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If you have received your response outside the FYI.org.nz system (such as by direct email or post), the response will not be published - which may be intentional.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

1822 requests

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Dear Kate   Please find the attached response.   Ngā mihi   Holly Foxwell Ministerial Services Advisor Police National Headquarters  ...
Good afternoon We would need a waiver or a request from a person involved in the complaint. I understand that at least one person involved has chosen...
Ref-180511/8716
Response by New Zealand Police to gerard byrne on .
Refused.
Good afternoon   We have received your request and are processing it under the Privacy Act. The file you have requested contains your personal infor...
Lawful basis for herbicide usage
Response by New Zealand Police to P Kelly on .
Refused.
Hello   I have been asked to send the attached response.   Ngā mihi   Ministerial Services Police National Headquarters   [1]wordmark...
Details surrounding the death of Troy Dubovskiy
Request to New Zealand Police by Mr. Wilson. Annotated by Mr. Wilson on .
Refused.
Updated request to mark as refused. I won't contact ombudsman, but I will try to see if the Coroner report will be available once it's completed.
Tēnā koe, I have now been waiting over eleven weeks for a response to my email on the 19th of February. I also sent a follow-up message asking for a...
Dear Hugh   Request for Information   I refer to your correspondence dated 20/02/2019 in which you requested "OIA Request for information conc...
Cool thank you. Yours sincerely, Hugh Davenport
Thanks Barry Yours faithfully, Hugh Davenport
Dear Hugh   Request for Information   I refer to your correspondence dated 13/03/2019 in which you requested "I would like to request case fil...
Requesting case file
Response by New Zealand Police to Hugh Davenport on .
Information not held.
Dear Hugh   Request for Information   I refer to your correspondence dated 25/02/2019 in which you requested "I would like to receive any case...
Dear Hugh   Request for Information   I refer to your correspondence dated 21/02/2019 in which you requested "I would like to request case fil...
Requesting case file
Request to New Zealand Police by Hugh Davenport. Annotated by Hugh Davenport on .
Refused.
Cool. I find it a bit unusual it was closed then reopened as the footage was available when I first reported it, so there is nothing "new" that should...
Hello Hugh   I have been asked to send the attached response.   Ngā mihi   MinisterialServices Police NationalHeadquarters   [1]wordm...
Information about dashcams installed in police cars
Response by New Zealand Police to Hugh Davenport on .
Information not held.
'Do not reply to this message, this email message has been sent from an un-monitored email address'   Thank you for your email.   Your email has b...
Information about dashcams installed in police cars
Response by New Zealand Police to Hugh Davenport on .
Information not held.
  Good afternoon   I can confirm that the initial response you received is the correct one. The extension was mistakenly sent to you by the team...
Dear Hugh, REQUEST FOR INFORMATION Thanks for your Official Information Act (OIA) requests dated 12 and 13 February 2019 requesting for the follow...
Information about whether Police were informed about a crash
Follow up sent to New Zealand Police by Hugh Davenport on .
Information not held.
Thanks Barry for that. Yours faithfully, Hugh Davenport
Ross   Good afternoon   Please see attached letter with respect to your Official Information Act request with respect to the Christchurch Civic Cr...
Dear Nathan, Request for Information   I refer to your correspondence dated 08/08/2018 which you requested "copes of all correspondence (interna...
Christchurch old police station
Response by New Zealand Police to Aaron on .
Refused.
Dear Aaron   I refer to your Official Information Request of 5 August 2018 for the following information, received by Police:   What's being d...
Resolution Rates for Specific Offences
Response by New Zealand Police to Lance O'Riley on .
Information not held.
Dear Lance,   Please find attached the New Zealand Police response to your Official Information Act request of 31 July 2018.   Kind Regards,...
Dear Ian,   Please find attached the New Zealand Police response to your Official Information Act request.   Kind Regards,   Hannah Wright...
Complainants' Interviews
Response by New Zealand Police to Ross Francis on .
Refused.
Afternoon Ross,   Please see the attached letter in relation to your latest request.   Kind regards,   Rachel   Canterbury OIA Team Leader | F...
Operation Order
Response by New Zealand Police to Grant Carroll on .
Refused.
Good afternoon Thank you for your letter dated 27 September 2018 requesting information. Please see our response attached. Thank you     Regar...

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