New Zealand Police

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Important notes before making a request to Police

  • You do not have to fill out another form. If Police respond with a link to another form to fill in, do not fill in that form. 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.
  • Do not ask for information about yourself. These are against our policies. Instead, use the Request for Personal Information online form on the Police website. If you ignore this instruction, your request here may be hidden.
  • Police often ask for proof of eligibility to make an OIA request.
    • 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 may have to contact the Police by email or phone to confirm your eligibility.

Contacted directly by Police about your request?

Note that we do not share your contact 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 directly?

If you have received your response outside the FYI.org.nz system (such as by direct email or post), the response will not be published - which may be intentional.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) you can usually insist on this.
  • Let us know in a comment that you received your response bypassing FYI.org.nz.

1668 requests

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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...
Tēnā koe                                     Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand P...
Tēnā koe Mike                                  Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand P...
Dear Mr Doms   Following your complaint to the Ombudsman, Police has decided to provide you with the following clarification.   In the particu...
Signage Guidelines
Response by New Zealand Police to Joe on .
Successful.
Tēnā koe                                     Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand P...
Officer W603
Clarification sent to New Zealand Police by darren-edward on .
Successful.
I have done some investigation of my own and found the more information regarding the officer in question, MBW603 is the full QID, Full Name, Rank...

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