Kia ora Mr Carroll

 

I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request
below, by New Zealand Police on 14 May 2021.

 

Your request is being actioned pursuant to the OIA.

 

You can expect a response to your request on or before 14 June 2021.

 

Ngā mihi
Sarah

Ministerial Services
New Zealand Police National Headquarters Wellington

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-----Original Message-----
From: Grant Carroll <[FOI #15447 email]>
Sent: Friday, 14 May 2021 4:52 PM
To: Ministerial Services <[New Zealand Police request email]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Official Information request - Facebook photo

 

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Dear New Zealand Police,

Last evening a New Zealand Facebook user updated his profile picture with
a photo of himself along with two uniformed New Zealand Police inspectors
and a uniformed New Zealand Police sergeant. Along the bottom of the photo
was a caption reading "I Stand With Israel Forever".

 

Pursuant to the Official Information Act 1982 I would like to ask:

1) Is it considered appropriate for three members of the New Zealand
Police, in particular, two very senior members, to appear in a photo on a
social media platform with the above caption on the photo.

 

2) Does the New Zealand Police have any policy or procedures in place to
regulate how it's members are able to support or oppose political causes
and, if so, how are these three officers able to have their photo on a
very widely used and viewed social media platform with a caption such as
"I Stand With Israel Forever" on the photo.

 

I confirm that I am a New Zealand citizen resident in New Zealand.

 

Thank you.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Grant Carroll.

 

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Kia ora Mr Carroll

 

I refer to one of the questions in your OIA request, below, namely: 1) Is
it considered appropriate for three members of the New Zealand Police, in
particular, two very senior members, to appear in a photo on a social
media platform with the above caption on the photo.

 

For Police to give an accurate response to this question, we would need to
see the photo you are referring to. Please can you provide a screenshot or
copy of the photo and the platform it appears on? You can do this by
sending directly to [1][email address] if you choose
not to publish via this forum.

 

I am advised that a response to your second question regarding Police
policy is underway.

 

Ngā mihi
Sarah

Ministerial Services
New Zealand Police National Headquarters Wellington

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From: Ministerial Services
Sent: Monday, 17 May 2021 7:46 am
To: 'Grant Carroll' <[FOI #15447 email]>
Subject: OIA request acknowledgement IR-01-21-15643

 

Kia ora Mr Carroll

 

I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request
below, by New Zealand Police on 14 May 2021.

 

Your request is being actioned pursuant to the OIA.

 

You can expect a response to your request on or before 14 June 2021.

 

Ngā mihi
Sarah

Ministerial Services
New Zealand Police National Headquarters Wellington

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-----Original Message-----
From: Grant Carroll
Sent: Friday, 14 May 2021 4:52 PM
To: Ministerial Services
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Official Information request - Facebook photo

 

CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not
click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know
the content is safe.

 

 

Dear New Zealand Police,

Last evening a New Zealand Facebook user updated his profile picture with
a photo of himself along with two uniformed New Zealand Police inspectors
and a uniformed New Zealand Police sergeant. Along the bottom of the photo
was a caption reading "I Stand With Israel Forever".

 

Pursuant to the Official Information Act 1982 I would like to ask:

1) Is it considered appropriate for three members of the New Zealand
Police, in particular, two very senior members, to appear in a photo on a
social media platform with the above caption on the photo.

 

2) Does the New Zealand Police have any policy or procedures in place to
regulate how it's members are able to support or oppose political causes
and, if so, how are these three officers able to have their photo on a
very widely used and viewed social media platform with a caption such as
"I Stand With Israel Forever" on the photo.

 

I confirm that I am a New Zealand citizen resident in New Zealand.

 

Thank you.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Grant Carroll.

 

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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

 

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:

[4][FOI #15447 email]

 

Is [5][New Zealand Police request email] the wrong address for Official
Information requests to New Zealand Police? If so, please contact us using
this form:

[6]https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

 

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the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:

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Tēnā koe Mr Carroll
 
I refer to your request of 14 May 2021 for the following information:

 

1) Is it considered appropriate for three members of the New Zealand
Police, in particular, two very senior members, to appear in a photo on a
social media platform with the above caption on the photo.

2) Does the New Zealand Police have any policy or procedures in place to
regulate how it's members are able to support or oppose political causes
and, if so, how are these three officers able to have their photo on a
very widely used and viewed social media platform with a caption such as
"I Stand With Israel Forever" on the photo.

 

I have been asked to advise you that Police requires an extension of time
in which to respond to your request, pursuant to section 15A(1) of the
Official Information Act (OIA). Specifically, section 15A(1)(b),
consultations necessary to make a decision on the request are such that a
proper response to the request cannot reasonably be made within the
original time limit.

 

Police require until 21 June 2021 to provide a substantive response to
your request.

 

You have the right, under section 28(3) of the OIA, to make a complaint to
an Ombudsman about this extension.

 

If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request with us, including this
decision, please feel free to contact
[1][email address].
 
Ngā mihi
Fiona
Ministerial Services
PNHQ

 

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Kia ora Grant

Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act
request, received by New Zealand Police on 14 May 2021.

Kind regards, Brittany
Ministerial Services PNHQ

 

 

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