NZ Customs ANPR use and Third-Party Camera Access
M B made this Official Information request to New Zealand Customs Service
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From: M B
Dear New Zealand Customs Service,
1. How many ANPR cameras does Customs use, monitor, or otherwise have access to? (Including third party access).
2. What Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) databases does Customs have access to?
3. Does Customs have any contracts or integration with Securogroup, SaferCities, Auror, or vGRID?
4. What software, database, or other method of access is used to remotely view video feeds from third parties such as Howick Village Association. See https://infocouncil.aucklandcouncil.govt...
Yours faithfully,
Mr Helm.
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Dear Mr Helm
Extension of request for official information
Thank you for your email to the New Zealand Customs Service (Customs)
dated 30 July 2022, requesting the following information under the
Official Information Act 1982:
1. How many ANPR cameras does Customs use, monitor, or otherwise have
access to? (Including third party access).
2. What Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) databases does Customs
have access to?
3. Does Customs have any contracts or integration with Securogroup,
SaferCities, Auror, or vGRID?
4. What software, database, or other method of access is used to remotely
view video feeds from third parties such as Howick Village Association.
See
[1]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...
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From: M B <[FYI request #20082 email]>
Sent: Saturday, 30 July 2022 4:14
To: OIA <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - NZ Customs ANPR use and
Third-Party Camera Access
Dear New Zealand Customs Service,
1. How many ANPR cameras does Customs use, monitor, or otherwise have
access to? (Including third party access).
2. What Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) databases does Customs
have access to?
3. Does Customs have any contracts or integration with Securogroup,
SaferCities, Auror, or vGRID?
4. What software, database, or other method of access is used to remotely
view video feeds from third parties such as Howick Village Association.
See
[2]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...
Yours faithfully,
Mr Helm.
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Dear Mr Helm
Please find attached response to your request for information.
Yours sincerely
Correspondence, Reviews and Ministerial Servicing
New Zealand Customs Service
-----Original Message-----
From: M B <[1][FOI #20082 email]>
Sent: Saturday, 30 July 2022 4:14
To: OIA <[2][email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - NZ Customs ANPR use and
Third-Party Camera Access
Dear New Zealand Customs Service,
1. How many ANPR cameras does Customs use, monitor, or otherwise have
access to? (Including third party access).
2. What Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) databases does Customs
have access to?
3. Does Customs have any contracts or integration with Securogroup,
SaferCities, Auror, or vGRID?
4. What software, database, or other method of access is used to remotely
view video feeds from third parties such as Howick Village Association.
See
[3]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...
Yours faithfully,
Mr Helm.
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Tēnā koe Mr Helm
Please find attached a revised response to your request for information.
Yours sincerely
Correspondence, Reviews and Ministerial Servicing
New Zealand Customs Service
-----Original Message-----
From: M B <[1][FYI request #20082 email]>
Sent: Saturday, 30 July 2022 4:14
To: OIA <[2][email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - NZ Customs ANPR use and
Third-Party Camera Access
Dear New Zealand Customs Service,
1. How many ANPR cameras does Customs use, monitor, or otherwise have
access to? (Including third party access).
2. What Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) databases does Customs
have access to?
3. Does Customs have any contracts or integration with Securogroup,
SaferCities, Auror, or vGRID?
4. What software, database, or other method of access is used to remotely
view video feeds from third parties such as Howick Village Association.
See
[3]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...
Yours faithfully,
Mr Helm.
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attend a Customs site if you are feeling unwell or have COVID-19 symptoms
or have positive household close contacts.
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M B left an annotation ()
For those following this request and my research, please note that this response acknowledges NZ Custom's use of Auror - hosts of an ANPR database.
For clarification, this access will not be within the capacity of a retailer like most Auror retail users. Rather, Customs will have access similar to that of the Police: access to the entire ANPR database with the ability to conduct live tracking and retrospective searches.
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