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If you have received your response outside the FYI.org.nz system (such as by direct email or post), the response will not be published - which may be intentional.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

1898 requests

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Tēnā koe I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act (OIA) request below, received by New Zealand Police on Wednesday 23 April 2025. Your r...
Request for Legislative Reference Tables.
Response by New Zealand Police to J McKenzie on .
Successful.
Apologies! Please find the spreadsheet attached now. Nga mihi Jonelle|Advisor: Ministerial Services |(she/her) Policy & Partnerships |Police National...
Social Media Audits
Response by New Zealand Police to Jo on .
Refused.
Tēnā koe Jo                                        Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zeala...
Pseudo Driver Licences
Response by New Zealand Police to Geoff. Waterhouse on .
Reported for administrator attention.
Kia ora Geoff, Thank you for your email. Police responded to you on 11 March 2025. Please refer to the attached email. You have the right to seek an...
Oxford Area
Response by New Zealand Police to Harwood Wilson on .
Awaiting classification.
Tēnā koe Harwood,   I acknowledge receipt of your information request below, received by Police on 21/04/2025.   Your request reference number...
Kia ora Liam Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand Police on 2 June 2021. Please acc...
Fulltime study criteria and process
Response by New Zealand Police to Karen Martyn on .
Partially successful.
Tēnā koe Karen                                   Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand...
Tēnā koe                                     Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand P...
Costs incurred
Response by New Zealand Police to James on .
Successful.
Kia ora James   Please see attached for the response to your Official Information Act request of 13 February 2025.   Kind regards | Ngā mihi n...
Request for information on why my 105 report was shelved by taihape police
Request sent to New Zealand Police by Patrick Thomas on .
Reported for administrator attention.
I hope this letter finds you well. I am writing to formally lodge a complaint regarding the failure to investigate my theft claim filed against my e...
Dear Ms Shields,   I enclose the police review response to your information request.   AKEA30 Supervisor Information Requests New Zealand...
Stolen Car report for Upper hutt
Response by New Zealand Police to Jonathon Gilbert on .
Partially successful.
Tēnā koe Jonathon,                     Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand Police...
Police Chapter Manuals - Impaired Driving Phase 2
Response by New Zealand Police to F Cook on .
Partially successful.
Tēnā koe,                              Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand Police...
Tçnâ koe R Irvine,   I acknowledge receipt of your information request below, received by Police on 11/04/2025.   Your request reference numbe...
Licenced Firearms Owner Information
Response by New Zealand Police to Sam Ballantine on .
Awaiting classification.
Tēnā koe Sam, Thank you for your email. The workgroup that prepared the response IR-01-25-4452 was consulted with regarding your below response query...
Tēnā koe John                                       Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zeal...
STG Direct Entry
Response by New Zealand Police to Mr George on .
Successful.
Tēnā koe Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand Police on 7 March 2022. Ngā mihi,  ...
Traffic infringement activity in Christchurch
Response by New Zealand Police to Cody C on .
Information not held.
Tēnā koe Cody,                             Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand Pol...
Privacy Impact Assessment of CommunityCam (www.communitycam.co.nz)
Response by New Zealand Police to James B on .
Partially successful.
Tēnā koe James                                    Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zeal...
I have letter dated April 27, 2023, when you stated "Police will not prevent you taking your complaint to the media or sharing the officer in questio...
Request for homicides statistics
Response by New Zealand Police to A.W.D on .
Awaiting classification.
Tēnā koe A.W.D,   Please see the attached information in response to your request.   Kind regards,   EHHBU9 Senior Analyst Information R...
Breakdown of SARs/PTRs for the past three years
Request to New Zealand Police by Marcus. Annotated by Marcus on .
Refused.
While I agree that SARs and PTRs are themselves confidential, I don't know that I agree with the refusal justifications given, in that they seem to be...
Mangawhai Natural Disaster Response
Response by New Zealand Police to Sami on .
Awaiting classification.
    Kia ora Sam   Thank you for your request for information which was transferred to our Council by the Police.  There was no overall inciden...
Tēnā koe David Please see the attached letter in response to your OIA request of 28 January 2025. Nga mihi A Schwarz ASFK64 Analyst Information Requ...
Kia ora Sarah Thank you for your below email and I look to respond in turn. "There does however appear, on the face of the information provided, to...

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