development, and implementation of the programme, with the first year of funding
becoming available on 1 July 2021.
New Zealand Police is leading the development of MACIP, along with agency
representatives from the Ministries of Health, Social Development, Education,
Oranga Tamariki, Department of Corrections and the New Zealand Security
Intelligence Service.
Workshops have commenced during 2021 to generate from the government
agencies involved content to inform the drafting of core business documents
which will inform the future delivery of the programme. At this time, business
documents are still in production and being drafted. Minutes were not kept in
respect to workshops.
For this reason, the documents requested are withheld under the following
grounds:
• section 18(e) of the OIA, as the document alleged to contain the
information you have requested does not exist
• section 9(2)(g)(i) of the OIA, in order to maintain the effective conduct of
public affairs through the free and frank expression of opinions by or
between or to Ministers of the Crown or members of an organisation of
officers and employees of and Department or organisation in the course
of their duty
• section 6(c) of the OIA, as the making available of the information is likely
to prejudice the maintenance of the law including the prevention,
investigation and detection of offences and the right to a fair trial.
While these draft documents are unable to be released, please find attached
three documents which Police can share. These are:
• A one pager prepared for ‘He Whenua Taurikura’ – New Zealand’s Hui on
Countering Terrorism and Violent Extremism, held in Ōtautahi,
Christchurch, 15-16 June 2021
• A powerpoint presentation prepared to update New Zealand’s Countering
Terrorism Coordination Committee, which is chaired by the Department of
Prime Minster and Cabinet, dated July 2021.
• A project one pager also prepared for the above committee, dated June
2021.
Please note that it has been necessary to withhold some information from these
documents under section 6(c) of the OIA, as the making available of the
information is likely to prejudice the maintenance of the law including the
prevention, investigation and detection of offences and the right to a fair trial. You
will note these documents also reference the new name for MACIP, He Aranga
Ake (to emerge, to arise, to become visible).
3. If Police’s development and implementation of this programme has an
associated work programme or implementation plan, I request a copy of this
as well.
Police and other government agencies have always worked closely together to
keep New Zealand safe from national security threats, utilising the most
appropriate tools and methods available, including those which focus on
preventing any further offending or escalation of behaviour which will be harmful
to New Zealanders.
This past experience has helped informed the need for New Zealand to establish
a formal disengagement programme, with appropriate resources to deliver
appropriate, coordinated, supportive interventions which consider the person of
concern’s culture, environment, background, risk, needs, responsivity and
circumstances.
For this reason, the documents requested are withheld under the following
grounds:
• section 6(c) of the OIA, as the making available of the information is likely
to prejudice the maintenance of the law including the prevention,
investigation and detection of offences and the right to a fair trial
• section 9(2)(a) of the OIA to protect the privacy of natural persons,
including that of deceased natural persons
• section 6(a) of the OIA as the making available of the information is likely
to prejudice the security or defence of New Zealand or the international
relations of the government of New Zealand.
I trust that this information will be of use to you. You have the right to ask the
Ombudsman to review my decision if you are not satisfied with my response to
your request.
Yours sincerely
F. de Bes
Fleur de Bes
Inspector
New Zealand Police
