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If you have received your response outside the FYI.org.nz system (such as by direct email or post), the response will not be published - which may be intentional.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
Morena Percy   Firstly, our apologies for the delay in responding to your request for information.   Please see attached our response to your...
Tçnâ koe Percy,   Thank you for your information request. Your reference number is IR-01-24-41160. Please note that your requests 29269 & 29270 re...
Kia ora S.I I repeat your original request for ease of reference. You requested: Please provide me with all the documents, manuals, policy, training...
Oral Fluid Testing Device Operation
Response by New Zealand Police to Gregory Soar on .
Refused.
Tēnā koe Gregory,                                Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zeala...
Social Media Audits
Response by New Zealand Police to Jo on .
Refused.
Tēnā koe Jo                                        Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zeala...
Licenced Firearms Owner Information
Response by New Zealand Police to Sam Ballantine on .
Awaiting classification.
Tēnā koe Sam, Thank you for your email. The workgroup that prepared the response IR-01-25-4452 was consulted with regarding your below response query...
Traffic infringement activity in Christchurch
Response by New Zealand Police to Cody C on .
Information not held.
Tēnā koe Cody,                             Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand Pol...
Breakdown of SARs/PTRs for the past three years
Request to New Zealand Police by Marcus. Annotated by Marcus on .
Refused.
While I agree that SARs and PTRs are themselves confidential, I don't know that I agree with the refusal justifications given, in that they seem to be...
Auror - legality of
Response by New Zealand Police to J A Harris on .
Refused.
Kia ora The workgroup have asked that I pass on the following with regards your OIA response query: In regard to question 1, your request was interp...
NZ Police Fleet Additions
Response by New Zealand Police to Ken Edwards on .
Refused.
Tēnā koe Ken   Please find attached the response relating to your Official Information Act request, received by Police on 26 September 2023.  ...
Recruit Programme mapping
Response by New Zealand Police to Joe on .
Refused.
Tēnā koe Joe                                  Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand Po...
Tēnā koe Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand Police on 31 August 2022. Ngā mihi...
Kia ora Malcolm In your request dated 19 January 2025 (reference IR-01-25-2910) you asked: "Police have provided data which shows that people who obta...
Police review of Arms Act 1983
Response by New Zealand Police to Malcolm Lock on .
Refused.
Dear Malcolm   Tēnā koe   Please find attached the response to your OIA request.     Nāku noa, nā   Office of Hon Mark Mitchell Min...
111 Calls 21/04/24
Response by New Zealand Police to Josh Cross on .
Refused.
  Tçnâ koe Joshua   On 30.05.2024 we emailed you requesting identity/authorisation information to authenticate your Privacy Act request entitlem...
North Island ANPR Cameras
Response by New Zealand Police to Hamish Fletcher on .
Refused.
Tēnā koe Hamish   Please find attached the response relating to your Official Information Act request, received by Police on 28 November 2024.  ...
Dear Anthony Gallon,   Information Request: IR-01-21-35049   Thank you for your request dated 25^th November requesting:   Dear New Zealand...
Body Worn Cameras
Response by New Zealand Police to Ed Whakatihi on .
Refused.
Tēnā koe Ed                                     Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand...
Uplift - definition
Response by New Zealand Police to J Dough on .
Refused.
Tēnā koe                                  Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand Poli...
Good Morning Mr Holmes Thank you for your request of 8 February 2022 requesting information on the use of Auror by the supervisor of the Waikato Dis...
Common Law
Response by New Zealand Police to Teresa on .
Refused.
Tēnā koe Teresa                                       Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Ze...
Kia ora Ian Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand Police on 18 May 2021. Kind regard...
Tēnā koe Harrison                               Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand...
Warranted transport enforcement officer.
Response by New Zealand Police to Shelly on .
Refused.
Kia ora Shelly I have referred your response to the appropriate team. Police stands by the response provided and as referenced in the response recomme...
Kia ora Sue Apologies if this is a double up but I am resending this email the initial email had bounced back. I have referred your response to our r...

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