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If you have received your response outside the FYI.org.nz system (such as by direct email or post), the response will not be published - which may be intentional.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

1792 requests

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Holiday period speeding tickets
Request to New Zealand Police by Liam. Annotated by Liam on .
Refused.
Sorry for the late posting. Reply from Ombudsman: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BziLPAWy5H0vWTBjWlVSQ2phOWc/view?usp=sharing
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Police officers in districts
Response by New Zealand Police to Ross Leitch on .
Refused.
Dear Mr Leitch I have been asked to send you the attached reply to your information request.   Teresa McMahon Ministerial Services Police Na...
    Raewyn Thomson Ministerial Services Police National Headquarters     ===============================================================...
Dear Mr Le Brun Attached is a combined reply to two information requests you made to NZ Police.   Teresa McMahon Ministerial Services Police...
Dear Kyle   Please find attached the New Zealand Police response to your Official Information Act request.   Yours sincerely   Jason Smith...
Holiday period speeding tickets: media OIA's and responses
Follow up sent to New Zealand Police by Liam on .
Refused.
Thank you for you reply. I appreciate the prompt turn-around on this request. It was quicker than usual, which was pleasing. I look forward to my...
Footage of pepper spraying of R Falwasser
Request to New Zealand Police by Katherine Raue. Annotated by Cody C on .
Refused.
Hi Katherine, I am unsure why this was refused for Privacy reasons. Have you been in contact with the person who is mentioned? It is my understanding...
Dear Joshua Grainger   I am writing in response to your request under the Official Information Act (OIA) 1982, emailed on 30 October 2014, for inf...
Dear R Boyle   I acknowledge receipt of your request for information.   Please be advised that I am unable to release any information to you in...
2014 public place offences in Auckland CBD by age-band
Response by New Zealand Police to Rob Warner on .
Information not held.
Hi Rob,   Your request is officially closed as we have responded to it. Please submit a new one after the statistics are officially released.   Be...
Auckland CBD offence statistics by age
Response by New Zealand Police to Rob Warner on .
Information not held.
Hi Rob,   The breakdown of the specific offences comprising the disorder and assault offences are available on the Statistics New Zealand website (...
Escapes from police vans (ie Paddy Wagons)
Response by New Zealand Police to Nicolas Bosma on .
Refused.
Dear Mr Bosma   Thank you for your request received on 13 October 2013 under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) relating to information on th...
Good afternoon,   Please find attached a response from the General Manager, Special Jurisdictions in response to your request concerning the amount...
CCTV,Drones and RF helicopters
Response by New Zealand Police to David Nicholas on .
Refused.
    Raewyn Thomson Ministerial Services Police National Headquarters     ===============================================================...
Parking infringement notices received
Response by New Zealand Police to Nicolas Bosma on .
Information not held.
Dear Nicolas Thank you for your email. This request should be sent to, and discussed with, Police Southern District HQ in Dunedin. Find details...
Complaints made to NZ Police by Accident Compensation Corp.
Response by New Zealand Police to Anthony Jordan on .
Information not held.
    Raewyn Thomson Ministerial Services Police National Headquarters PO Box 3017 WELLINGTON   =========================================...
Rape reports to police
Response by New Zealand Police to Brenda on .
Refused.
Dear Ms Wallace   Thank you for your request received on 7 November 2013 under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) relating to rape and sexual...
Police Manual - Fingerprints for other agencies
Request to New Zealand Police by Anatoly Kern. Annotated by Anatoly Kern on .
Information not held.
A likely story.
Lost work items (revisited)
Response by New Zealand Police to Nicolas Bosma on .
Information not held.
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NZ "P Labs"
Response by New Zealand Police to G Christian on .
Refused.
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Lost work items
Response by New Zealand Police to Nicolas Bosma on .
Information not held.
Dear Nicolas   Please find attached a letter relating to your recent Official Information Act Request.   Regards   Wendy Clere Senior Se...
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