David Johnston
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This person's 45 Official Information requests
OIA Requests: Documents relating to decision to cut to ads during moment of silence.
Response by Television New Zealand Limited to David Johnston on .
Successful.
Hi again David
I have checked and there is only document we hold regarding TVNZ's
decision to run advertising during coverage of the Tokyo 2020...
OIA Request: Any documents relating to the vetting/credibility of doctors appearing on TVNZ's 'The Checkup'
Response by Television New Zealand Limited to David Johnston on .
Successful.
Dear Mr Johnston
I refer to your request of 15 September regarding the casting of The Check Up.
Please note that this is a programme made by an exter...
OIA Request: Any documents relating to the vetting of doctors appearing on TVNZ's 'The Checkup'
Response by NZ On Air to David Johnston on .
Information not held.
Tēnā koe Mr Johnston
Please find correspondence relating to your Official Information Request
attached.
Ngā mihi nui,
Hilaire Carmody...
Documents relating to travel advisory status of the United States of America
Response by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to David Johnston on .
Successful.
[UNCLASSIFIED]
Dear David Johnston,
Please see the attached correspondence regarding your recent Official
Information Act request.
Kind...
Instances of road closures in the South Island in July and August of 2018.
Response by New Zealand Transport Agency to David Johnston on .
Successful.
Dear David
Please find attached the response to your request of 30 March 2019 for
information under the Official Information Act 1982.
Reg...
Building resource consents for survival bunkers
Response by Wellington City Council to David Johnston on .
Successful.
Hello David,
Further to the acknowledgement provided by my colleague on Friday 26 October 2018, I am pleased to be able to advise you that we have a r...
Parking infringements relating to Island Bay Cycleway
Response by Wellington City Council to David Johnston on .
Successful.
Dear Mr Johnston
Thank you for your email dated 9 April 2018 requesting information under
the Local Government Official Information and Meetings...
Procedures for counting special votes.
Response by Electoral Commission to David Johnston on .
Successful.
Kia ora David
Please see attached our response to your Official Information Act request
received 31 January 2018.
Kind regards
Stephanie...
Complaints and actions taken regarding tacks on Island Bay cycleway.
Response by Wellington City Council to David Johnston on .
Successful.
Good morning Mr Johnstone,
Thank you for your request of 31 January 2018, concerning an issue where
tacks were found on the Island Bay cycleway.
...
Information relating the Island Bay cycle way accident Friday 8th September, 2017.
Response by Wellington City Council to David Johnston on .
Successful.
Hello David,
Thank you for your patience with regard to the below request.
We have spoken with NZ Police about the information requested, as it was b...
The number of parking infringement notices issued - in relation to the Island Bay cycle way.
Response by Wellington City Council to David Johnston on .
Successful.
Hello Mr Johnston,
Thank you for your request.
Please find the following table detailing the number and type of warnings
and infringements...
Police operations retrieving cultivating cannabis.
Response by New Zealand Police to David Johnston on .
Successful.
Dear Mr Johnston
I refer to your request of 16 January 2017 for information about cannabis
operations.
As indicated below, the attached reply...
Documents relating to online voting.
Response by Electoral Commission to David Johnston on .
Successful.
Dear Mr Johnston,
Thank you for your e-mail of 25 September 2017 asking about online voting
in New Zealand.
You specifically requested:...
Has the electoral commission developed any policies in order to combat the influence of foreign intelligence on New Zealand's elections?
Response by Electoral Commission to David Johnston on .
Refused.
[UNCLASSIFIED]
Please find attached a scanned copy of the reply to your recent Official
Information Act request to the Department of the Prime M...
Statistics relating the recipients of Sole Parent Support
Response by Ministry of Social Development to David Johnston on .
Successful.
Dear Mr Johnston
On 23 August 2017, you emailed the Ministry requesting, under the Official
Information Act 1982, the following statistics f...
Funding received from tobacco industry.
Response by Massey University to David Johnston on .
Successful.
Dear Mr Johnston,
Please find attached to this email a response to your request for official information.
Kind regards,
Jodie Banner | Director Ri...
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Does the New Zealand Government recognise the events on the Chatham Islands on 19th November 1835, and subsequent events as genocide?
Response by Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs to David Johnston on .
Refused.
Tēnā koe
On behalf of Ben White, please find attached a response to your request
under the Official Information Act 1982.
Naku noa, nā
...
Research documents regarding NZ emmigration, where the availability of cannabis is cited as a reason for leaving.
Response by Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment to David Johnston on .
Information not held.
Dear Mr Johnston
Please find attached a letter in regards to your Official Information Act
request dated .
Kind regards,
MINISTERIAL...
Disciplinary action for drug use for nz police employees.
Response by New Zealand Police to David Johnston on .
Successful.
Dear Mr Johnston
I have been asked to send you the police response to your Official
Information Act request of 17 March. Please find Police’s re...
Number of complaints about parking violations on Island Bay cycle way.
Response by Wellington City Council to David Johnston on .
Partially successful.
Hello David,
Please accept my apologies - we had this request in such a way that it dropped into the folder of your previous request.
Between January...
Drug interceptions that related in prosecutions.
Response by New Zealand Customs Service to David Johnston on .
Successful.
Good afternoon Mr Johnston,
Please find attached Customs response to your request dated 17 March 2017
for official information.
Kind regar...
Dear David,
Official information request for ‘Theft of Drugs’ offence data.
I refer to your official information request dated March 15, 20...
Interception of drugs in domestic mail.
Response by New Zealand Post Limited to David Johnston on .
Successful.
Dear Mr Johnston,
Request
You have requested New Zealand Post Limited to provide the number of
parcels that it has intercepted and/or referred...
Total number of letters parliament receives each year.
Information not held.
This is likely incorrect as a payment would be made, per letter, to NZ Post for the services of FreePost.
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Has this PDF been corrupted?
I have filed a complaint with the Ombudsman regarding this request.
Organ donor preference on driver licences
Successful.
This data is fascinating! I wonder what causes the drop out trend as people get older?
She's referring to this request: https://fyi.org.nz/request/5484-documents-relating-to-police-operation-in-waikato-that-retrieved-cannabis-plants-and-f...
Reports of thefts of drugs.
Successful.
Is linking to previous responses on FYI like this a good idea?
Is there a better way of doing it?
Hey Oliver - the question is - if I hit reply here - because it's an unmonitored address - it likely won't go through to them?
How many houses have been built in Auckland in the last two years of govt?
Request to Minister for Building and Housing by Rex Landy (Account suspended). Annotated by David Johnston on .
Partially successful.
I think you're being quite rude and unprofessional here.
Estimated cannabis tax revenue if legalised.
Partially successful.
And here's another one (linked in this OIA)
http://www.treasury.govt.nz/downloads/pdfs/oia/oia-20160279.pdf
Estimated cannabis tax revenue if legalised.
Partially successful.
Here is another OIA response on the same issue:
https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/2995244/Bill-English-Cannabis-OIA.pdf
Number of 'ram-raiding' incidents
Successful.
This is a dodgy response from the police! You're allowed to file through here.
Write back and tell them that you want the OIA continued as is.
