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If you have received your response outside the FYI.org.nz system (such as by direct email or post), the response will not be published - which may be intentional.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

1878 requests

(page 8)

ECLI documents
Response by New Zealand Police to Joshua Rogers on .
Successful.
Kia ora   Please see attached our response to your request for information under the Official Information Act 1982. Ngā mihi nui, Ministerial Se...
Identification of officers
Follow up sent to New Zealand Police by A Davis on .
Refused.
The police response to this request is entirely unfounded and will be referred to the office of the Ombudsman for formal investigation. Yours sinc...
Information about the Information Request TOOL (IRT)
Request to New Zealand Police by James B. Annotated by Tom Atkinson on .
Successful.
Reading through the software manual located at https://fyi.org.nz/request/27732/response/105927/attach/4/OIA%20Response%20IR%2001%2024%2025428.pdf...
Documents in the Family Harm and Policy Manual
Response by New Zealand Police to Zoie Virtudazo on .
Successful.
Tēnā koe Zoie                                    Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zeala...
Tēnā koe Russell   Please find attached the response and documentation relating to your Official Information Act request, received by Police on 27...
Police Training Manual for Notebook Entries
Response by New Zealand Police to m on .
Successful.
Tēnā koe                                     Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand P...
Tēnā koe W. Forest,   Thank you for your information request. Your reference number is 01-24-37412.   Please see the attached letter regarding...
Tēnā koe I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request below. Your reference number is IR-01-24-37738. You can expect a...
Police communications with Juliet Moses
Response by New Zealand Police to W. Stevens on .
Awaiting classification.
Tēnā koe   Please find attached the response relating to your Official Information Act request, received by Police on 23 September 2024.   Ngā...
Good morning Percy, Thank you for your reply.   Whilst Police recognise that the parties involved in this case have a high profile, this does no...
Social media
Response by New Zealand Police to James on .
Successful.
Tēnā koe James   Please find attached the response relating to your Official Information Act request, received by Police on 7 September 2024.  ...
Filming Outside Ambulance Station
Response by New Zealand Police to Paul J on .
Awaiting classification.
Tçnâ koe Paul I have looked into your request, which was made on 6 September 2024. The page for this request on the FYI Request website (https://fyi....
Police Communications Centre - Call Recordings
Response by New Zealand Police to Amanda Murtagh on .
Successful.
Kia ora Amanda   On behalf the Acting Director Emergency Communications Centre Bronwyn Marshall, please find attached a revised response to your t...
Tēnā koe Joseph   Please find attached the response relating to your Official Information Act request, received by Police on 24 September 2024....
Retention of information
Response by New Zealand Police to Amanda Murtagh on .
Successful.
Tēnā koe Amanda   Please find attached the response relating to your Official Information Act request, received by Police on 23 September 2024....
Waikato Police Facebook Post
Request to New Zealand Police by Joshua Rogers. Annotated by WGJ (Account suspended) on .
Successful.
What a weird OIA and it just being petty .
Police Firearms
Response by New Zealand Police to PH on .
Partially successful.
Tēnā koe                                     Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand P...
Meeting requested
Response by New Zealand Police to James on .
Successful.
Tçnâ koe James,   Your request has been considered in accordance with the Official Information Act 1982.   I enclose our response letter of ex...
Funding for Keeping Ourselves Safe Programme
Response by New Zealand Police to Rebecca Antunovich on .
Awaiting classification.
Tēnā koe Rebecca                                    Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Ze...
child abductions and attempts in Hamilton
Response by New Zealand Police to Public User on .
Awaiting classification.
Tēnā koe In the Official Police Statistics, this information is reported in Recorded Crime Victims Statistics (RCVS). Police proactively releases RCVS...
vGrid
Response by New Zealand Police to Joshua Rogers on .
Successful.
Tēnā koe Joshua                                   Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zeal...
Members of the Independent Police Conduct Authority
Response by New Zealand Police to john luke on .
Successful.
Dear Mr Luke,   Please find your OIA response attached.           Ngā mihi, Communications Services Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te...
Status update
Response by New Zealand Police to James on .
Successful.
Dear James,   Please refer to the final response attached for your OIA request of 10 August.   Kind regards     Elsa Wu (she/her) Supe...
Calls made
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 Prosecution Service Disclosure Survey
Response by New Zealand Police to I Brown on .
Partially successful.
Tēnā koe   Please find attached the response and documentation relating to your Official Information Act request, received by Police on 5 May 2024...

Only requests made using FYI are shown. ?

  

More about this authority

Home page of authority
View email address
Ask us to update Official Information email