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Andrew Riddell

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This person's 103 Official Information requests

Israel and international rules-based order - follow-up
Request to Christopher Luxon by Andrew Riddell. Annotated by Andrew Riddell on May 28, 2025.
Successful.
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 May 28, 2025.
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 May 26, 2025.
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 May 23, 2025.
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 May 22, 2025.
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 May 16, 2025.
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...
Communications with Treasury
Response by Nicola Willis to Andrew Riddell on May 16, 2025.
Awaiting response.
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 May 15, 2025.
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 May 09, 2025.
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 May 06, 2025.
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 May 02, 2025.
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 April 25, 2025.
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
Request to Christopher Luxon by Andrew Riddell. Annotated by Andrew Riddell on April 25, 2025.
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 April 16, 2025.
Successful.
Kia ora Andrew, Please see the attached response to your OIA request. Ngā mihi, Benjamin Riezebos | Advisor, Ministerial and Official Correspondence...
School Lunches
Response by David Seymour to Andrew Riddell on March 24, 2025.
Partially successful.
Dear Andrew   Please find attached response to your information request of 17 March 2025.   Kind regards,       Office of Hon David Se...
Costs and benefits of four wellbeings
Response by Simeon Brown to Andrew Riddell on February 10, 2025.
Successful.
Kia ora Andrew, This is a courtesy notification that the Regulatory Impact Statement on refocusing the purpose of local government, which includes t...
Attendance at HYFU 'lock-up'
Response by The Treasury to Andrew Riddell on January 29, 2025.
Successful.
[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 December 26, 2024.
Successful.
The requested information was provided with quite a few redactions.
Investment Quarterly Reporting
Request to The Treasury by Andrew Riddell. Annotated by Andrew Riddell on December 18, 2024.
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 December 17, 2024.
Refused.
Kia ora Andrew   Our reference: R00678   Thank you for your request, which we have considered under the Official Information Act 1982 (the OIA...
Wellington tunnels
Response by Simeon Brown to Andrew Riddell on December 05, 2024.
Partially successful.
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 November 25, 2024.
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 November 22, 2024.
Partially successful.
Lots of redactions so cannot say have received all of the information
Roof top solar
Request to Simeon Brown by Andrew Riddell. Annotated by Andrew Riddell on November 13, 2024.
Long overdue.
Copies of briefing papers on roof top solar have been sent to me under my Expert Energy Group request.
Energy expert advisory group
Response by Simeon Brown to Andrew Riddell on November 11, 2024.
Successful.
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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Israel and international rules-based order - follow-up
Request to Christopher Luxon by Andrew Riddell. Annotated by Andrew Riddell on May 28, 2025.
Successful.
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
Request to David Seymour by Andrew Riddell. Annotated by Andrew Riddell on April 25, 2025.
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 April 25, 2025.
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
Request to Christopher Luxon by Andrew Riddell. Annotated by Andrew Riddell on April 25, 2025.
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
Request to Ministry of Health by Valentino Breckenridge. Annotated by Andrew Riddell on March 15, 2025.
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 February 28, 2025.
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 February 08, 2025.
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
Request to Simeon Brown by Andrew Riddell. Annotated by Andrew Riddell on February 08, 2025.
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 December 26, 2024.
Successful.
The requested information was provided with quite a few redactions.
Investment Quarterly Reporting
Request to The Treasury by Andrew Riddell. Annotated by Andrew Riddell on December 18, 2024.
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 November 25, 2024.
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 November 22, 2024.
Partially successful.
Lots of redactions so cannot say have received all of the information
Roof top solar
Request to Simeon Brown by Andrew Riddell. Annotated by Andrew Riddell on November 13, 2024.
Long overdue.
Copies of briefing papers on roof top solar have been sent to me under my Expert Energy Group request.
Roof top solar
Request to Simeon Brown by Andrew Riddell. Annotated by Andrew Riddell on October 25, 2024.
Long overdue.
Got told on 25 October that responding to this information request is extended to 15 November.
Associate Minister of Finance's comment on public finances
Request to David Seymour by Andrew Riddell. Annotated by Andrew Riddell on October 22, 2024.
Refused.
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
Request to Winston Peters by Andrew Riddell. Annotated by Andrew Riddell on September 10, 2024.
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 August 30, 2024.
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 August 20, 2024.
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
Request to The Treasury by Andrew Riddell. Annotated by Andrew Riddell on August 14, 2024.
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
Request to The Treasury by Andrew Riddell. Annotated by Andrew Riddell on August 14, 2024.
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
Request to Health New Zealand by Andrew Riddell. Annotated by Andrew Riddell on July 30, 2024.
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
Request to David Seymour by Micahel Riconosciuto. Annotated by Andrew Riddell on July 11, 2024.
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
Request to Health New Zealand by Andrew Riddell. Annotated by Andrew Riddell on June 24, 2024.
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 June 06, 2024.
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
Request to Paul Goldsmith by Patrick George O’Rourke. Annotated by Andrew Riddell on June 03, 2024.
Refused.
Request refused because Treasury are releasing the documents anyway.
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