That was what Tim Costley told us in 2020 about Jacinda’s PM and Cabinet Department, and we’ve learned that with KCDC too — however, with the highly secretive KCDC it will instead get you responses like, “it’s commercially sensitive”, “the records don’t exist”, “it will take us too long”, “we must preserve privacy” and other excuses, so it’s a letter of complaint to the Ombudsman.
In America (where it’s called Freedom of Information Act) they have the same problem.
from muckrock.com
FOIA request denied? Here’s how to fix it.
Did your latest public records request hit a brick wall? You aren’t alone. Even the most seasoned journalists and public records requestors run into bureaucratic roadblocks. But a denial doesn’t have to be the end of the road. Our latest guide breaks down the most common reasons FOIA requests fail and share some tweaks you can use that might salvage them.