Simon Ewing-Jarvie
Joined FYI in 2014
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I dwell at the juncture of disruptive strategy and experiential learning in business, politics & national security. Boating and fishing also good! Most of my OIA stuff is for book and article research but I'll be posting some articles on https://www.linkedin.com. /in/simonewingjarvie. My NZ national security blog is https://UNCLAS.com i.e. unclassified or open source...it's amazing what you can find out just by asking!
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This person's 35 Official Information requests
Council Communications with Veterans' Affairs and NZ Remembrance Army re War Grave Restoration
Successful.
Well done Tasman District Council. Excellent service!
Nelson City Council Dealings with the Friends of Nelson Wakapuaka Cemetery
Response by Nelson City Council to Simon Ewing-Jarvie on .
Successful.
Good morning Simon,
Please find attached our response to your request for information.
Note the link will expire on 6 October and so docume...
NZ Defence Reserve Forces Attrition
Successful.
I have used the information supplied from the NZDF to publish a new article on the grim state of Defence Force reserve numbers. https://wordpress.com/p...
Use of Reserve Force Structure to Deploy Full-Time Personnel
Response by Ron Mark to Simon Ewing-Jarvie on .
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Good morning Mr Ewing-Jarvie
Please find attached a response to your request of 4 October 2019:
Regards
Corporate and Ministerial Services...
Impact on Operational Funding of Defence Capability Plan 2019
Information not held.
It's somewhat ironic that a negative response to an OIA request i.e. when the information is not held, is hugely informative. That's certainly the case...
Documents relating to New Zealand's Oceans Policy
Response by Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to Simon Ewing-Jarvie on .
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Link: [1]File-List
Link: [2]Edit-Time-Data
[IN-CONFIDENCE]
Kia ora Simon,
Please see the attached letter regarding your recent O...
I have asked the Defence Minister's office to post the reply here for all to see but no response to date. To further assist people who are interested i...
Defence Force Honorary Commissions Granted
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I've taken the reply to this OIA request and used it as the basis of a blog post which calls for an end to the granting of honorary commissions in the...
Financial Cost of The Defence Estate
Follow up sent to New Zealand Defence Force by Simon Ewing-Jarvie on .
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Thanks for the prompt turnaround of my follow-up OIA question about the Defence Estate. I have amended my blog article about the Defence Estate accor...
Great work here.
Commercial confidentiallity is absurd as NZ is buying through US government via US Navy who publicise the value of their contracts....
Air Surveillance Complementary Capability
Response by Ron Mark to Simon Ewing-Jarvie on .
Partially successful.
Dear Mr Ewing-Jarvie
Please find attached the other Government agency presentations from the
Air Surveillance Complementary Capability workshop...
Defence Capability Plan Documents
Response by Ministry of Defence to Simon Ewing-Jarvie on .
Partially successful.
Dear Mr Ewing-Jarvie
This email is to notify you that the Ministry of Defence published the Defence Capability Plan Review Terms of Reference on its w...
NZDF Contingency Reserve Stocks
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I have updated my article on NZ's war reserve as a result of this response from Ron Mark. Thanks again FYI.org.nz. https://unclas.com/2018/10/18/war-re...
I have now consolidated all the information from the various OIA requests around the Defence Employer Support Council. There is a new post on my blog w...
The answer to this question was returned on time but misfiled against another OIA request (Air Surveillance Complementary Capability). It has been decl...
Air Surveillance Complementary Capability Team Documents
Response by Ministry of Defence to Simon Ewing-Jarvie on .
Refused.
Dear Mr Ewing-Jarvie
Thank you for your Official Information Act request. Please find attached your response.
Kind regards
Laura
Ministry of Defence...
Ocean Patrol Vessel Project Team Documents
Response by Ministry of Defence to Simon Ewing-Jarvie on .
Refused.
Dear Mr Ewing-Jarvie
Thank you for your Official Information Act request. Please find attached your response.
Kind regards
Laura
Ministry of Defence...
New Zealand War Reserve Equipment
Partially successful.
The substantive part of the information request was to confirm that there are no hardware reserve stocks. I'll be posting an article about our lack of...
Unredacted Copy of Cabinet Minute Regarding Vote Defence
Request to Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet by Simon Ewing-Jarvie. Annotated by Simon Ewing-Jarvie on .
Refused.
It took a month, in total, for DPMC to pass this to Hon Ron Mark's office who then referred me back to the Treasury website where the original document...
Key Planning Dates for Defence Capability Plan 2018
Partially successful.
This latest response is a result of my complaint to the Ombudsman (who dealt with it well). The Terms of Reference for the Defence Capability Framework...
Ron Mark's office dropped the ball on this one. Two week's after the answer was due and in response to my follow-up email to them, they replied to say...
What Middle East Ops Valued at $18.176m Ended in 2017/18 as per #Budget2018
Response by Ron Mark to Simon Ewing-Jarvie on .
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Tena koe Mr Ewing-Jarvie
Letter attached from Office of Hon Ron Mark.
Nga Mihi
Office of Hon Ron Mark
Ministerial Portfolios: Defen...
Changes to the Defence Estate at RNZAF Ohakea
Response by New Zealand Defence Force to Simon Ewing-Jarvie on .
Partially successful.
Dear Mr Ewing- Jarvie
Thank you for your official information request.
Please find attached your response.
Kind regards,
Laura...
Agenda for Cabinet Meeting of 23 July 2018
Response by Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to Simon Ewing-Jarvie on .
Refused.
Dear Simon Ewing-Jarvie
Please find attached a response to your Official Information Act request,
partially transferred to the Office of Rt Hon Wins...
Additional Funding for NZDF Peacekeeping Mandate Extensions
Response by Ron Mark to Simon Ewing-Jarvie on .
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No.3 Squadron Flight Hours for the AW109 helicopter
Awaiting classification.
Hi Peter. I can save you the wait on the helo data. Download it from my article on Patreon here https://www.patreon.com/posts/84738785?utm_campaign=pos...
Council Communications with Veterans' Affairs and NZ Remembrance Army re War Grave Restoration
Successful.
Well done Tasman District Council. Excellent service!
NZ Defence Reserve Forces Attrition
Successful.
I have used the information supplied from the NZDF to publish a new article on the grim state of Defence Force reserve numbers. https://wordpress.com/p...
Impact on Operational Funding of Defence Capability Plan 2019
Information not held.
It's somewhat ironic that a negative response to an OIA request i.e. when the information is not held, is hugely informative. That's certainly the case...
I have asked the Defence Minister's office to post the reply here for all to see but no response to date. To further assist people who are interested i...
I have received a reply to this request however, it has been emailed directly to my inbox rather than being posted through FYI. I have written a blog p...
Defence Force Honorary Commissions Granted
Successful.
I've taken the reply to this OIA request and used it as the basis of a blog post which calls for an end to the granting of honorary commissions in the...
Financial Cost of The Defence Estate
Successful.
I have collated all the information received from these Defence Estate requests into a blog article that can be found here https://unclas.com/2019/02/1...
NZDF Contingency Reserve Stocks
Information not held.
I have updated my article on NZ's war reserve as a result of this response from Ron Mark. Thanks again FYI.org.nz. https://unclas.com/2018/10/18/war-re...
I have now consolidated all the information from the various OIA requests around the Defence Employer Support Council. There is a new post on my blog w...
NZDF Contingency Reserve Stocks
Information not held.
This is actually a successful outcome in my view as it confirms, via the absence of any correspondence, that there is no planning or direction taking p...
The answer to this question was returned on time but misfiled against another OIA request (Air Surveillance Complementary Capability). It has been decl...
New Zealand War Reserve Equipment
Partially successful.
The substantive part of the information request was to confirm that there are no hardware reserve stocks. I'll be posting an article about our lack of...
Unredacted Copy of Cabinet Minute Regarding Vote Defence
Request to Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet by Simon Ewing-Jarvie. Annotated by Simon Ewing-Jarvie on .
Refused.
It took a month, in total, for DPMC to pass this to Hon Ron Mark's office who then referred me back to the Treasury website where the original document...
Key Planning Dates for Defence Capability Plan 2018
Partially successful.
This latest response is a result of my complaint to the Ombudsman (who dealt with it well). The Terms of Reference for the Defence Capability Framework...
New Zealand War Reserve Equipment
Partially successful.
MoD has transferred this to NZDF on 19 Sep.
Ron Mark's office dropped the ball on this one. Two week's after the answer was due and in response to my follow-up email to them, they replied to say...
This was transferred to the Minister of Defence, Ron Mark, on 2 August 2018. It was therefore due for reply by 30 August. I have sent a followup email...
Unredacted Copy of Cabinet Minute Regarding Vote Defence
Request to Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet by Simon Ewing-Jarvie. Annotated by Simon Ewing-Jarvie on .
Refused.
This request has been transferred to the Minister of Defence.
Documents Relating to Action on Defence Policies Since 2017 General Election
Partially successful.
The information on pay has now been used for a new article on tax status for service personnel on operations. https://unclas.com/2018/08/17/p-a-y-s-pay...
This has been refused by Ministry of Defence on the grounds of commercial sensitivity. However, I challenge that as I didn't ask for dollar amounts, on...
Documents Relating to Action on Defence Policies Since 2017 General Election
Partially successful.
This request has been answered but has become disconnected somehow. Basically, the answer provided detailed information on new pay and conditions for s...
Agenda for Cabinet Meeting of 23 July 2018
Request to Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet by Simon Ewing-Jarvie. Annotated by Simon Ewing-Jarvie on .
Refused.
I have referred the decision by DPMC to not release the Cabinet agenda to the Ombudsman. I've done this on the basis that I contest the quoted 'long he...
Key Planning Dates for Defence Capability Plan 2018
Partially successful.
This was transferred from NZDF to Ministry of Defence without letting me know. However, the response came back within the required time. I don't believ...
Changes to the Defence Estate at RNZAF Ohakea
Partially successful.
I have received an appropriate response to the first part of my request. The second part has been transferred to the Ministry of Defence. Thanks to all...
