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Ombudsman’s Office Releases New Guidance On Official Information And The Use Of AI
Tuesday, 6 October 2026, 3:39 pm | Office of the Ombudsman
Chief Ombudsman John Allen says the increasing use of AI is reshaping the way information is accessed, interpreted and understood. More >>
Chief Ombudsman To Conduct Investigation Into OIA Concerns At Ministry Of Education
Friday, 25 September 2026, 1:22 pm | Office of the Ombudsman
"It would not be appropriate to talk about the details of our discussion other than to say I have advised Ms MacGregor-Reid that I will be conducting a formal investigation into the allegations." More >>
Chief Ombudsman Seeks Urgent Clarity From Secretary Of Education Around Allegations Of Circumventing The OIA
Wednesday, 23 September 2026, 3:09 pm | Office of the Ombudsman
"I am taking this issue very seriously and am now considering what action I may take to provide some independent scrutiny of these matters through a broader investigation under the Ombudsmen Act 1975." More >>
Govt & Govt Agencies’ Approach To OIA Comes Under Greater Scrutiny By Ombudsman In Lead-Up To Election
Friday, 7 August 2026, 12:20 pm | Office of the Ombudsman
Chief Ombudsman John Allen says it will become more important over the next three months for people requesting official information to get it as quickly as possible and for that information to be accurate and reliable. More >>
Failures At Adult Intellectual Disability Inpatient Ward Highlight Need For Strengthened Commitment From Health Agencies
Friday, 3 July 2026, 1:53 pm | Office of the Ombudsman
John Allen called on Health New Zealand and the Ministry of Health to act immediately after a team of Ombudsman inspectors visited Ward 10A - an inpatient forensic unit for adults with intellectual disabilities - in March this year. More >>
Chief Ombudsman Has Released Findings Into The Way The PM’s Office Handled An Official Information Act Request
Wednesday, 1 July 2026, 11:33 am | Office of the Ombudsman
The consultation process undertaken by the Prime Minister’s Office should have identified the existence of the briefing note. More >>
Ombudsman Survey Raise Job Losses, Bullying And Harassment After Blowing Whistle On Serious Wrongdoing At Work
Tuesday, 23 June 2026, 11:00 am | Office of the Ombudsman
Four out of ten claimed to have been bullied or harassed, 29 percent claimed they had lost their job and a fifth say they were demoted. More >>
Chief Ombudsman Says Fishing Boat Camera Footage Should Not Be Excluded From The OIA
Monday, 18 May 2026, 6:03 pm | Office of the Ombudsman
The Bill, as it stands, will achieve nothing more than preventing the public from assessing the worst examples of regulatory failures by the Ministry or most shocking breaches of the law by the fishing industry. More >>
Ombudsman Publishes Findings On Ministry Of Education Sensitive Claims Scheme
Monday, 11 May 2026, 9:42 am | Office of the Ombudsman
Mr Allen acknowledges the enormity and complexity of the task faced by the Ministry and other agencies in assessing whether to accept claims of historic abuse in care. More >>
Ombudsman's Office Publishes OIA And LGOIMA Complaints Information For July To December 2025
Thursday, 12 March 2026, 12:36 pm | Office of the Ombudsman
The data covers the number of complaints received under each Act from 1 July to 31 December 2025 as well as the number of complaints completed by the Ombudsman during this period. More >>
Another Record Year For Office Of The Ombudsman
Tuesday, 21 October 2025, 3:09 pm | Office of the Ombudsman
Mr Allen today published the office’s 2024/25 annual report which also shows that the number of complaints it received reached record heights. More >>
Chief Ombudsman Rules ACC Acted Unreasonably In Handling Whistle-Blower Data Claims
Tuesday, 14 October 2025, 11:35 am | Office of the Ombudsman
ACC advised the requesters that it hadn’t identified any events that were in scope and refused to provide the information on the basis that it didn’t exist. More >>
Chief Ombudsman Publishes OIA And LGOIMA Complaints Information For January To June 2025
Thursday, 25 September 2025, 11:59 am | Office of the Ombudsman
The data covers the number of complaints received under each Act from 1 January to 30 June 2025, as well as the number of complaints completed by the Ombudsman during this period. More >>
Whistle-Blower’s Action Prompts Health NZ To Strengthen Nationwide Safety Checks For Adults Working With Children
Tuesday, 23 September 2025, 12:07 pm | Office of the Ombudsman
The person alleged that child safety checks for contractors including police vetting had not been carried out for some years at the hospital where they worked. The Ombudsman raised the matter with Health NZ, which audited a number of hospitals. More >>
Increase In Awareness Of Whistleblowing Legislation - Latest Survey
Monday, 23 June 2025, 1:24 pm | Office of the Ombudsman
It is important for workplaces to have effective processes in place to encourage employees to speak out, protect them from retaliation, and keep their identities confidential. More >>
Chief Ombudsman Releases Final Report
Thursday, 27 March 2025, 2:25 pm | Office of the Ombudsman
‘The Way I See It, Report by the Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier, December 2015 - March 2025, on leaving Office’ contains his personal thoughts on the jurisdiction and constitutional position of the Ombudsman in New Zealand. More >>
Outgoing Chief Ombudsman Releases ‘Reflections’ Report On Official Information Act
Thursday, 20 March 2025, 8:38 am | Office of the Ombudsman
Outgoing Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier has today released a report about his reflections over the past nine years, on the Official Information Act 1982, along with separate investigations into seven agencies, and two new case notes. More >>
Chief Ombudsman Publishes OIA And LGOIMA Complaints Information For July To December 2024
Thursday, 13 March 2025, 12:04 pm | Office of the Ombudsman
The number of complaints about the way government agencies handle OIA requests continues to trend upwards. In the most recent six-month period, the Ombudsman received 1,029 complaints, a rise from 946 in the previous half year. More >>
Chief Ombudsman Releases Report Into Secure Aged Care Facilities
Tuesday, 4 March 2025, 2:07 pm | Office of the Ombudsman
Mr Boshier has today released a report on his inspections and visits to 148 secure residential aged care facilities across the country from 2021-2024. More >>
Chief Ombudsman Calls For Corrections To Stop The Way It Is Running Prisoners Of Extreme Risk Unit
Tuesday, 17 December 2024, 4:05 pm | Office of the Ombudsman
:Corrections is obliged by law to make sure prisoners’ basic human rights are protected and to provide them with rehabilitation opportunities. The vast majority of these men will be re-joining our families, workplaces and communities at the end of their ... More >>
