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If you have received your response outside the FYI.org.nz system (such as by direct email or post), the response will not be published - which may be intentional.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

1875 requests

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Tēnā koe Harrison                               Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand...
Stolen Car report for Upper hutt
Response by New Zealand Police to Jonathon Gilbert on .
Long overdue.
Tēnā koe I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) requests attached, which have been combined into one record as the subject...
OIA request for speed camera calibration
Response by New Zealand Police to wendy halloran on .
Successful.
Tēnā koe                                     Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand P...
Officer numbers
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 Zealan...
Ranfurly Shield Drug Use
Response by New Zealand Police to Anna Chin on .
Partially successful.
Hello Anna   Police's response to your request - IR-01-23-33463 - is attached.   Kind regards   Sonia Bauerfeind File Management Support...
Tēnā koe                                     Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand P...
Warranted transport enforcement officer.
Response by New Zealand Police to Shelly on .
Refused.
Kia ora Shelly I have referred your response to the appropriate team. Police stands by the response provided and as referenced in the response recomme...
Communications with Gianni Infantino
Response by New Zealand Police to M Brown on .
Successful.
Tēnā koe M Brown                                 Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand...
Police officer obtains firearms
Response by New Zealand Police to Malcolm Lock on .
Successful.
Tēnā koe Malcolm                                    Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Ze...
Good Morning Nathan,   Thank you for your request for information “I am a NZ citizen residing in Lower Hutt.  I have made a previous request for i...
Kia ora Sue Apologies if this is a double up but I am resending this email the initial email had bounced back. I have referred your response to our r...
Tēnā koe Harry I refer to your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request dated 25 March 2023 (email below). Your request (below) is a duplicate of...
Tçnâ koe Mr Kerwin-Boulton, I acknowledge receipt of your information request below, received by Police on 18/04/2024. Your request has been consider...
Handcuff pain compliance
Response by New Zealand Police to malcolm daniel on .
Partially successful.
Tēnā koe Malcolm                                   Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zea...
NZ Police Definition of "Skanky"
Response by New Zealand Police to N Smith on .
Refused.
Kia ora N Smith Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand Police on 5 April 2021. Kind r...
Pike River SCADA data
Response by New Zealand Police to Nighthawk01 on .
Awaiting classification.
Tēnā koe                                     Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand P...
Communications
Response by New Zealand Police to James on .
Successful.
Tēnā koe James As advised in your response letter, even if the scope of your request was reduced to "introductory email communications between the hik...
Request for Police Disclosure and Documentation
Request sent to New Zealand Police by Patrick Thomas on .
Delayed.
I am writing to formally request a full copy of the police disclosure relating to my charge for trespassing on KiwiRail land on November 10, 2022. This...
Aramoana massacre
Response by New Zealand Police to Kieva Hanlon on .
Refused.
Tēnā koe Kieva   Please find attached the response relating to your Official Information Act request, received by Police on 27 May 2024.   Ngā...
Northland Police Shooting 25/6/24
Follow up sent to New Zealand Police by Sami on .
Withdrawn by the requester.
I have withdrawn this request. As this is an ongoing investigation. Yours sincerely, Sam I
Resubmitting this request as well as another as you have not acknowledge this request and stated you never received a different request. My origin...
Resubmitting this request as you have advised that you never received it. However it seems strange that to you replied to the follow-up request to...
i will also be starting a civil lawsuit against the nz police for not investigating my complaints properly, 105 reports and half the time didnt even...
Arthur Edward EGLINTON
Response by New Zealand Police to Jonothan Cullinane on .
Successful.
ata märie Mr Cullinane   In respect of the above OIA, retired D/Supt Lovelock has been made aware that you were wanting to speak to him in relatio...
Christmas lights on cars
Response by New Zealand Police to Chris on .
Information not held.
Kia ora Chris   Thank you for your below query which has been transferred to NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi for response.   Christmas lights...

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