New Zealand Police

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If you have received your response outside the FYI.org.nz system (such as by direct email or post), the response will not be published - which may be intentional.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

1917 requests

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Good afternoon Dominic   Please see the attached letter of response to your question raised with Police   Kind regards     Supervisor – Norther...
Extract of Accounts Payable Summary Spend Information
Response by New Zealand Police to Shane Gibson on .
Awaiting classification.
Dear Shane Please find attached a letter of apology for the delay on your OIA request IR-01-23-14324.   Again, please accept our sincere apologi...
A copy of Police File 230909/0148 Rotorua Area
Follow up sent to New Zealand Police by Ian Guy on .
Long overdue.
This is now over the required 20 days. Fortunately I am recovering well from the injuries I received, but as yet I have not received a response. Y...
Kia ora Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand Police on 15 November 2022. Please acc...
Crime stats
Response by New Zealand Police to James on .
Successful.
Dear James,   Please refer to the attached final response for your OIA request of 28 August 2023.   Thank you.   Kind regards   Elsa...
Dollar value of retail crime
Response by New Zealand Police to James on .
Successful.
Kia ora Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand Police on 2 August 2023. Kind regards,...
Traffic incident
Response by New Zealand Police to James on .
Successful.
Dear James,   Please refer to the attached final response for your OIA request of 28 August 2023.   Thank you.   Kind regards   Elsa...
Police general instructions etc
Response by New Zealand Police to John Bates on .
Successful.
Kia ora Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand Police on 14 September 2023 Kind regar...
Hello Liam   Police’s response to your request – IR-01-23-20161 – is attached.   Kind regards   Sonia Bauerfeind File Management Support...
Tēnā koe S.I                                  Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand Po...
Police Kaumatua
Response by New Zealand Police to Nikki Phillips on .
Awaiting classification.
Good morning Nikki,   I note you have received the Police response to your Official Information Request.   I can appreciate there may be some...
Copy of Albert Park-related response
Response by New Zealand Police to Katie on .
Awaiting classification.
Kia ora Kate, The reason is likely that you are attempting to view/ download the version of the initial response that was uploaded in its entirety. Th...
Tēnā koe Ashlee                                  Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand...
Holiday Policing
Response by New Zealand Police to Grant Carroll on .
Refused.
Kia ora Grant Police have provided you with the most accurate information available, given the challenges described in the response with capturing acc...
Police power and official statue
Request to New Zealand Police by Zane Collins. Annotated by Caitlin 🎨 McDonald on .
Long overdue.
Sorry for the typos. I’m going through police harassment on steroids and I’m cognitively damaged. PTSD for starters.
Independent Police Complaints Authority
Response by New Zealand Police to Amanda Murtagh on .
Successful.
Tēnā koe Amanda Thank you for your request, received by Police on 6 August 2023. In our view, it would have been necessary under section 14 of the O...
Follow-up to IR-01-23-15645
Response by New Zealand Police to Bruce on .
Information not held.
Dear Bruce,   Please refer to the final response attached for your OIA request of 19^th June 23.   Thank you.   Kind regards   Elsa Wu...
Follow up to IR-01-23-18961
Response by New Zealand Police to Bruce on .
Information not held.
Dear Bruce,   Thank you for your follow up request of 1st Aug 2023, pertaining to our response to your previous OIA request (IR-01-23-19003).  ...
Keeping Ourselves Safe Funding
Response by New Zealand Police to Nikki Phillips on .
Awaiting classification.
Tēnā koe Nikki                                  Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand...
Decisions affecting person
Response by New Zealand Police to Amanda Murtagh on .
Refused.
Kia ora Amanda, Police has responded to this question. Please refer to the response reference IR-01-23-24920. Police stand by this response and have n...
Tēnā koe Mark                                   Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand...
Proceeds of crime
Response by New Zealand Police to Joshua Rogers on .
Successful.
685736980738763 RԪxè [ FYI note: The above text was badly encoded, and has had strange characters removed. ]
Information regarding an investigation into Elohim Academy
Response by New Zealand Police to L Robertson on .
Awaiting classification.
Kia ora We refer to your recent request for information and now attach Police response. Ngā mihi Wendy Griffiths Advisor Northern Information Re...
Christchurch Terror Attack 15 March 2019 timeline
Request to New Zealand Police by greg rzesniowiecki. Annotated by paul Scott on .
Long overdue.
The CCTV video is still available at some sites. I am not sure of the legal situation around actually seeing this unbelievable video as compared to do...
Civil Proceedings
Response by New Zealand Police to James Smith on .
Successful.
Kia ora James, Thank you for your patience regarding this. This matter stems from a Canterbury methamphetamine matter from which we are seeking to fo...

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