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If you have received your response outside the FYI.org.nz system (such as by direct email or post), the response will not be published - which may be intentional.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

1792 requests

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Car data recorder
Request to New Zealand Police by Mike. Annotated by Mike on .
Partially successful.
The response does not really answer my first question i.e. "Do NZ Police retrieve data from these when investigating a vehicle crash?" They have indi...
Tēnā koe Amy   Please find attached the response relating to your Official Information Act request, received by Police on 13 November 2023.  ...
Police Staffing - Hamilton City
Request to New Zealand Police by Joshua Rogers. Annotated by Grant Carroll on .
Long overdue.
This response is now two months overdue - a complaint needs to be made to the Ombudsman.
Hi Lisa, Ask them for any documentations and/or meeting minuets they have discussing policy and/or appropriateness of recording members of the publi...
Kia ora Fred Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand Police on 16 May 2021. Kind regar...
Motivations of the people in He Aranga Ake
Request to New Zealand Police by John. Annotated by joseph k on .
Refused.
Take it to the ombudsman. There is a clear public interest in this topic and it is likely that this response is over-redacted.
Beyond He Aranga Ake
Response by New Zealand Police to John on .
Refused.
Tēnā koe John   Please find attached the response relating to your Official Information Act request, received by Police on 30 November 2023.  ...
Clarke Gayford
Response by New Zealand Police to Craig Innes on .
Reported for administrator attention.
Tēnā koe Craig                                     Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zeala...
“Don’t Guess the Yes” campaign
Response by New Zealand Police to ASE on .
Partially successful.
Good morning ASE,   Please see Police response attached.   Kind regards         Kind regards     P Cross Information Request...
Posie Parker talk in Albert Park
Response by New Zealand Police to John on .
Successful.
Dear John,   We have noticed that the PDF file attachment included in our response to you yesterday may not be downloaded properly from the FYI we...
Theft ex Shop - Hamilton Police
Response by New Zealand Police to Joshua Rogers on .
Information not held.
Good Afternoon Joshua Rogers, I refer to your request for information made under the Official Information Act 1982 (Information Request IR-01-23-3423...
NZ Police Workgroups
Request to New Zealand Police by Amanda Murtagh. Annotated by Amanda Murtagh on .
Partially successful.
Sent 18.12.23 by Email Respond to my OIA's via FYI.org.nz.
18 EDGECUMBE Road, Tauranga
Response by New Zealand Police to Angela on .
Refused.
Tēnā koe Angela On 30th June and 3rd July we emailed you requesting identity/authorisation information to authenticate your Privacy Act request entitl...
Kia ora Matthew I refer to your correspondence of 5 November below, which you submitted via the fyi website as a request under the Official Informatio...
Police Chapter Manuals - Alcohol and Drugs
Response by New Zealand Police to F Cook on .
Successful.
Tēnā koe F Cook   Please find attached the response and documentation relating to your Official Information Act request, received by Police on 26...
Part 102 Unmanned Aircraft Documents
Response by New Zealand Police to N Job on .
Partially successful.
Tēnā koe N Job   Please find attached the response and documentation relating to your Official Information Act request, received by Police on 2 No...
Report of Police Officer Made 3 Years After Deceased Passed Away
Response by New Zealand Police to C A Mattheiss on .
Awaiting classification.
Tēnā koe Cara,   Thank you for your email.   In my previous emails to you on 26/10/2023, 22/11/2023 and 27/11/2023 the below information was p...
Vehicle striking house
Response by New Zealand Police to James on .
Successful.
Good morning James,   I refer to your request for information made under the Official Information Act 1982   Please see the attached letter in...
Proceeds of fines
Response by New Zealand Police to Adam Irish on .
Successful.
  Kia ora Adam   Further to your OIA response query re IR-01—23-22175 of 4 August 2023, the workgroups that responded to your request advise:...
Police Drug-Drone Training
Response by New Zealand Police to F Cook on .
Successful.
Tēnā koe F Cook   Please accept my apologies for the previous email, which contained an unsigned version of this response. Please find attached...
Tēnā koe Cybergranny, Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request, received by Police on 20 November 2023. You requested: "Why do t...
Tēnā koe,   I acknowledge receipt of your information request below, received by Police on 12/11/2023.   Your request reference number is IR-0...
Status of empty Police houses located in Julyan Street, Shannon
Response by New Zealand Police to Kieran Gunn on .
Awaiting classification.
Tēnā koe Jayne   Please find attached the response relating to your Official Information Act request, received by Police on 7 November 2023.  ...
While the refusal on grounds of an overly broad request appears reasonable, you could probably appeal part of this response to the ombudsman, as there...
Total number of individuals currently looked at under the He Aranga Ake framework
Request to New Zealand Police by John. Annotated by joseph k on .
Partially successful.
You should appeal to the ombudsman about point three, as the answer would appear to be eminently in the public interest.

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