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:
- Police' Publications & Statistics pages have many Police documents: policies, manual chapters, reports, data &l statistics.
- NZ Police Policy Directory is a volunteer effort to collect all Police policies, including old versions, in one place from OIA requests and other sources.
- Police advice to the Minister is listed by title. To request a copy of this advice, make your request to the Minister of Police.
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If you have received your response outside the FYI.org.nz system (such as by direct email or post), the response will not be published - which may be intentional.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.
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Why do the NZ Police do not have a formal policy relating to severe domestic abuse.
Response by New Zealand Police to Cybergranny (Account suspended) on .
Awaiting classification.
Tēnā koe Cybergranny,
Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request, received by Police on 20 November 2023. You requested:
"Why do t...
Who is in charge of the Motueka Police Station
Response by New Zealand Police to Cybergranny (Account suspended) on .
Long overdue.
Tēnā koe,
I acknowledge receipt of your information request below, received by
Police on 12/11/2023.
Your request reference number is IR-0...
Communication between private contractors, or subcontractors, and Police regarding He Aranga Ake and Know the Signs
Long overdue.
While the refusal on grounds of an overly broad request appears reasonable, you could probably appeal part of this response to the ombudsman, as there...
Tēnā koe Mark
Please find attached the response relating to your Official Information
Act request, received by Police on 6 September 2023.
...
Decision by Police to claim areas of Lebanon or Syria are part of 'Israel'
Follow up sent to New Zealand Police by Mohammed Khan on .
Long overdue.
Yeah? When are you going to respond with the information that we human beings are owed under law?
Yours sincerely,
Mohammed Khan
Request for calibration report
Response by New Zealand Police to Joe Harkins on .
Awaiting classification.
Tēnā koe Joe
Please find attached the response and documentation relating to your
Official Information Act request, received by Police on 20 Oct...
Sudden Deaths Responded to By Police
Response by New Zealand Police to Jan Rosie on .
Awaiting classification.
Tēnā koe Jan
Please find attached the response relating to your Official Information
Act request, received by Police on 16 October 2023.
N...
Kia ora Tom,
Thank you for your email.
Unfortunately as your request falls under the Privacy Act 2020 you will
need to make your request d...
Sudden deaths responded to by Police
Long overdue.
Further information on Sudden deaths, I believe POL 47 is completed with each sudden death unless it is recoded as the death has been signed off by a...
Canterbury recruitment
Response by New Zealand Police to Bailey Thorpe on .
Awaiting classification.
Tēnā koe Bailey
Please find attached the response relating to your Official Information
Act request, received by Police on 21 September 2023....
A copy of Police File 230909/0148 Rotorua Area
Follow up sent to New Zealand Police by Ian Guy on .
Long overdue.
This is now over the required 20 days. Fortunately I am recovering well from the injuries I received, but as yet I have not received a response.
Y...
Good morning Nikki,
I note you have received the Police response to your Official Information
Request.
I can appreciate there may be some...
Copy of Albert Park-related response
Response by New Zealand Police to Katie on .
Awaiting classification.
Kia ora Kate,
The reason is likely that you are attempting to view/ download the version of the initial response that was uploaded in its entirety. Th...
Number of Police Deployed to all Julian Batchelors “Stop Co-governance” meetings.
Response by New Zealand Police to A.Basham on .
Awaiting classification.
Tēnā koe Ashlee
Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act
request, received by New Zealand...
Police power and official statue
Long overdue.
Sorry for the typos. I’m going through police harassment on steroids and I’m cognitively damaged. PTSD for starters.
Keeping Ourselves Safe Funding
Response by New Zealand Police to Nikki Phillips on .
Awaiting classification.
Tēnā koe Nikki
Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act
request, received by New Zealand...
Information regarding an investigation into Elohim Academy
Response by New Zealand Police to L Robertson on .
Awaiting classification.
Kia ora
We refer to your recent request for information and now attach Police response.
Ngā mihi
Wendy Griffiths
Advisor
Northern Information Re...
Christchurch Terror Attack 15 March 2019 timeline
Long overdue.
The CCTV video is still available at some sites. I am not sure of the legal situation around actually seeing this unbelievable video as compared to do...
Police Retention and Disposal Schedule
Response by New Zealand Police to Andrew on .
Awaiting classification.
Hi Andrew,
By way of further clarification, please note that disposal classes and
timeframes in the Police Appraisal Report (and Disposal Author...
Kia ora Harwood
Please find attached a response to your OIA regarding wrongful
convictions.
Ngā mihi
Annie
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Request for Youth Justice chapter of the Police Manual
Response by New Zealand Police to Vel Chan on .
Awaiting classification.
Tēnā koe Vel
Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act
request, received by New Zealand Polic...
Police Eagle Helicopter Assistance during Cyclone Gabrielle
Response by New Zealand Police to Leonardo22 on .
Awaiting classification.
Hello Leonardo
Police's response to your request - IR-01-23-18712 - is attached.
Kind regards
Sonia Bauerfeind
File Management Supp...
Total number of actions taken for Community Roadwatch reports in 2023
Response by New Zealand Police to Mark Jones on .
Awaiting classification.
Tēnā koe Mark
Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act
request, received by New Z...
Metonitazene harm in the auckland region March 2023
Response by New Zealand Police to Michael K on .
Awaiting classification.
Tēnā koe Michael
Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act
request, received by Ne...
Kia ora Chris,
Your Official Information Act request has been transferred from New Zealand Police to the Ministry of Justice.
We now acknowledge rece...
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