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If you have received your response outside the FYI.org.nz system (such as by direct email or post), the response will not be published - which may be intentional.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

1898 requests

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Partial OIA request
Response by New Zealand Police to J Dough on .
Partially successful.
Kia ora J Dough I refer to your email of 24 June 2024 at 3.01 pm. Police considers all questions have been properly and adequately responded to and n...
Tēnā koe I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act 1982 request below, received by Police on 17 September 2024. Your reference number is...
Body Armour System (BAS) Policy Document
Response by New Zealand Police to N. Dunbier on .
Successful.
Tēnā koe   Please find attached the response relating to your Official Information Act request, received by Police on 27/02/2025.   Ngā mihi...
Personal information shared with Research NZ
Response by New Zealand Police to Alex on .
Successful.
Tēnā koe Alex                                    Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zeala...
Tēnā koe Joshua                                   Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zeal...
Auror - legality of
Response by New Zealand Police to J A Harris on .
Refused.
Kia ora The workgroup have asked that I pass on the following with regards your OIA response query: In regard to question 1, your request was interp...
Details around Police fleet
Response by New Zealand Police to James on .
Successful.
Tēnā koe James                                    Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zeal...
NZ Police Fleet Additions
Response by New Zealand Police to Ken Edwards on .
Refused.
Tēnā koe Ken   Please find attached the response relating to your Official Information Act request, received by Police on 26 September 2023.  ...
Recruit Programme mapping
Response by New Zealand Police to Joe on .
Refused.
Tēnā koe Joe                                  Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand Po...
Kia ora Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand Police on 9 September 2023. Kind regar...
Tēnā koe Vince   Please find attached the response relating to your Official Information Act request, received by Police on 13 March 2024.   P...
Kia ora Phillip Please find attached the response and documentation relating to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand Polic...
Special Constables
Response by New Zealand Police to J. Wills on .
Awaiting classification.
Tēnā koe                               Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand Police...
Tēnā koe Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand Police on 31 August 2022. Ngā mihi...
NZ Police Social Media Strategy
Response by New Zealand Police to Ali McLae on .
Successful.
Tēnā koe Ali   Please find attached the response relating to your Official Information Act request, received by Police on 31 January 2024.   N...
Salary information
Response by New Zealand Police to James on .
Successful.
Tēnā koe James                                 Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand...
Statistics on Fatal shooting by Police 1975-2025
Request to New Zealand Police by Sophia Lawler. Annotated by Sophia Lawler on .
Successful.
I was sent this information via email for 51 cases from 1975-2024.
Protests and disorderly behavior of Pro-Palestinian activists
Response by New Zealand Police to Pen Parker on .
Awaiting classification.
Tēnā koe Pen,                                    Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zeala...
Dear R Anthony,   o Your request received by New Zealand Police on 20 July 2022 refers. o I enclose the Police response for your information.  ...
Kia ora Malcolm In your request dated 19 January 2025 (reference IR-01-25-2910) you asked: "Police have provided data which shows that people who obta...
Police review of Arms Act 1983
Response by New Zealand Police to Malcolm Lock on .
Refused.
Dear Malcolm   Tēnā koe   Please find attached the response to your OIA request.     Nāku noa, nā   Office of Hon Mark Mitchell Min...
Good evening I refer to your request for information made under the Official Information Act 1982 You have asked for: Can you please supply informa...
Requesting information
Response by New Zealand Police to T.L.Young on .
Awaiting classification.
Kia ora Mrs Young Please be advised that as your communication asks Police to provide statements or opinions it does not constitute an information req...
Brian Raymond Tamaki
Response by New Zealand Police to Wayne Browning on .
Long overdue.
Kia ora Wayne I have heard back from the workgroup that responded to your request and they reiterate their position stated in the letter, that you are...
Information
Response by New Zealand Police to Justin hall on .
Partially successful.
Tçnâ koe Justin Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand Police on 17 October 2021. Ple...

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