Dear Mr Burgess

Thank you for your email requesting information under the Official Information Act 1982. I have passed your request on to the Government Relations team to respond to you in accordance with the act.

Kind regards
Alicia
On behalf of HNZC Enquiries

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From: David Burgess [mailto:[OIA #709 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 20 December 2012 12:45 p.m.
To: HNZC Enquiries
Subject: Official Information Act request - Privacy of Tenants

Dear Housing New Zealand Corporation,

This is a request under the official information act.

Much has been made recently of the accidental release of personal
information by government departments.

I am interested in cases where the release is not accidental,
rather the information is released deliberately.

My questions are :

(1) What personal information does the Housing Corporation hold on
its tenants ?

(2) Does the Corporation share any information on its tenants with
any other agencies, if so whom ?

(3) Does the corporation send information on tenants to Veda
Advantage or any other credit agency, and if so, may tenants "opt -
out" of this data sharing ?

(4) Does the corporation ever provide finance companies, debt
collect agencies or other agencies with personal information or
address data on its tenants ? If so how many releases were made in
the last year ?

(5) Who has requested personal information on tenants from the
corporation ?

(6) When a tenant leaves corporation housing is their personal
information retained ?

Thank you

Yours faithfully,

David Burgess

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Dear Mr Burgess
 
Please find attached a response from Alicia Long, Advisor, Government
Relations, Housing New Zealand Corporation, to your letter of 20
December 2012.
 
 
Housing New Zealand Corporation

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Dear Mr Burgess
 
Please find attached a response from Sharon Girvan, Manager Government
Relations (Acting), Housing New Zealand Corporation in reply to
your Official Information Request of 20 December 2012.
 
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Housing New Zealand Corporation

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