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If you have received your response outside the FYI.org.nz system (such as by direct email or post), the response will not be published - which may be intentional.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

1792 requests

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Requesting Police Manuals
Request to New Zealand Police by J.Montgomery. Annotated by Mark Hanna on .
Awaiting classification.
NZ Police also published the same version of the "Traffic crashes" document on their website the day before they responded to this request. Page 17 of...
Tēnā koe J A                                  Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand Po...
Eagle siren equipment
Response by New Zealand Police to Scott Jones on .
Awaiting classification.
Dear Scott, Please refer to the attached final response for your OIA request of 7th June 2023. Thank you. Kind regards Elsa Wu (she/her) CMSU S...
Filming in police stations
Response by New Zealand Police to Mr King on .
Awaiting classification.
    Tēnā koe Mr King                                   Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by N...
Police Identification
Response by New Zealand Police to Nick on .
Awaiting classification.
Tēnā koe                                     Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand P...
Fulltime study criteria and process
Response by New Zealand Police to Karen Martyn on .
Awaiting classification.
Tēnā koe Karen                                   Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand...
Police policy on Te Pae Oranga referral
Response by New Zealand Police to Alessia Spense on .
Awaiting classification.
Tēnā koe Alessia                                   Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zeala...
Paper ticketless infringements
Response by New Zealand Police to J A Harris on .
Awaiting classification.
Tēnā koe JA Harris                                    Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Ze...
Dear John,   Request for Information – Our Reference IR-01-23-14338   Thank you for your request dated 9 May 2023 requesting information on dr...
Auror - legality of
Request to New Zealand Police by J A Harris. Annotated by M B on .
Awaiting classification.
As a side note, Police confirmed to me in a recent email that these Auror 2022 Guidelines (mostly the same as their 2020 issue) are no longer in use....
Staff understanding and currency of understanding of laws
Response by New Zealand Police to J A Harris on .
Awaiting classification.
Tēnā koe                                     Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand P...
PIB and PIB Adjudication volumes and processes
Response by New Zealand Police to J A Harris on .
Awaiting classification.
Tēnā koe J A                                   Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand P...
Tēnā koe Cybergranny,   Your request has been considered in accordance with the Official Information Act 1982.   Our response is attached.  ...
Tēnā koe Lance                                   Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand...
Dear Will,   o Your information request via the FYI request forum refers. o I enclose the police response for your information   Chris Kelley...
Dear Harry,   Please refer to the final response letter attached for your OIA request of 25 March 2023.   Thank you.   Kind regards  ...
Good afternoon In our original response to you the NIA manual was withheld because it is over 1400 pages and has not been updated since 2017. We have...
Good evening I refer to your request for information made under the Official Information Act 1982 You have asked for: Can you please supply informa...
Police involvement in Suzuki advertising
Response by New Zealand Police to Asher Wilson-Goldman on .
Awaiting classification.
Tēnā koe                                     Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand P...
Direct energy weapons research and development
Response by New Zealand Police to Neville McFarlane on .
Awaiting classification.
Tēnā koe Neville                                  Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealan...
Incident Waikato Expressway Evening 29 March 2023
Response by New Zealand Police to James Murdoch on .
Awaiting classification.
Good Morning James   In relation to your request regarding an incident on Waikato Expressway on the evening of 29 March 2023, please provide more de...
Police Training with Israeli Police
Response by New Zealand Police to Michael Martin on .
Awaiting classification.
Tēnā koe Michael                                   Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zeala...
Tēnā koe Holly                                    Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealan...
Operation Convoy - Full Disclosure.
Response by New Zealand Police to A.Basham on .
Awaiting classification.
Hi again Ashlee Further to my earlier email, I now attach the missing extract from Senior Sergeant Nigel Bullock's notebook. Kind regards, Michelle A...
Auror - agreements with and spend on
Response by New Zealand Police to J A Harris on .
Long overdue.
Tēnā koe J A Harris I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act 1982 request below, received by Police on 11 April 2023. Your reference nu...

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