New Zealand Police

A top 10 most requested agency

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If you have received your response outside the FYI.org.nz system (such as by direct email or post), the response will not be published - which may be intentional.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

1898 requests

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Yes or No Please
Response by New Zealand Police to Tony on .
Successful.
Tēnā koe Tony   Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand Police on 3 April 2022.  ...
Speeding by police vehicles tracked with GPS
Response by New Zealand Police to Barry Murphy on .
Partially successful.
Tēnā koe Barry                      Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand Police on 29...
Kia ora Cody   Please find a response attached.   Ngā mihi   Sophie New Zealand Police ================================================...
Publishing a persons private info online
Request to New Zealand Police by Michael South Junior. Annotated by Mark Hanna on .
Successful.
It's been a year now since this response was received, but I see it's now been categorised so email notifications have gone out about it. In July 2022,...
    Tēnā koe Sean                                 Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Ze...
Tēnā koe Sean                                   Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand...
  Tēnā koe                                     Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zeala...
Investigative Interviewing
Response by New Zealand Police to Requestor on .
Successful.
    Tēnā koe Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand Police on 25 June  2023   N...
Tēnā koe Sue,   I acknowledge receipt of your information request below, received by Police on 02/06/2023.   Your request reference number is...
Manuals/Guidelines
Request to New Zealand Police by Requestor. Annotated by Mark Hanna on .
Successful.
Just to correct my previous annotation, in May 2022 NZ Police told me that there is a chapter of the Police Manual called "Investigative interviewing -...
Disorder definition
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...
Forensic Accountants
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...
Number of firearms related search warrants
Response by New Zealand Police to G Smith on .
Successful.
Tēnā koe G Smith                                  Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealan...
Tēnā koe John                    Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand Police on 9 Mar...
Police Manual Chapters
Request to New Zealand Police by J. Beddek. Annotated by Mark Hanna on .
Partially successful.
Hmm, in their response NZ Police say that the "Categories of surveillance with a device" and "Surveillance device warrants" chapters were last updated...
CBD foot patrols
Response by New Zealand Police to James on .
Successful.
Dear James, Please refer to the final response letter attached for your OIA request of 29th May 2023. Thank you. Kind regards Elsa Wu (she/her) C...
Police response to bomb threat
Response by New Zealand Police to Charlotte on .
Partially successful.
Good afternoon I refer to your request for information made under the Official Information Act 1982 You have asked for: Please can you send through...
Tactical Response model
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...
domains
Response by New Zealand Police to Lewis T on .
Partially successful.
Tēnā koe                                     Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand P...
Tēnā koe Amanda                                   Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealan...
ANPR Tracking - Auror - Surveillance Device Warrants
Request to New Zealand Police by M B. Annotated by M B on .
Partially successful.
For all those following this OIA, please note that the Police now hold this information in light of an Audit conducted in the last 8 months. A follow u...
Tēnā koe Mason                                  Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand...
Breakdown of firearm related incidents in BOP
Response by New Zealand Police to Connor Johnson on .
Successful.
Tēnā koe Connor                                   Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealan...
Police Manual Chapters
Request to New Zealand Police by J. Beddek. Annotated by Mark Hanna on .
Successful.
NZ Police have now published the "Banking, currency and card policy" that they failed to attach to your response to this request: https://www.police.go...
Police Signage Guidelines
Response by New Zealand Police to Thomas A. on .
Successful.
Kia ora Thomas Please find the document you requested attached. Ngā mihi Sophie Ministerial Services Signage Guidelines JULY 2019 CON TE N TS...

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