate and Ministerial Services
OCDF, Office of Ch...
HYEFU and Budget 'Lock-up' Attendance
Response by The Treasury to Andrew Riddell on .
Awaiting response.
Dear Andrew
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982, which was received 16 May 2025. A response will be provided in accorda...
Dear Andew
Sincere apologies for using the incorrect name. Updated email follows.
Kind regards
Private Secretary | Office of Hon Nicola Willis
Minis...
Briefing to Incoming Minister of Workplace Relations
Follow up sent to Brooke van Velden by Andrew Riddell on .
Awaiting response.
Yes your assumption about which briefing is the one I have in mind.
Cheers
Andrew Riddell
Briefing for Incoming Minister - redaction deatils
Response by Ministry of Health to Andrew Riddell on .
Partially successful.
Dear Andrew
Please find attached correspondence from the Office of Hon Simeon Brown,
Minister of Health.
Kind regards
Reef
Ree...
Briefing to Incoming Minister - redactions
Response by Ministry of Health to Andrew Riddell on .
Partially successful.
Good afternoon,
Please find the response to your request for information attached.
Yours sincerely
Office of Hon Simeon Brown
M...
Putting Patients First Discussion/Consultation Document
Response by Ministry of Health to Andrew Riddell on .
Awaiting response.
Kia ora Andrew,
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act), received by the Ministry of Health on 2 May 2025....
Francesca Albanese visit
Request to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Andrew Riddell. Annotated by Andrew Riddell on .
Successful.
Further update. MFAT continues to take their time in providing the emails initially refused. MFAT told the Ombudsman's that it expected to send this in...
Growth and Degrowth
Refused.
The response included a definition of sorts of 'degrowth' and stated that the PM had not received any reports or advice on what 'degrowth' means. Hence...
Local government - wellbeings and rates
Response by Department of Internal Affairs to Andrew Riddell on .
Successful.
Kia ora Andrew,
Please see the attached response to your OIA request.
Ngā mihi,
Benjamin Riezebos | Advisor, Ministerial and Official Correspondence...
Dear Andrew
Please find attached response to your information request of 17 March
2025.
Kind regards,
Office of Hon David Se...
Kia ora Andrew,
This is a courtesy notification that the Regulatory Impact Statement on
refocusing the purpose of local government, which includes t...
[UNCLASSIFIED]
Dear Andrew,
Please find attached a response to your Official Information Act request.
Kind regards,
Visit us on...
ICJ Advisory Decision on Occupied Palestinian Territories
Request to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Andrew Riddell. Annotated by Andrew Riddell on .
Successful.
The requested information was provided with quite a few redactions.
Investment Quarterly Reporting
Successful.
The last email from Treasury is an apology for not providing requested information promptly. The Ombudsman had investigated and decided that there had...
Regulatory Standards Bill Consultation - supplementary documents
Response by Ministry for Regulation to Andrew Riddell on .
Refused.
Kia ora Andrew
Our reference: R00678
Thank you for your request, which we have considered under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the OIA...
Good evening Andrew,
Please find attached a response from Hon Simeon Brown.
Regards,
Office of Hon Simeon Brown
Minister of Transpo...
Planning and permissions positions
Response by Department of Conservation to Andrew Riddell on .
Successful.
Kia ora Andrew,
Please find attached the Department of Conservation’s response to your
request, which we received on 06 November 2024.
If you have...
Israeli attacks on UNIFIL
Request to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Andrew Riddell. Annotated by Andrew Riddell on .
Partially successful.
Lots of redactions so cannot say have received all of the information
Roof top solar
Long overdue.
Copies of briefing papers on roof top solar have been sent to me under my Expert Energy Group request.
Dear Andrew,
Please see attached Minister Brown’s response to your OIA including the
requested documents.
Kind regards
Office of Hon...
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The conclusion is that the Prime Minister's office is not being truthful when it tells people that their correspondence to the Prime Minister is noted...
School Lunch Programme - more details on feedback
Long overdue.
Minister Seymour is trying to deny he has the level of information necessary to provide an estimate of the proportion of school lunch emails he has rec...
Francesca Albanese visit
Request to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Andrew Riddell. Annotated by Andrew Riddell on .
Successful.
Further update. MFAT continues to take their time in providing the emails initially refused. MFAT told the Ombudsman's that it expected to send this in...
Growth and Degrowth
Refused.
The response included a definition of sorts of 'degrowth' and stated that the PM had not received any reports or advice on what 'degrowth' means. Hence...
Public hospital elective surgery wait times
Awaiting classification.
It looks like the attached spreadsheet doesn't allow access to the figures.
Francesca Albanese visit
Request to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Andrew Riddell. Annotated by Andrew Riddell on .
Successful.
An updated document was provided following my complaint to the Ombudsman and their investigation. It is unclear whether the emails that MFAT refused to...
Francesca Albanese visit
Request to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Andrew Riddell. Annotated by Andrew Riddell on .
Successful.
I have complained to the Ombudsman over the MFAT reply and refusal to review and provide emails. The Ombudsman tells me that MFAT have agreed there is...
Costs and benefits of four wellbeings
Successful.
Refused because a cabinet paper considered relevant will be publicly released this month.
There was a subtle reframing of my request from 'all eviden...
ICJ Advisory Decision on Occupied Palestinian Territories
Request to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Andrew Riddell. Annotated by Andrew Riddell on .
Successful.
The requested information was provided with quite a few redactions.
Investment Quarterly Reporting
Successful.
The last email from Treasury is an apology for not providing requested information promptly. The Ombudsman had investigated and decided that there had...
ICJ Advisory Decision on Occupied Palestinian Territories
Request to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Andrew Riddell. Annotated by Andrew Riddell on .
Successful.
Yet again Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade extends the time to provide the requested information, notwithstanding this time that it is a simple re...
Israeli attacks on UNIFIL
Request to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Andrew Riddell. Annotated by Andrew Riddell on .
Partially successful.
Lots of redactions so cannot say have received all of the information
Roof top solar
Long overdue.
Copies of briefing papers on roof top solar have been sent to me under my Expert Energy Group request.
Roof top solar
Long overdue.
Got told on 25 October that responding to this information request is extended to 15 November.
20 working days to decide Mr Seymour was speaking on the economy as the ACT leader not as Associate Minister of Finance!
Processing of information request
Successful.
I have complained to the Ombudsman about the delay in getting a response. Today I received and email from the Ombudsman saying that the Minster's offic...
Advice provided on South African case to International Court of Justice
Request to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Andrew Riddell. Annotated by Andrew Riddell on .
Partially successful.
The information has been heavily redacted and does not address all the matters on which information was requested. A complaint is being lodged with the...
Engagement with Israeli Embassy
Request to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Andrew Riddell. Annotated by Andrew Riddell on .
Refused.
The difficulty in getting any information from Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade over what their advice is to the government over the genocide and...
Investment Quarterly Reporting
Successful.
This quote from the Ombudsman is in this article https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/06/24/health-nz-makes-minimal-apology-after-ombudsman-ruling/
Investment Quarterly Reporting
Successful.
Can't immediately find the Ombudsman's comment but copied down this from a report on a 'consultation' delay - likely to be a decision on a request to H...
Covid-19 public health measures
Refused.
Another one of those 'we are going to publish this soon so refuse to provide it now' responses.
Despite recent Ombudsman ruling on this sort of refus...
Benefits of Charter Schools
Successful.
Asking a Minister what advice he has received looks more like a request the Minister should answer, not transfer it elsewhere. Transferring the request...
Covid-19 public health measures
Refused.
The part of the request relating to briefings etc to the Minister of Health is still to be answered.
Francesca Albanese visit
Request to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Andrew Riddell. Annotated by Andrew Riddell on .
Successful.
Essentially the request was refused because so much of it was redacted. There were a number of emails potentially within the ambit of the request but M...
I-Rex KiwiRail Project
Refused.
Request refused because Treasury are releasing the documents anyway.
