Operational Policing Guidelines during COVID-19 Alert Level 4
Paul Roberts made this Official Information request to New Zealand Police
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      From: Paul Roberts
      
    
    Dear New Zealand Police,
With reference to the lack of transparency by the Police and Police Commissioner Mike Bush regarding operational procedures during the COVID-19 Alert Level 4 lockdown.
We here by request under the Freedom of Information Act the document titled "Operational Policing Guidelines - Alert Level 4, scenarios for the Frontline" or similarly titled as provided by the Police National Headquarters to Journalism staff documented here https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/1...
Furthermore please provide any other documents related to Policing operations for the COVID-19 lockdown.
We expect your prompt response.
Yours faithfully,
Paul Roberts
        New Zealand Police
      
    
    Dear Mr Roberts
  
 I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act (OIA) request
 below, received by NZ Police on 4 April 2020.
  
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 unprecedented circumstances as we respond to Covid-19. This will have a
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 Thank you for your understanding.
  
 Kind regards
 Ministerial Services
 PNHQ
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 Date: 04/04/2020 08:41AM
 Subject: Official Information request - Operational Policing Guidelines
 during COVID-19 Alert Level 4
Dear New Zealand Police,
 With reference to the lack of transparency by the Police and Police
 Commissioner Mike Bush regarding operational procedures during the
 COVID-19 Alert Level 4 lockdown.
 We here by request under the Freedom of Information Act the document
 titled "Operational Policing Guidelines - Alert Level 4, scenarios for the
 Frontline" or similarly titled as provided by the Police National
 Headquarters to Journalism staff documented here
 [1]https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/1...
 Furthermore please provide any other documents related to Policing
 operations for the COVID-19 lockdown.
 We expect your prompt response.
 Yours faithfully,
 Paul Roberts
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      From: Paul Roberts
      
    
    Dear New Zealand Police,
Regarding the request for Policing Operation materials related to the Covid-19 Lockdown received 4th April, the 20 days allowed by law for reply has now come to expiry this 6th May.
Yours faithfully,
Paul Roberts
        New Zealand Police
      
    
    Good afternoon Paul
  
 Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act
 request, received by NZ Police on 04/04/2020.
  
 Please accept our apologies for the delay in providing you with this
 response.
  
 Kind regards
 Ministerial Services
 PNHQ
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      From: Paul Roberts
      
    
    Dear New Zealand Police,
Thanks for your reply.
Please note the documents mentioned in your cover letter were not attached.
Through your website I have found the "Operational Policing Guidelines – Alert Level 4,
Scenarios for the Frontline" document here https://www.police.govt.nz/sites/default... so that is fine.
However the second document "National Operation Order for Checkpoints (Operation COVID19) April 2020" we still need a copy of. Would you please attach that with your reply.
Yours faithfully,
Paul Roberts
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