Mark Hanna
Joined FYI in 2013
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It's disappointing to see New Zealand Police employing this delaying tactic again. They're very inconsistent with when they choose to require proof of...
Custodial Practice Manual
Successful.
Following my complaint to the Ombudsman, the Department of Corrections has now made a copy of the Custodial Practice Manual available (with redactions)...
List or register of people who have renounced or have been striped of New Zealand citizenship
Refused.
It may be worth sending another request asking for information that wouldn't intrude on anyone's privacy, such as asking for the number of people (perh...
Advice on Corrections Amendment Regulations 2017
Partially successful.
I have lodged the following complaint with the Ombudsman:
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Tēnā koe,
I would like to lodge a formal complaint regarding an overdue response...
Custodial Practice Manual
Successful.
I've had another update regarding my complaint. Corrections are now reviewing my request with a view to releasing the information I've requested, with...
Table 16 of the cited research report (http://www.health.govt.nz/system/files/documents/publications/nz-drug-harm-index-2016-2nd-ed-jul16.pdf) breaks d...
Evidence more police will reduce crime
Successful.
My complaint to the Ombudsman regarding how this request was handled has now been resolved. Here are the relevant sections of their correspondence to m...
This request is a follow-up to a nearly identical request I had made earlier, which was misinterpreted and subsequently refused by New Zealand Police....
The person investigating my complaint regarding the response to this request has recommended I make a new, more explicit request for this information....
COTA Reports
Refused.
I know the requester has found out (though they weren't informed by Corrections), but for the benefit of anyone else following this request, the Depart...
NZ Firearm Licences
Successful.
It's unfortunate that New Zealand Police did not provide the data in the format I'd requested. I've transcribed the numbers into a publicly accessible...
NZ Firearm Licences
Successful.
I have laid the following complaint with the Ombudsman:
Tēnā koe,
I would like to lodge a formal complaint regarding an overdue response to a reque...
I'm not sure why this response was delayed until the 18th of April. NZ Police have not acknowledged it as late, but as this request was received by the...
Organ donor preference on driver licences
Successful.
This information has appeared in an article on stuff.co.nz by Rachel Thomas: http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/91221431/more-than-half-nz-drivers-...
Effects of the Bail Amendment Act
Successful.
I have sent a new request asking for the 2015 data: https://fyi.org.nz/request/5647-effects-of-the-bail-amendment-act-2015-data/
Evidence more police will reduce crime
Successful.
I have sent the following update on my complaint to the Ombudsman:
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Tēnā koe,
This is an update on the request to the Minister of Polic...
Organ donor preference on driver licences
Successful.
The same data for 2016 was released here: https://fyi.org.nz/request/3719-organ-donor-preference-on-driver-licences#incoming-12193
Organ donor preference on driver licences
Successful.
The same data for 2017 has been released here: https://fyi.org.nz/request/5493-organ-donor-preference-on-driver-licences#incoming-18241
umber of Police alcohol checkpoints in the Wellington Police District with any other purpose than enforcing traffic alcohol laws.
Partially successful.
It may be worth confirming with FYI administrators if that response may originally have been sent to an incorrect email address. NZ Police have somethi...
Results of audits into funding compliance.
Successful.
You may wish to ask when "shortly" will be, as in "the review of the Academy of Diving Trust will be published on the TEC’s website shortly".
The Om...
Kia ora Ian,
Data has been made available this afternoon on the Corrections website that includes some of the information you had requested. The spre...
Tactical Options Research Reports
Successful.
Raw Tactical Options Reporting data for the 1 July 2016 - 31 December 2016 reporting period has been released by NZ Police in response to a request by...
Accidental Weapon Discharges
Successful.
Though this request has been marked as complete because I've received most of the information requested, some is still to come:
"Providing these figu...
Evidence more police will reduce crime
Successful.
The Ombudsman's guidance on section 18(d) of the Official Information Act: http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/system/paperclip/document_files/document_...
total number of south americans living in NZ
Long overdue.
Though they may request it, it is not lawful for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to require that you provide them with a separate email addre...
