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If you have received your response outside the FYI.org.nz system (such as by direct email or post), the response will not be published - which may be intentional.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

1916 requests

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Police officer name and rank
Response by New Zealand Police to :dominic-henry: on .
Awaiting classification.
    Kia ora   We refer to your recent request for information and now attach Police response.       Ngā mihi | Kind regards   Wend...
Canterbury recruitment.
Response by New Zealand Police to Bailey Thorpe on .
Awaiting classification.
Tēnā koe Bailey                        Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand Police on...
Calls made to police
Response by New Zealand Police to rebecca keiser on .
Awaiting classification.
Tēnā koe Rebecca               Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand Police on 13 Oc...
Window Washing
Response by New Zealand Police to Vivienne Lewis on .
Awaiting classification.
Hi Vivienne   Please find attached Polices letter of response to your request.   Ngā mihi nui | Kind regards   L Cleaver Northern Informa...
NZ Police Hiring and Promotion Information
Response by New Zealand Police to Mel G on .
Awaiting classification.
Tēnā koe Mel                                   Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand P...
Why was my OIA request late
Response by New Zealand Police to John Smith on .
Awaiting classification.
Kia ora John   You have been provided with Police’s response to your request, received by Police on 25 July, not 13 July as stated incorrectly in...
Police & Defense Force Vaccine Mandates
Response by New Zealand Police to Chuck Schooner (Account suspended) on .
Awaiting classification.
Tēnā koe Chuck,   Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request from the Minister of Police, Hon Chris Hipkins.  ...
Policy and Training regarding LGBTIQ+, Takatāpui, queer people
Response by New Zealand Police to R J Sewell on .
Awaiting classification.
Tēnā koe Rob                                   Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand P...
Complaints about police conduct and outcomes
Request to New Zealand Police by Ti Lamusse. Annotated by Michelle Moore on .
Long overdue.
Ti Did you ever get a response to this request and/or escalate further for a response if not? Would be interested to know either way. Thanks in a...
Lifetime of offender DNA sample, fingerprints and mug shot
Response by New Zealand Police to Sonam on .
Awaiting classification.
Tēnā koe Sonam                                   Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand...
Can you tresspass authoritys from your house due to harrasment
Response by New Zealand Police to Waimania Paul on .
Awaiting classification.
Tēnā koe Waimania                            Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand Pol...
Communications with Tow Companies
Request to New Zealand Police by P Shaw. Annotated by P Shaw on .
Awaiting classification.
I am awaiting the outcome of some other investigations prior to closing this request.
Tēnā koe Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand Police on 11 March 2022.   Please a...
Purchase Orders for MK-9 Pepper Spray
Response by New Zealand Police to P Taylor on .
Long overdue.
Tēnā koe Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand Police on 10 March 2022.   Please a...
NZ Police / Brownshirts
Response by New Zealand Police to Chuck Schooner (Account suspended) on .
Awaiting classification.
Tēnā koe Chuck                                   Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand...
Communications with Canadian Police Forces
Response by New Zealand Police to P Taylor on .
Long overdue.
Tēnā koe Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand Police on 10 April 2022.   Please a...
OIA request for the following documents
Response by New Zealand Police to John Bates on .
Awaiting classification.
Tēnā koe John Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand Police on 2 May 2022. Please acc...
Tēnā koe Sarah                                   Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand...
Internal communications request
Response by New Zealand Police to Lisa on .
Awaiting classification.
Tēnā koe Lisa,                                   Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand...
What a shame Dave Lynch was let off the hook again Marianne.. we have new evidence about the Crewe case and know Arthur Thomas's brother well.. please...
Police Numbers
Response by New Zealand Police to Chuck Schooner (Account suspended) on .
Awaiting classification.
Tēnā koe Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand Police on 17 February 2022. Please ac...
Jacob Jake Williams
Response by New Zealand Police to Zachariah Davis (Account suspended) on .
Awaiting classification.
Kia ora Zachariah,   Your request has been considered in accordance with the Official Information Act 1982.   We have withheld the information...
Name of officer.
Response by New Zealand Police to Simon on .
Awaiting classification.
Kia Ora Simon,   We emailed you on the 14 March 2022 asking for you to clarify parts of your request as we could not locate the information you ha...
Māori ranger cards
Request to New Zealand Police by Paydn$$. Annotated by Paydn$$ on .
Long overdue.
Yea like whe the police said they had battery acid thrown at them by protesters when clearly it was his own mate who pepper sprayed him 😂😂😂n who was re...
A key reason I wrote to the Commissioner of Police in December 2021 is to ensure that senior police were aware of the serious report I made, which has...

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