Police response to bomb threat

Charlotte made this Official Information request to New Zealand Police

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From: Charlotte

Dear New Zealand Police,
Can you please advise what your procedures are when responding to a telephoned in bomb threat to a secondary school in NZ.
Is there a specialist team involved in checking and securing the property?
Is it normal practice for heavily armed police to be guarding the location at which there has been a bomb threat.
Is it usual practice that the police would also inform surrounding residential properties of the threat?
thank you
Yours faithfully,
C M Cotter

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From: Ministerial Services
New Zealand Police

Tēnā koe Charlotte

I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act (OIA) request below, received by New Zealand Police on 27 August 2022.

Your request is being actioned pursuant to the OIA. You can expect a response to your request on or before 24 August 2022.

Kind regards, Dylan
Ministerial Services PNHQ

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From: Charlotte <[FOI #20035 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 27 July 2022 1:34 PM
To: Ministerial Services <[email address]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Official Information request - Police response to bomb threat

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Dear New Zealand Police,
Can you please advise what your procedures are when responding to a telephoned in bomb threat to a secondary school in NZ.
Is there a specialist team involved in checking and securing the property?
Is it normal practice for heavily armed police to be guarding the location at which there has been a bomb threat.
Is it usual practice that the police would also inform surrounding residential properties of the threat?
thank you
Yours faithfully,
C M Cotter

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From: Charlotte

Dear Ministerial Services,

Further to my above request, I now request whether any charges have been brought against the instigator of the high school bomb threats, or whether the instigator was actually identified.

Yours sincerely,

Charlotte

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From: Ministerial Services
New Zealand Police

Tēnā koe Charlotte

I acknowledge receipt of your additional questions below.

Your request is being actioned pursuant to the OIA. You can expect a response to your request on or before 24 August 2022.

Kind regards, Dylan
Ministerial Services PNHQ

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From: Charlotte <[FOI #20035 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 9 August 2022 11:29 AM
To: Ministerial Services <[email address]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: OIA Acknowledgement IR-01-22-22097

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Dear Ministerial Services,

Further to my above request, I now request whether any charges have been brought against the instigator of the high school bomb threats, or whether the instigator was actually identified.

Yours sincerely,

Charlotte

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Tēnā koe Charlotte

I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act (OIA) request below, received by New Zealand Police on 27 August 2022.

Your request is being actioned pursuant to the OIA. You can expect a response to your request on or before 24 August 2022.

Kind regards, Dylan
Ministerial Services PNHQ

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Mark Hanna left an annotation ()

I see NZ Police has missed the legal deadline for this request. I hope you'll complain to the Ombudsman about this unlawful delay.

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New Zealand Police

Mōrena Charlotte

I can confirm that your request has been drafted and is currently progressing through our internal consultation process. Although I am unable to confirm a release date at this stage, in normal circumstances this process can take up to eight working days.

Please accept our apologies for the delay in providing you with a response to your query. We are endeavouring to provide this to you as soon as possible.

Ngā mihi

Julián (he/him)
Ministerial Services Advisor
NZ Police National Headquarters Wellington
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-----Original Message-----
From: Ministerial Services
Sent: Wednesday, 27 July 2022 1:54 PM
To: 'Charlotte' <[FOI #20035 email]>
Subject: OIA Acknowledgement IR-01-22-22097

Tēnā koe Charlotte

I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act (OIA) request below, received by New Zealand Police on 27 August 2022.

Your request is being actioned pursuant to the OIA. You can expect a response to your request on or before 24 August 2022.

Kind regards, Dylan
Ministerial Services PNHQ

-----Original Message-----
From: Charlotte <[FOI #20035 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 27 July 2022 1:34 PM
To: Ministerial Services <[email address]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Official Information request - Police response to bomb threat

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Dear New Zealand Police,
Can you please advise what your procedures are when responding to a telephoned in bomb threat to a secondary school in NZ.
Is there a specialist team involved in checking and securing the property?
Is it normal practice for heavily armed police to be guarding the location at which there has been a bomb threat.
Is it usual practice that the police would also inform surrounding residential properties of the threat?
thank you
Yours faithfully,
C M Cotter

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Tēnā koe Charlotte                                  

Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act
request, received by New Zealand Police on 27 July 2022.

 

Please accept our apologies for the delay in providing you with this
response.

Ngā mihi

 

Jeremy
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Mark Hanna left an annotation ()

I'm surprised NZ Police didn't seem to consider releasing their "Improvised explosive devices and bomb incidents" Police Manual chapter to you.

If you'd like more information on Police's procedures around bomb threats, you might consider requesting that specific policy document.

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Mark Hanna - I'm not surprised at all to be honest! Thanks for the infor

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From: Charlotte

Dear Ministerial Services,

Please can you send through the police case summary on the above alleged bomb threat at matamata college 26/7/22 and advise whether anyone has been found and held accountable for the alleged bomb threat

Yours sincerely,

Charlotte

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New Zealand Police

Good afternoon

I refer to your request of the 1st November 2022 for the following
information: Please can you send through the police case summary on the
above alleged bomb threat at Matamata college 26/7/22 and advise whether
anyone has been found and held accountable for the alleged bomb threat

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)(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 requires until 16 December 2022, to provide a substantive response
to your request. We are endeavouring to provide this to you as soon as
possible.

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].

Kind regards 
WL (Bill) CROWE
Detective Sergeant
Waikato Information Requests Team

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From: Charlotte

Dear New Zealand Police,
Just checking in to see whether you need another extension or that you will answer today

Yours faithfully,

Charlotte

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From: Ministerial Services
New Zealand Police

Kia ora Charlotte

I can confirm that a response to your request is being drafted and will then progress through our internal consultation process. I am unable to confirm a release date at this stage, but I believe the workgroup drafting your response will not able able to meet the extended due date of 16 December 2022.

Please accept our apologies for the delay in providing you with a response to your query. We are endeavouring to provide this to you as soon as possible.

Ngā mihi
 
Julián (He/Him)
Ministerial Services Advisor
NZ Police National Headqurters Wellington

-----Original Message-----
From: Charlotte <[FOI #20035 email]>
Sent: Friday, 16 December 2022 11:40 AM
To: Ministerial Services <[email address]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Official Information Act Request - Police file 220726/3524

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Dear New Zealand Police,
Just checking in to see whether you need another extension or that you will answer today

Yours faithfully,

Charlotte

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Good afternoon

I refer to your request of the 1st November 2022 for the following
information: Please can you send through the police case summary on the above alleged bomb threat at Matamata college 26/7/22 and advise whether anyone has been found and held accountable for the alleged bomb threat

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)(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 requires until 16 December 2022, to provide a substantive response to your request. We are endeavouring to provide this to you as soon as possible.

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].

Kind regards
WL (Bill) CROWE
Detective Sergeant
Waikato Information Requests Team

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WARNING

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Good afternoon
I refer to your request for information made under the Official
Information Act 1982
You have asked for:
Please can you send through the police case summary on the above alleged
bomb threat at matamata college 26/7/22 and advise whether anyone has been
found and held accountable for the alleged bomb threat
I have considered your request under the Official Information Act
1982, and have attached the following documents:

* The Police Case Summary Report redacted pursuant to S.9(2)(a) of the
OIA 1982, to protect the privacy of natural persons

Please consider this request now closed.
You have the right to ask the Ombudsman to review my decision if you are
not satisfied with Police’s response to your request.
Kind regards 
WL (Bill) CROWE
Detective Sergeant
Waikato Information Requests Team

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WARNING

The information contained in this email message is intended for the
addressee only and may contain privileged information. It may also be
subject to the provisions of section 50 of the Policing Act 2008, which
creates an offence to have unlawful possession of Police property. If you
are not the intended recipient of this message or have received this
message in error, you must not peruse, use, distribute or copy this
message or any of its contents.

Also note, the views expressed in this message may not necessarily reflect
those of the New Zealand Police. If you have received this message in
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