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If you have received your response outside the FYI.org.nz system (such as by direct email or post), the response will not be published - which may be intentional.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

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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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Undercover Procedures Manual
Response by New Zealand Police to Dimitrios Theodoridis on .
Refused.
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Dear Woody Thank you for your email, which we have forwarded to the correct department for follow-up. Sincerely Public Affairs Team -----woody...
How many hunters have been killed
Response by New Zealand Police to Thierry Thomas on .
Information not held.
Hi Thierry,   Thank you for your request received under the Official Information Act 1982 on 19 September 2012 regarding information on the  numbe...
Organized Crime Groups Operatingin NZ
Response by New Zealand Police to Joshua Grainger on .
Refused.
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Employees in Ministers' Offices
Response by New Zealand Police to Jenny Graves on .
Refused.
Dear Jenny Graves   I refer to you request dated Sunday 5 August asking for information about police positions in Minister's offices.   Sectio...
Interception Warrant Annual Reports
Response by New Zealand Police to D & L on .
Information not held.
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Dear Mr Rogers,   Thank you for your Official Information Act request in relation to Policing Activity at Palmerston North Rural Area beaches duri...

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