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This person's 17 Official Information requests
Today (19 December) I received an email from the Ombudsmen saying the "complaint has now been transferred to the Investigation and Resolution team". I...
I have set up a Github repository https://github.com/theecanmole/WQ-daily-means-Ecoli-NZ-WQ-daily-means-Ecoli.r for the water quality data.
New Zealand's intended contribution to the new global climate change agreement
Partially successful.
After some assistance from the Office of the Ombudsman, the Minister's office has emailed me a copy of the Cabinet paper with far less (but not zero)...
Cabinet paper: Paris Climate Change Agreement April 2016
Partially successful.
On 16/01/17, the Office of the Ombudsman notified the complaint to the Minister and asked for a report on her decision.
These documents are either Ministry for the Environment briefing papers or Cabinet minutes which show that New Zealand Aluminium Smelters Limited has a...
This document is "Climate Change - New Zealand's post 2020 emissions target", report # T2015/1273, file #SH-10-8. Date 19/06/2015.
The version of the...
New Zealand's intended contribution to the new global climate change agreement
Follow up sent to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Simon Johnson on .
Successful.
Thank you very much for the draft cabinet paper showing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade's comments on the proposed 2030 climate change targ...
Calculation of budgets in "Potential long-term pathways to a low carbon economy for New Zealand"
Response by Ministry for the Environment to Simon Johnson on .
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Dear Mr Johnson
Please find attached a copy of a spreadsheet that shows working
calculations.
Please be aware that:
1) This ana...
Potential long-term pathways to a low carbon economy for New Zealand
Follow up sent to Ministry for the Environment by Simon Johnson on .
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Ministry for the Environment
Thank you very much!
Yours sincerely,
Simon Johnson
Paris Agreement National Interest Analysis
Follow up sent to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Simon Johnson on .
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Thank you for providing the link to the National Interest Analysis.
Yours sincerely,
Simon Johnson
On Thursday 16 June 2016, Treasury emailed me the Aide Memoire without the 4 redactions made under Section 9(2)(j) "Negotiations". ('to enable the Crow...
Here is the Ombudsman's letter of 9 April 2014.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8LhMBA3NXL4M1pqUjd0Y0pFbjg/
New Zealand's intended contribution to the new global climate change agreement
Partially successful.
This was a duplicate of this request https://fyi.org.nz/request/2969-new-zealand-s-intended-contribution-to-the-new-global-climate-change-agreement mad...
I have made a complaint to the Ombudsmen about the five redactions MPI made in reliance on Section 9(2)(j) of the Official Information Act 1982.
Your direction of 10 March 2015 to the Registrar to issue NZ units.
Response by Minister for Climate Change Issues to Simon Johnson on .
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Dear Simon Johnson
Please find attached the response to your OIA. Again I apologise for the delay in getting this to you.
Kind regards
Bibiana Marsh...
Yes, I'd seen the Norske Skog Tasman annual financial statements for 2011. They pretty much confirm that the emission units allocated exceed units surr...
advice on a second commitment period under the Kyoto Protocol
Follow up sent to Ministry for the Environment by Simon Johnson on .
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Thank you for providing the 8 documents and the letter and table describing the documents and the provisions of the Official Information Act relied...
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Today (19 December) I received an email from the Ombudsmen saying the "complaint has now been transferred to the Investigation and Resolution team". I...
On 19 June 2023 this consultation on the ETS was announced.
https://environment.govt.nz/news/nz-ets-review-consultation-now-open/
It proposes these 4...
The Ministry has refused the request under section 9(2)(f)(iv) of the Act. I have made a complaint to the Office of the Ombudsmen.
A formal acknowledgement of the Official Information Act request.
An automated email response only.
I have set up a Github repository https://github.com/theecanmole/WQ-daily-means-Ecoli-NZ-WQ-daily-means-Ecoli.r for the water quality data.
Here is the WQdailymeansEcoli.rdata file location after uploading it to Google Drive https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8LhMBA3NXL4SUx5OXlLaXJndGs/view?...
RData files are specific to the R Programming Language. https://www.r-project.org/
I used this R script;
write.table(WQdailymeansEcoli, file = "WQdai...
I received this email today from Claire McClintock – Manager, Executive Relations.
"Dear Mr Johnson,
Following our contact with the Office of the Omb...
The information referred to at www.data.mfe.govt.nz (https://data.mfe.govt.nz/table/3620-river-water-quality-for-swimming-categories/) consists of four...
An investigator from the Ombudsmen's Office has asked a question of clarification about scope.
"Dear Mr Johnson, Thank you for your correspondence received on 12 April 2017 about the Ministry for the Environment. Your complaint has been allocated...
The Ministry have refused to provide specific detailed sampling site data on the grounds that it is already available region by region from the "freshw...
New Zealand's intended contribution to the new global climate change agreement
Partially successful.
After some assistance from the Office of the Ombudsman, the Minister's office has emailed me a copy of the Cabinet paper with far less (but not zero)...
New Zealand's intended contribution to the new global climate change agreement
Partially successful.
Om 9 March 2016, the Ombudsman sent me a letter confirming that the complaint had been 'notified' to the Minister.
New Zealand's intended contribution to the new global climate change agreement
Partially successful.
29/02/2016 Email received from the Ombudsman; "At the moment we are in the process of drafting the letters to notify your complaint(s) to the" ..Minist...
Cabinet paper: Paris Climate Change Agreement April 2016
Partially successful.
On 16/01/17, the Office of the Ombudsman notified the complaint to the Minister and asked for a report on her decision.
Cabinet paper: Paris Climate Change Agreement April 2016
Partially successful.
12/10/2016. The Office of the Ombudsman assigned reference number 439628 to the complaint.
These documents are either Ministry for the Environment briefing papers or Cabinet minutes which show that New Zealand Aluminium Smelters Limited has a...
This document is "Climate Change - New Zealand's post 2020 emissions target", report # T2015/1273, file #SH-10-8. Date 19/06/2015.
The version of the...
I have complained to the Ombudsman about the lack of a response within the extended time limit.
Cabinet paper: Paris Climate Change Agreement April 2016
Partially successful.
Some sentences which were redacted are no longer redacted. Those look trivial. These redactions remain.
Paragraph 8; 'Background'. The same 2 lines ar...
Cabinet paper: Paris Climate Change Agreement April 2016
Partially successful.
Reply from Ombudsman received today. The letter stated: "..an extension to the maximum statutory time limit appeared necessary".
A copy is here
http...
Cabinet paper: Paris Climate Change Agreement April 2016
Partially successful.
I have asked the Ombudsman to review the extention of time frame.
On 8 September 2016, the Minister's office extended the deadline under S 15A of the OIA due to the need for 'consultation'. Expected response is now 28...
