6 August 2021
IR-01-21-22118
Mr Mike Hunua
Email: [FYI request #16093 email]
Dear Mr Hunua
I am writing in response to your OIA request, reference number
IR-01-21-22118 to New Zealand Police, received 16 July 2021.
You were inquiring how unedited Police Eagle footage has been
posted to YouTube on an unofficial channel. You asked how this
footage was released.
This footage was part of a prosecution file where several persons
were apprehended. Police provided disclosure under the Criminal
Disclosure Act 2008 to the accused’s defense counsel. After the
footage was disclosed it has been uploaded to YouTube by person
or persons unknown.
If you have any other questions, please don't hesitate to contact me
directly at my email address.
Yours sincerely
Wendy Pickering
Senior Sergeant
Officer in Charge Marine Rescue Centre