Official Information Act: OIA reforms could make government information harder to access – David Harvey
Agencies treat OIA requests as threats rather than opportunities for transparency. The maximum time for compliance with a…
Ministry of Education says official’s leaked OIA comments ‘inconsistent’ with expectations, launches internal review
“The matter is being addressed directly with the employee in question,” a ministry spokesperson told the Herald. “It…
AI and transparency: How government agencies could avoid ballooning OIA costs
Officials have warned Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith that making changes to the Official Information Act (OIA) could raise…
$22,000,000,000 on just one road?
Last year, I posted about the challenges I faced, trying to daylight public-interest information about the government’s Roads…
Taxpayers fork out $10.7m in redundancy costs for Government agency Callaghan Innovation
“This is an obscene waste of money from a Government which claims to want to spend taxpayer money…
ACC apologises after whistleblower complaint leads to Ombudsman investigation, exposes costs from senior boss’ farewell event
ACC on Monday directly apologised to the journalists who made the requests, acknowledging the Ombudsman’s view that its…