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If you have received your response outside the FYI.org.nz system (such as by direct email or post), the response will not be published - which may be intentional.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

1819 requests
Mental Health Withdrawal
Response by New Zealand Police to Rodney Parsons on .
Refused.
Tēnā koe Rodney   Please find attached the response and documentation relating to your Official Information Act request, received by Police on 22...
Response to your Official Information Request ref: DOIA-REQ-0005642   Tçnâ koe Miss W. Forest Please find attached the Ministry of Business, Inno...
Identification of officers
Follow up sent to New Zealand Police by A Davis on .
Refused.
The police response to this request is entirely unfounded and will be referred to the office of the Ombudsman for formal investigation. Yours sinc...
Good morning Percy, Thank you for your reply.   Whilst Police recognise that the parties involved in this case have a high profile, this does no...
Hate incidents
Response by New Zealand Police to Hone on .
Refused.
Tēnā koe                                     Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand P...
Tēnā koe Katie                                    Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zeal...
Superintendent Bruce Bird
Request to New Zealand Police by Joshua Rogers. Annotated by Joshua Rogers on .
Refused.
Good to see Police are a protecting their own. More ineptitude covering up corruption under the shadow of "outweighing of public interest". The public...
Tēnā koe Jack                                    Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zeala...
Northland Police Shooting 25/6/24
Response by New Zealand Police to Sami on .
Refused.
Tēnā koe Sami                                    Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zeala...
New Zealand Police Company number
Response by New Zealand Police to Lee on .
Refused.
Tēnā koe Lee                                    Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealan...
Tēnā koe   On 1^st February we emailed you requesting identity/authorisation information to authenticate your Privacy Act request entitlement.  ...
Evaluation into the use of Body Worn Cameras and/or In Car Cameras
Response by New Zealand Police to C Morton on .
Information not held.
Tēnā koe C Morton   Please find attached the response relating to your Official Information Act request, received by Police on 22 January 2024....
Redaction of a document already released
Request to New Zealand Police by B. White. Annotated by B. White on .
Refused.
Text below is from Ombudsman letter received 13 June 2024. Appendix has been left out to avoid being ranty - per moderation policy. External link...
111 calls 25 March 2023. 1030-1200
Response by New Zealand Police to Di Landy on .
Refused.
Dear Di,   Please refer to the final response attached for your OIA request of 13 March 2023.   Thank you.     Kind regards     Elsa    ...
Cleaning cost cop car
Response by New Zealand Police to Chris on .
Refused.
Tēnā koe Chris Your request has been considered in accordance with the Official Information Act 1982. Please see your response attached. Your reques...
Kia ora Steven   Please find attached the response to your request of 22 June 2022 for information under the Official Information Act 1982.  ...
Incident Report 27/03/2024
Response by New Zealand Police to Connor Phillips on .
Refused.
Hi Connor,   Please see the attachment for Police’s response to your information request.   Kind regards,   Ashleigh Art Case Management...
Tēnā koe                                    Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand Poli...
Failure to address corruption within Police
Response by New Zealand Police to Amanda Murtagh on .
Refused.
Kia ora Amanda Police has endeavoured to address your concerns contained in your numerous emails but will not reply to further questions that do not c...
Incident Report - 12/3/24
Response by New Zealand Police to Cooper on .
Refused.
Greetings    I refer to your request for information made under the Official Information Act 1982   You have asked for:   I am requesting...
Tēnā koe Preston,   Please find attached the response to your information request.     Information Requests | Service Group Service Deliver...
Nigel Woodley accident reports
Response by New Zealand Police to Ali Anwar on .
Refused.
Tēnā koe   On 24^th July we emailed you requesting identity/authorisation information to authenticate your Privacy Act request entitlement.  ...
Good afternoon  I refer to your request for information made under the Official Information Act 1982 You have asked for: I request the full intervi...
Hi Lisa, Ask them for any documentations and/or meeting minuets they have discussing policy and/or appropriateness of recording members of the publi...
Motivations of the people in He Aranga Ake
Request to New Zealand Police by John. Annotated by joseph k on .
Refused.
Take it to the ombudsman. There is a clear public interest in this topic and it is likely that this response is over-redacted.

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