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If you have received your response outside the FYI.org.nz system (such as by direct email or post), the response will not be published - which may be intentional.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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Mobile Applications
Response by New Zealand Police to Thomas Holmes on .
Refused.
Dear Mr Holmes Please find attached a response to your Official Information request of 28 August 2018. Yours sincerely S Talagi Ministerial Servic...
Breifing for Minister of Police
Response by New Zealand Police to Malcolm Lock on .
Refused.
Dear Malcolm   I have been asked to send this attached response.     Kind regards   Holly Foxwell Ministerial Services Officer Minist...
Dear Richard   I have been asked to send this attached response.     Kind regards   Holly Foxwell Ministerial Services Officer Minist...
Red light camera ticket numbers
Response by New Zealand Police to David Roos on .
Information not held.
Dear David   Please find attached the New Zealand Police response to your Official Information Act request.   Yours sincerely   Jason Smit...
Missing persons cases
Response by New Zealand Police to Mark on .
Refused.
Good morning Mark,   In reply to your request below - please see attached.   Regards   P Cross File Coordinator Privacy and Official Informa...
Opposition to liquor licences in Wellington region
Follow up sent to New Zealand Police by Richard on .
Refused.
I find it bemusing that Police has decided that the requested information can not be provided without substantial research or collation. There seeme...
DPS annual spend
Response by New Zealand Police to B Morrison on .
Refused.
Dear B Morrison   Please find attached a response to your request of 27 June 2018.  Our sincere apologies for the delay in response.     Kin...
Good afternoon Mr Smith,   Thank you for your letter dated 17/07/18 requesting information under the Official Information Act 1982 about correspond...
Report into illegal use of taser
Request to New Zealand Police by Ti Lamusse. Annotated by Ti Lamusse on .
Refused.
I have laid a complaint with the Office of the Ombudsman on two grounds. First, the request for private information before considering my request and,...
Police call outs to rental property
Response by New Zealand Police to Richard on .
Refused.
'Do not reply to this message, this email message has been sent from an un-monitored email address'   Good evening Richard,thank you for your email....
Good Morning Mr Edmonds.   In regards to your Official Information Request, Your best source of contact for this information is the Police Infringem...
Officer J246 name
Response by New Zealand Police to Lunchbox on .
Refused.
Good morning,   Letter of reply attached.   Kind regards To: OIA/LGOIMA requests at New Zealand Police <[New Zealand Police request email]> From...
Certificate of Compliance
Response by New Zealand Police to Malcolm Lock on .
Information not held.
Dear Mr Lock   I have been asked to send this attached response.     Kind regards   Holly Foxwell Ministerial Services Officer Minist...
Information released to the Police Association
Response by New Zealand Police to Malcolm Lock on .
Information not held.
Dear Mr Lock   Thanks for your email.    Could you please confirm if you are referring to the incident in Te Atatu?  If not, could you please...
OIA response time statistics
Response by New Zealand Police to Mark Hanna on .
Refused.
Kia ora Mark The reason Police used section 18(g) of the OIA to refuse your request is that in order to answer your request Police would have to creat...
Good afternoon   Please find attached a response to your request of 20 April 2018.     Kind regards   Salote Talagi Ministerial Service...
'Do not reply to this message, this email message has been sent from an un-monitored email address'   Thank you for your email.   For Official Inf...
15^th June 2017   Hello Anne,     I refer to your letter dated 24^th May 2017 in which you requested full transcript of notes taken in all c...
I will withdraw my request based on the above information. Thank you for your help. Yours sincerely, Kate O'Connell
Kawerau Crime Statistics
Response by New Zealand Police to Ma Josue on .
Refused.
Hi Ma I am writing in response to your request for information relating to crime statistics by district for the last 10 years, made under the Offici...
Restricted weapons
Response by New Zealand Police to Malcolm Lock on .
Refused.
Dear Mr Lock I attach a reply to your information request about restricted weapons.   Regards Ministerial Services | New Zealand Police Police...
Investigations of racing accidents
Response by New Zealand Police to Harrison on .
Information not held.
Kia ora Harrison   I refer to your request for all information, investigations and reports held on fatal accidents that have occurred due to speed...
Letter to Dominion
Response by New Zealand Police to Ross Francis on .
Refused.
Dear Mr Francis   I have been asked to send this attached response.     Ngā mihi   Holly Foxwell Ministerial Services Officer Ministe...
Dear K Gillies   I have been asked to send you the attached reply to your information request to Police.   Kind regards     Teresa McMah...
Total number of board game disputes
Response by New Zealand Police to Lou Sorensen on .
Information not held.
Dear Mr Sorensen   Thank you for your request below. Unfortunately Police does not hold the information you have requested.  Your request is there...

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