New Zealand Police

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Before you make a request to Police

  • Do not ask for information about yourself. We do not allow users to make requests about themselves. Instead, use the Request for Personal Information online form on the Police website. If you ignore this instruction, your request here may be hidden.
  • Check if the information is already online. Here are some useful resources:

Things Police might ask

  • Police often ask for proof of eligibility to make an OIA request. They are allowed to ask this. Usually they will want some identification.
    • Please state that you reside in New Zealand, if that is true. It is our hope that in time making this statement will be considered sufficient.
    • Please do not send your contact information using FYI.org.nz as it will automatically be published. If you already have, contact us and we will hide it for you.
  • You do not have to fill out another form. If Police respond with a link to another form to fill in, you do not need to do so. Politely remind them that by law they must accept requests in any form. If necessary, point them to the Ombudsman guidance which specifically confirms that requests sent through FYI.org.nz must be accepted.

Contact outside of FYI.org.nz

Note that we do not share your user details with Police. If you are contacted outside FYI.org.nz, please:

  • Discuss your request with them if you feel comfortable doing so. If not, you may ask for correspondence to be through FYI.org.nz.
  • Note in an annotation that you were contacted. Summarise the discussion if possible.
  • Regardless, insist that the formal OIA response be sent to you through FYI.org.nz, to the fyi.org.nz email address from which the original request was sent (see below).

Response received outside of FYI.org.nz

If you have received your response outside the FYI.org.nz system (such as by direct email or post), the response will not be published - which may be intentional. You may:

  • Reply to them asking that they re-send the response to the fyi.org.nz email address of the original request. We can provide this if they have lost it. Under OIA s16(2) they must usually provide the response in the way you prefer.
  • Let us know in a comment that you received your response bypassing FYI.org.nz.

1926 requests
Ram Raids
Response by New Zealand Police to Jacob on .
Awaiting classification.
Kia ora Jacob I have been advised by the Police Data team that this information has been proactively released on the Police website here: https://www....
Information surrounding Covert Human Intelligence Sources
Response by New Zealand Police to Josh on .
Awaiting response.
Tēnā koe Josh I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request below. Your reference number is IR-01-25-26593. You can expe...
Suspicious fires in Wellington region
Response by New Zealand Police to Jacob on .
Refused.
Hello Jacob   I apologise for the length of time it has taken to get this response to you and I thank you for your patience.   Your request ha...
Speeding tickets before and after 30 June 2020
Response by New Zealand Police to Mannat Grewal on .
Awaiting classification.
Tēnā koe Mannat   Please find attached the response relating to your Official Information Act request, received by Police on 4 July 2025.   Ng...
Fleet
Response by New Zealand Police to James on .
Awaiting response.
Tēnā koe James I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request below. Your reference number is IR-01-25-26386. You can exp...
Use of CIMS to manage Cat 1 SAR Incidents
Response by New Zealand Police to Alan Thompson on .
Successful.
Tēnā koe Alan   Please find attached the response relating to your Official Information Act request, received by Police on 28 June 2025.   Ngā...
Police Eagle footage
Request sent to New Zealand Police by Dillon on .
Awaiting response.
I request any video footage or aerial recordings captured by the Eagle helicopter (Police 2, ZK-IPB) on 18 July 2025, during its deployment to Wells...
Tēnā koe Jay   Please find attached the response and documentation relating to your Official Information Act request, received by Police on 6 June...
Warning issued
Response by New Zealand Police to James on .
Awaiting response.
Tēnā koe James, I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request below. Your reference number is IR-01-25-26105. You can ex...
Family members and couples working together
Response by New Zealand Police to Victor Corbett on .
Awaiting classification.
Tēnā koe Victor   Please find attached the response relating to your Official Information Act request, received by Police on 14 July 2025.   N...
Misuse of Auror platform
Response by New Zealand Police to Jackson Wood on .
Delayed.
Kia ora Jackson As some of the information you requested originated with Auror it is appropriate that Police consult with Auror on its response. We ha...
Do independent liquor stores deserve ram-raids?
Response by New Zealand Police to Steven Morse on .
Awaiting classification.
Tēnā koe Steven,   Please find attached the response relating to your Official Information Act request, received by Police on 12 June 2025.  ...
Arrests or charges laid
Response by New Zealand Police to James on .
Awaiting response.
Tēnā koe James, I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request below. Your reference number is IR-01-25-25788. You can expe...
Tēnā koe Liam,   The Ministry of Justice (the Ministry) acknowledges receipt of the below request under the Official Information Act 1982, transfe...
Licenced Firearms Owner Information
Response by New Zealand Police to Sam Ballantine on .
Refused.
Tēnā koe Sam, Thank you for your email. The workgroup that prepared the response IR-01-25-4452 was consulted with regarding your below response query...
Oxford Area
Response by New Zealand Police to Harwood Wilson on .
Long overdue.
Kia ora Harwood, Thank you for your email. We apologise for the delay in responding to your request, Police are currently managing a large number of...
Firearms Safety Authority Organisational Chart
Response by New Zealand Police to MT on .
Successful.
Tēnā koe,                                   Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand Po...
Afternoon,   Please find our apology letter attached.   Thank you,     M. Grigg Information Request Service Service Group      ...
Tçnâ koe Jocelyn   Your request has been considered in accordance with the Official Information Act 1982.   The group of people were located a...
Police Executive Restructuring
Response by New Zealand Police to Alan Riley on .
Awaiting classification.
Tēnā koe Alan, I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request below. Your reference number is IR-01-25-24750. You can expe...
Dates
Response by New Zealand Police to James on .
Successful.
Tēnā koe James,                            Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand Pol...
Nano technology/nanobites
Response by New Zealand Police to gangstalkedmaorijesus on .
Awaiting classification.
Tēnā koe,                                   Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand Po...
Identification of officers
Response by New Zealand Police to A Davis on .
Awaiting classification.
Morena,   Please find our apology letter attached.   Thank you Megan     Support Manager – Information Request Service Service Group...
Tēnā koe Katie   Please find attached the response and documentation relating to your Official Information Act request, received by Police on 11 M...
Tēnā koe Lance                                    There was a minor typo in the response letter I sent earlier. My apologies for this.   Pleas...

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