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:
- Police' Publications & Statistics pages have many Police documents: policies, manual chapters, reports, data &l statistics.
- NZ Police Policy Directory is a volunteer effort to collect all Police policies, including old versions, in one place from OIA requests and other sources.
- Police advice to the Minister is listed by title. To request a copy of this advice, make your request to the Minister of Police.
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If you have received your response outside the FYI.org.nz system (such as by direct email or post), the response will not be published - which may be intentional.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.
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Unlawful Hunting incidents and associated firearms licence actions
Response by New Zealand Police to Unlawful Hunting on .
Awaiting classification.
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...
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...
Tēnā koe Harwood,
I acknowledge receipt of your information request below, received by
Police on 21/04/2025.
Your request reference number...
Gang Intelligence Centre report released to RNZ
Response by New Zealand Police to Liam Mitchell on .
Successful.
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...
Clarification around the retention and access to surveillance data obtained during investigations
Response by New Zealand Police to S.I on .
Awaiting classification.
Tēnā koe
Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act
request, received by New Zealand P...
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...
Risk assessment processes in lead up to rainbow community events
Response by New Zealand Police to Jennifer Katherine Shields on .
Awaiting classification.
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...
Assault on female football coach at Auckland United on 29 September 2024
Response by New Zealand Police to R Irvine on .
Awaiting classification.
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...
Instruction manual for using video / digital recording machine in interviews.
Response by New Zealand Police to John Smith on .
Successful.
Tēnā koe John
Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act
request, received by New Zeal...
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 a letter from the Ministerial Services NZ Police
Request sent to New Zealand Police by Maggie on .
Delayed.
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...
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...
Agencies contacted to help homeless related to Operation Trolley
Response by New Zealand Police to David Adamson on .
Successful.
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...
Use of police resources in Tairawhiti Policing Area on 24 March to 26 March 2024
Response by New Zealand Police to Matahiwi (Account suspended) on .
Partially successful.
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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