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- The OIA for Ministers and agencies
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- Making official information requests: a guide for requesters
Detailed guidance on the official information legislation and aspects of good administrative practice.
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Request for list of buildings whose owners had not responded to Council’s requests for information about non-ductile columns
OpinionsFollowing the 2011 Christchurch Earthquake, the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment (MBIE) carried out a review to identify buildings with certain features which were suspected of having contributed to the collapse of the Canterbury Television (CTV) building and the loss of 115 lives.Request for information about staff grievances and allegations of bullying
OpinionsSam Sherwood, on behalf of Stuff, made a request to Selwyn District Council for information about staff grievances and allegations of bullying.Request for information concerning transport rate estimates in Wellington Regional Council’s Draft 2011/2012 Annual Plan
OpinionsThe complainant requested the Greater Wellington Regional Council (GWRC) to provide him with “a copy of all the background calculations used to create the estimates for the transport rate tables for the Draft 2011/2012 Annual Plan”.Request for legal advice concerning parking tickets
OpinionsJanine Rankin of the Manawatu Standard requested a copy of the Palmerston North City Council’s legal advice concerning parking tickets.Request for / disclosure of building consent information
OpinionsThis investigation has been into the extent to which personal details may be withheld from building consent information held by local authorities.Request for Hazardous Activities and Industries List
OpinionsOn 4 September 2008 Mr Sharpe sought from the Council “details of the 3099 ‘Unverified HAIL’ sites in the region, i.e. their location and the activity/industry that are known to have the potential to cause land contamination”.