Policy around photography at council properties
Sim Ahmed made this Official Information request to Auckland Council
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From: Sim Ahmed
Dear Auckland Council,
Question One:
I am requesting under the Local Government Official Information Act any policy documents or standing orders given to security staff at council properties on how they should deal with photographers taking photos of council property (including within the building, and also externally from a public area).
Question Two:
I request the same as above, but specifically for the Auckland Art Gallery.
Yours faithfully,
Sim Ahmed.
From: Miell, Nicole
Auckland Council
Dear Sim,
Please find acknowledgement of your request made under the Local Government Official Information and Meeting Act 1987 attached.
Kind regards, Nicole
Nicole Miell | Information Advisor
Public Information Office | Democracy Services
Auckland Council | Level 16 | Civic Administration Building | 1 Greys Avenue | Auckland
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Sim Ahmed left an annotation ()
Auckland Art Gallery director Chris Saines has responded in some sort to my earlier blog post (http://simantics.co.nz/2012/08/your-righ...).
He has told Radio New Zealand that I'm lying, I am outraged at this accusation - but am hopeful a face to face meeting with him and the guard will get the truth (which is what happened in my original blog post) out there.
Here is the correspondence so far:
http://simantics.co.nz/2012/08/auckland-...
From: Miell, Nicole
Auckland Council
Dear Sim,
Please find response to your official information request attached.
Kind regards, Nicole
Nicole Miell | Information Advisor
Public Information Office | Democracy Services
Auckland Council | Level 16 | Civic Administration Building | 1 Greys Avenue | Auckland
Phone: 301 3810 | Extension: (40) 8610 | Fax: 09 3010100
Hours:9.30 to 2.30pm, Mon to Fri
Visit our website: www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
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Sim Ahmed left an annotation ()
I have written a blog post about my experience last night at the Auckland Art Gallery, where security guards threatened to call the cops on me for taking photos of the building's exterior.
http://simantics.co.nz/2012/08/your-righ...
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