open government

April 19, 2024

Submission: Fast-track Approvals Bill

The Fast-track Approvals Bill does not just remove our rights to participate in environmental decision-making, it removes our right to information under the OIA, taking us back to the dark days of Muldoon and the Official Secrets Act. Keep reading

Submissions

April 10, 2024

Secrecy clauses that override the Official Information Act

The Council responded to a Ministry of Justice consultation on secrecy clauses that override the Official Information Act. We concluded the consultation was wholly unfit. It will not lead to stronger testing of claims for secrecy, as it sets out no standards. Keep reading

Logos NZCCL, Trust Democracy, Transparency International NZ, Victoria University of Wellington and the Open Government Partnership are positioned on a white background above the title of the event - Strengthening Democracy through Open Government. Below that is the date of the event 13 April and where it was held: Victoria University of Wellington

Articles / Events

May 12, 2023

Complacency on Open Government a risk to democracy – Helen Clark

Watch the video recording of the April 2023 event on open government with Sanjay Pradhan and Helen Clark from the Open Government Partnership, Helmut Modlik of Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira, Andrew Ecclestone and Suzanne Snively. Keep reading

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Events

March 26, 2023

Event 13 April – Strengthening Democracy through Open Government

As you will have seen from our work over the last couple of years, NZCCL has put considerable effort into … Keep reading “Event 13 April – Strengthening Democracy through Open Government”

Submissions

December 12, 2022

Comments on Aotearoa’s 4th Open Government Partnership National Action Plan

The draft of Aotearoa's 4th Open Government Partnership National Action Plan is another disappointing piece of work stuffed with pre-planned work, aside from one commitment on equitable access to public services. Read the Council's submission. Keep reading

News

November 25, 2022

Media release: Open Government – Sham consultation on yet another weak plan

The New Zealand Council for Civil Liberties today condemned the government for yet another in a series of weak National Action Plans produced as a member of the international Open Government Partnership (the OGP). Keep reading

Blog Posts

July 10, 2022

Update on developing the next Open Government Action Plan

We're at a key stage in developing NZ's next Open Government Action Plan, and this post explains where we've got to and how you can provide feedback and suggestions on the possible commitments in the next plan. Keep reading

Blog Posts / News

June 22, 2022

Failure to investigate an OIA complaint. Can complaints survive a reshuffle?

The Ombudsman sat on our OIA complaint for 7 months before dropping it because Chris Hipkins wasn't the Covid-19 Minister any more. Our response to the Ombudsman, asking him to reconsider and finally investigate the refusal. Keep reading

Articles

February 8, 2022

Open Government – Briefing to Minister Hipkins, part two: Proactive Disclosure

Part two of a briefing to the Minister for Public Services, who is responsible for the country's membership of the Open Government Partnership. This part deals with the opportunity to strengthen proactive publication. Keep reading

Articles

February 8, 2022

Open Government – Briefing to Minister Hipkins, part one: Secrecy Clauses

Part one of a briefing to the Minister for Public Services, who is responsible for the country's membership of the Open Government Partnership. This part deals with the problem of secrecy clauses in legislation. Keep reading

Submissions

August 8, 2021

Submission: Open Government Action Plan

The Council has suggested commitments for inclusion in the country's next National Action Plan as a member of the Open Government Partnership. These would strengthen our democracy, increase access to justice and increase oversight of intelligence activities, amongst other things. Keep reading

open government

Submission: Fast-track Approvals Bill

Secrecy clauses that override the Official Information Act

Complacency on Open Government a risk to democracy – Helen Clark

Event 13 April – Strengthening Democracy through Open Government

Comments on Aotearoa’s 4th Open Government Partnership National Action Plan

Media release: Open Government – Sham consultation on yet another weak plan

Update on developing the next Open Government Action Plan

Failure to investigate an OIA complaint. Can complaints survive a reshuffle?

Open Government – Briefing to Minister Hipkins, part two: Proactive Disclosure

Open Government – Briefing to Minister Hipkins, part one: Secrecy Clauses

Submission: Open Government Action Plan

Meeting dates for 2024

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