Andrew Riddell
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This person's 70 Official Information requests
Housing expert advisory group
Follow up sent to Chris Bishop by Andrew Riddell on .
Awaiting response.
To the Minster of Housing,
This transfer of my information request to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development is surprising given it is the Min...
UNRWA funding
Response by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Andrew Riddell on .
Awaiting response.
[UNCLASSIFIED]
Kia ora Andrew Riddell
Thank you for your OIA request received on 14 Jully 2024 for:
Has any payment been made this year by the New...
Covid-19 public health measures
Follow up sent to Health New Zealand by Andrew Riddell on .
Refused.
Thanks for the reply.
It would be useful (and good practice) if you include a date when this information will be pro-actively released. Otherwise...
Engagement with Israeli Embassy
Response by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Andrew Riddell on .
Awaiting response.
[UNCLASSIFIED]
Kia ora Andrew Riddell
Thank you for your OIA request received on 11 July 2024 for:
I request a schedule of the dates on which offic...
Advice provided on South African case to International Court of Justice
Response by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Andrew Riddell on .
Awaiting response.
[UNCLASSIFIED]
Kia ora Andrew Riddell
Thank you for your OIA request received on 11 July 2024 for:
I request the following documents and communicat...
Comments on proposed Building Code update 2021
Response by Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment to Andrew Riddell on .
Delayed.
Tçnâ koe Andrew
Please find attached a letter extending the timeframe for MBIE to respond
to your request.
Nâku noa, nâ
Alexis
...
Dear Andrew
Please find attached response to your OIA request of 10 June 2024.
Kind regards, Annette
Annette Gratkowski | Private Sec...
Processing of information request
Response by Winston Peters to Andrew Riddell on .
Awaiting response.
Dear Andrew Riddell,
I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act (OIA) request dated
27 June 2024, in which you requested the followi...
Planning and permissions restructure
Response by Department of Conservation to Andrew Riddell on .
Awaiting response.
Kia ora Andrew
Thank you for your official information request to the Department of
Conservation (DOC), received on 25/06/2024. We are currently pro...
Statements of Minister of Foreign Affairs on Gaza and Iran
Response by Winston Peters to Andrew Riddell on .
Partially successful.
Dear Andrew Riddell
Please find attached a response from the Minister of Foreign Affairs to
your email of 18 April 2024.
Kind regards
...
Dear Andrew,
Please find attached a response to your OIA request of 14 May 2024.
Office of Hon Simeon Brown
Minister of Transport, Minist...
Francesca Albanese visit
Request to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Andrew Riddell. Annotated by Andrew Riddell on .
Refused.
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...
Morning Andrew
My recollection is that we moved away from BCR to NPV. If there was a
recalculated BCR, it would be in the documents released und...
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Security Level:
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Processing of information request
Response by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Andrew Riddell on .
Successful.
[UNCLASSIFIED]
Tēnā koe Andrew Riddell
On behalf of the Acting Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade, please see
attached the response to you...
Decision to oppose a UN resolution
Request to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Andrew Riddell. Annotated by Andrew Riddell on .
Partially successful.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade took a very restrictive approach to the request, only provided what they felt like providing, and redacted things...
briefings on Israel and Gaza
Request to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Andrew Riddell. Annotated by Andrew Riddell on .
Partially successful.
(a) I will be complaining to the Ombudsman over the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade's response
- excessive delays in providing the requested inf...
The economy is a household
Successful.
My request has been answered by the Minister confirming she had no technical advice supporting her stance.
Instruction to Waka Kotahi over cycling and walking initiatives
Response by Simeon Brown to Andrew Riddell on .
Successful.
Dear Andrew,
Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act 1982
request of 10 February.
Unfortunately, we are experiencin...
Application of Regulatory Impact Analyses
Response by The Treasury to Andrew Riddell on .
Successful.
Dear Andrew
Attached is the response to your Official Information Act request. Please
note that this response has been signed out via an electro...
CCTV cameras on road reserve
Response by Far North District Council to Andrew Riddell on .
Partially successful.
Andrew Riddell
By email only to: [1][FOI #18269 email]
Tēnā koe Mr Riddell
Official information request: RFS 4094248
Further to the Far...
CCTV cameras on State Highway 11
Information not held.
Surprising that Waka Kotahi does not know or care what extra structures and things people are putting alongside state highways.
CCTV cameras at road intersections
Information not held.
Interesting - new cctv cameras installed on road reserves and neither authority controlling those road reserves (NZTA, FNDC) knows nothing about it.
New CCTV cameras on state highway
Response by New Zealand Transport Agency to Andrew Riddell on .
Information not held.
Dear Andrew,
Please find attached the response to your request of 23^rd November 2021
for information under the Official Information Act 1982....
Waiitng List Criteria Changes
Response by Kāinga Ora–Homes and Communities to Andrew Riddell on .
Successful.
Tçnâ koe Andrew Riddell
Please find attached the Ministry’s response to your Official Information
Act request.
Nâ mâtou noa, nâ
Offi...
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Benefits of Charter Schools
Awaiting classification.
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 .
Refused.
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.
This request was refused on very shabby grounds.
Decision to oppose a UN resolution
Request to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Andrew Riddell. Annotated by Andrew Riddell on .
Partially successful.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade took a very restrictive approach to the request, only provided what they felt like providing, and redacted things...
Hamas
Partially successful.
I have made several information requests to this government re Israel's genocidal actions.
The repsonses follow the same pattern. First, seek to redu...
briefings on Israel and Gaza
Request to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Andrew Riddell. Annotated by Andrew Riddell on .
Partially successful.
(a) I will be complaining to the Ombudsman over the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade's response
- excessive delays in providing the requested inf...
The economy is a household
Successful.
My request has been answered by the Minister confirming she had no technical advice supporting her stance.
Hamas
Partially successful.
Have had two responses so far. The first was to say the request was too broad and wanting its scope reduced to what they were happy to release.
I di...
There seems to be a pattern of foreign affairs staff wanting to reword requests accompanied by threats to refuse the original request.
Not clear how...
Application of Regulatory Impact Analyses
Successful.
Categorised the response as some of the requested information has been received because I still need to review all the redactions and withheld informat...
CCTV cameras on State Highway 11
Information not held.
Surprising that Waka Kotahi does not know or care what extra structures and things people are putting alongside state highways.
CCTV cameras at road intersections
Information not held.
Interesting - new cctv cameras installed on road reserves and neither authority controlling those road reserves (NZTA, FNDC) knows nothing about it.
I am unable to open the roughly 20 MB pdf of the documents requested.
Can open the other pdf documents provided as part of the response by the Fra N...
Decision to start general arming of Christchurch frontline officers
Partially successful.
Excellent letter.
CCTV cameras on road reserve
Successful.
The request was refused because the Council says it had not recevied any application to place the CCTV cameras on the Council's light standard. The Cou...
Regional Development Funding -- Russell Wharf
Request to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment by Andrew Riddell. Annotated by Andrew Riddell on .
Successful.
Have now complained to the Ombudsman about the delay in providing the requested information.
It is distressing that so many of my informaton requests...
Regional Development Funding -- Russell Wharf
Request to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment by Andrew Riddell. Annotated by Andrew Riddell on .
Successful.
OIA response extended in the last business hour of the 20th working day. Such coincidence.
After I complained to the Ombudsman, Far North District Council agreed there was still information to release, and released it. Overall it looks like...
Far North Holdings Limited and Russell Wharf and Waterfront Trust
Partially successful.
I think I have received a very small portion of the informaiton, and that other information looks like it has been refused, although the reply from Far...
Use of drones by nz police
Successful.
That reply begs the questions as to why an extension of time was requested.
The remarkable thing with this response is that David Parker as Minister for the Environment did not transfer the request to David Parker in any of his...
Reports on the state of the Russell Wharf
Successful.
Interesting information provided by the District Council. However the information provided is not what was requested.
Minister for the Environment -- weekly briefings
Partially successful.
My request was refused because the information is going to be made public after a three month delay.
There was also a blanket refusal to provide any...