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Tēnā koe Ashlee

I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request below, received by Police on 28 December 2022.

Your reference number is IR-01-23-213.

Please note, as per section 2 of the OIA, the three weeks between 25 December 2022 and 15 January 2023 do not count as working days. You can expect a response to your request on or before 13 February 2023 unless an extension is needed.

Ngā mihi
Sophie
Ministerial Services
Police National Headquarters
-----Original Message-----
From: A.Basham <[FYI request #21491 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 28 December 2022 4:39 PM
To: Ministerial Services <[email address]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Official Information request - Operation Convoy - Full Disclosure.

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Dear New Zealand Police,

Under the OIA I request the following information;

1. A full disclosure of all official information related to Operation Convoy from its inception up until the date of this letter being the 28th of December 2022, and then until the date of your response. This information should include but not be limited to; Reports, memos, letters, notes, advice and emails, materials like; tape recordings, videos or computer records, and any internal policies or guidelines relied upon for decision making in relation to the Convoy and Protests/Occupation of Parliament grounds in Wellington.

2. A full disclosure of any/all official information in relation to the Convoy and Protests/Occupation of Parliament grounds in Wellington, from the 1st of February 2022 until the 1st of April 2022. This information should include but not be limited to; Reports, memos, letters, notes, advice and emails, materials like; tape recordings, videos or computer records, and any internal policies or guidelines relied upon for decision making.

I understand that information and documents in relation to point 1 and 2 have been compiled for disclosure in a number of court cases that relate to this matter, as such I would expect a timely response.

3. From my understanding there has been documents released to members of New Zealand Media, namely; Stuff, NZ Herald and 1 News. I request that all of the documents that have been released to the media in relation to the Convoy and Protests/Occupation of Parliament grounds in Wellington be sent to me asap.

The articles relevant to point 3 are as follows, to provide context: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/revealed-p...

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/police-spe...

Yours faithfully,

Ashlee Basham

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Kia ora Ashlee

 

I refer to your request of 28 December 2022 under the Official Information
Act 1982 (OIA), for:

 

1. A full disclosure of all official information related to Operation
Convoy from its inception up until the date of this letter being the 28th
of December 2022, and then until the date of your response. This
information should include but not be limited to; Reports, memos, letters,
notes, advice and emails, materials like; tape recordings, videos or
computer records, and any internal policies or guidelines relied upon for
decision making in relation to the Convoy and Protests/Occupation of
Parliament grounds in Wellington.

 

2. A full disclosure of any/all official information in relation to the
Convoy and Protests/Occupation of Parliament grounds in Wellington, from
the 1st of February 2022 until the 1st of April 2022. This information
should include but not be limited to; Reports, memos, letters, notes,
advice and emails, materials like; tape recordings, videos or computer
records, and any internal policies or guidelines relied upon for decision
making.

 

I understand that information and documents in relation to point 1 and 2
have been compiled for disclosure in a number of court cases that relate
to this matter, as such I would expect a timely response.

 

3. From my understanding there has been documents released to members of
New Zealand Media, namely; Stuff, NZ Herald and 1 News. I request that all
of the documents that have been released to the media in relation to the
Convoy and Protests/Occupation of Parliament grounds in Wellington be sent
to me asap.

 

Regarding parts 1 and 2 of your request, it is important to note that the
Police response to the 23 day Parliament protest in February/March 2022
was a substantial operation, involving hundreds of officers in frontline
roles, and additional support staff. Given the broad nature of your
request for “all official information” relating to Operation Convoy and/or
the Protest, the volume of correspondence and documents within scope of
these parts of your request certainly runs into many thousands of items.

 

I therefore invite you to refine your request. You may wish, for example,
to narrow the time frame further and/or further specify the types of
information you are interested in.

 

If you do not refine these parts of your request it is likely Police will
have to refuse them under s 18(f) of the OIA, as the information requested
cannot be made available without substantial collation or research.

 

If you do refine you request you should note that where the information
requested tends to go to the heart of the matters that are under
investigation and review by the IPCA Police is likely to withhold that
information pursuant to s 9(2)(ba)(ii) of the OIA, until such time as the
IPCA has reported.  

 

If you could respond on this point by end of day Wednesday 25 January that
would be greatly appreciated.

 

Regarding part 3 of your request, I can advise that Police has proactively
released anonymised copies of the majority of its responses to OIA
requests relating to the Parliament protest, including all responses to
media requests where information was released. These requests are
categorised by topic, and are publicly available here:
[1]https://www.police.govt.nz/about-us/publ...

 

Kind regards

 

Tobias Vandenberg

Senior Advisor | Ministerial Services | Police National Headquarters

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Kia ora Ashlee

Just to confirm Police can proceed with your request as below.

As the original request was amended Police will be treating it as a new request, received on 24 January. You can expect to receive a response to your request on or before 22 February 2023 unless an extension is needed.

I note that some parts of your request are focused on direct communications you had with particular Police staff at the time. It would greatly assist us locating any relevant information if you are able to provide further details on the following:

1. You state that on 8 February at approximately 6am you "chose to invoke" Wellington Police. Can you advise how you contacted Police? For example, if by phone then which number did you use and do you recall who you spoke with? If by email then which address? If you could confirm whether that was the same means of contact you used throughout that day it would be helpful too.

2. You refer to an email of 9 February from a Detective Sergeant saying the then Speaker Trevor Mallard had “requested that all tents and structures which have been erected are to be removed now.” Are you able to provide the name of the Detective Sergeant who authored the email?

3. On 10 February around 11am you say you missed a phone call from Police. Can you please provide the number you received the call from, if you still have access to it? Further, at 1pm you say you called Police back and spoke with a Sergeant - Do you know what number you called and the name of the Sergeant you spoke with?

4. You say you spoke with and exchanged emails with a sergeant on 16 February. Can you provide the name of the sergeant you spoke with?

5. Finally, on 21 February you indicate you spoke with Police regarding a meeting regarding the installation of concrete barriers. Can you provide the name of the police officer you spoke with.

We will proceed with your request in any case, but any information you can provide on the above would be very helpful.

Regards
Toby

Tobias Vandenberg
Senior Advisor | Ministerial Services | Police National Headquarters
       

-----Original Message-----
From: Ministerial Services
Sent: Friday, 27 January 2023 3:17 pm
To: 'A.Basham' <[FYI request #21491 email]>
Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] Re: OIA IR-01-23-213 - request for clarification

Kia ora Ashlee

Thank you for clarifying your main areas of interest. I'll make some preliminary enquiries and come back to you if I require further details.

Regards
Toby
Tobias Vandenberg
Senior Advisor | Ministerial Services | Police National Headquarters

-----Original Message-----
From: A.Basham <[FYI request #21491 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 24 January 2023 10:51 pm
To: Ministerial Services <[email address]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: OIA IR-01-23-213 - request for clarification

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Dear Ministerial Services - Tobias,

Please see part 2 of my response below.

5. From documentation that I have seen, I am aware that on the 9th of February Trevor Mallard, the Speaker of the House at the time of the protest, had requested the Police to “accompany parliamentary staff who hold a designation as occupier of the parliamentary precincts while they deliver the trespass notices”. This request was in the form of a letter. This request was then translated into an email on the 9th of February by a Detective Sergeant who stated that Trevor Mallard had “requested that all tents and structures which have been erected are to be removed now”, if tents and structures were not removed Police were to close Parliament grounds, leaving those remaining on Parliament grounds open to trespass and arrest. This email request I believe was then actioned on the 10th of February. As such my request is as follows:

a. Could you please confirm that the Police first carried out the initial request from Trevor Mallard before the email from the Detective Sergeant was actioned?

b. Could you please advise as to the policies and procedures that the Police have in place in regards to trespass notices?

c. Could you please advise if these policies and procedures cover protest situations and specifically in public places such as Parliament grounds.

d. Could you please advise as to why the Police prioritised actioning the request of Trevor Mallard rather than maintaining their communication and negotiations with convoy organisers, and protesters?

e. Who made the decision to prioritise the request from Trevor Mallard?

f. Could you please advise as to the policies and procedures that the Police have in place in regards to these types of situations and what the best practice would be?

g. Did the Police seek any legal advise before actioning any requests from Trevor Mallard?
h. I request any and all communications, notes, documentation, meeting notes/minutes and meeting dates/times, parties and persons involved, and all other relevant information/material pertaining to my statements in point 5 and questions therein listed above (a-g).

6. On 16th February, 2022, after speaking to a sergeant involved in negotiations over the phone, I received an email from this sergeant stipulating that their goal is “to ensure a peaceful and lawful protest takes place and that all persons remain safe.” This email also outlined what the Police needed in order for this to happen and offered terms for negotiation. When speaking with the sergeants and officers involved in the negotiations, they always confirmed and affirmed our rights to protest, and always insisted on keeping the protest lawful and safe. This was also the goals of the convoy organisers and of the protesters. However the actions of the Police always seemed to show the opposite of what their words were stating and promising. As I am sure you can understand that this is confusing, as such I request the following;

a. Were there two different teams deployed the handle the protest situation? One team deployed for behalf of the protesters and one team deployed of behalf of Trevor mallard?

b. If so, could you please advise as to why this occurred?

c. If not, can you please advise as to why the information the officers contacting convoy organisers was so contrast to the actions of those on the ground?

d. I request any and all communications, notes, documentation, meeting notes/minutes and meeting dates/times, parties and persons involved, and all other relevant information/material pertaining to my statements in point 6 and questions therein listed above (a-c).

7. Early in morning on the 21st of February the Police conducted an operation in which 100s of concrete barriers were installed around Parliament grounds. In my conversations with police I was informed that a meeting had taken place around midday on the 20th of February, 2022, about these concrete barriers. Certain “influencers” at the protest had been invited to this meeting, however I was also advised by the Police that convoy organisers had not been invited nor had they been advised about this meeting. As such my request is as follows;

a. Why were convoy organisers not contacted and invited to attend this meeting?

b. Who made the decision to hold this meeting?

c. Why was this meeting held, and what was its purpose?

d. I request any and all communications, notes, documentation, meeting notes/minutes and meeting dates/times, parties and persons involved, and all other relevant information/material pertaining to my statements in point 7 and questions therein listed above (a-c).

I believe the above 7 matters are the most pertinent at this moment in time. I understand an IPCA complaint is underway and that the report is due out at the end of March, I also understand that there have been numerous OIA requests that have been rejected due to this report being conducted. However I would like to point out that regardless of the IPCA report the information and documentation in relation to this matter, and the matters listed above, is still a matter of public interest and still subject to the OIA.

I would also like to note that there have been articles about the convoy recently updated by the media with information released from the Disinformation Project. This information implies that certain individuals were the cause of the breakdown in communication and shift in power from convoy organisers to other influencers. From what I personally know this could not have happened without the assistance of the Police directly or indirectly, knowingly or unknowingly.

I require the all the information listed above so that I may be able to better understand the complexity of the matter and decide whether or not this matter needs to be further pursued beyond the IPCA.

I thank you in advance for your assistance.

Yours sincerely,

A.Basham

-----Original Message-----

Kia ora Ashlee

I refer to your request of 28 December 2022 under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA), for:

1. A full disclosure of all official information related to Operation Convoy from its inception up until the date of this letter being the 28th of December 2022, and then until the date of your response. This information should include but not be limited to; Reports, memos, letters, notes, advice and emails, materials like; tape recordings, videos or computer records, and any internal policies or guidelines relied upon for decision making in relation to the Convoy and Protests/Occupation of Parliament grounds in Wellington.

2. A full disclosure of any/all official information in relation to the Convoy and Protests/Occupation of Parliament grounds in Wellington, from the 1st of February 2022 until the 1st of April 2022. This information should include but not be limited to; Reports, memos, letters, notes, advice and emails, materials like; tape recordings, videos or computer records, and any internal policies or guidelines relied upon for decision making.

I understand that information and documents in relation to point 1 and 2 have been compiled for disclosure in a number of court cases that relate to this matter, as such I would expect a timely response.

3. From my understanding there has been documents released to members of New Zealand Media, namely; Stuff, NZ Herald and 1 News. I request that all of the documents that have been released to the media in relation to the Convoy and Protests/Occupation of Parliament grounds in Wellington be sent to me asap.

Regarding parts 1 and 2 of your request, it is important to note that the Police response to the 23 day Parliament protest in February/March 2022 was a substantial operation, involving hundreds of officers in frontline roles, and additional support staff. Given the broad nature of your request for “all official information” relating to Operation Convoy and/or the Protest, the volume of correspondence and documents within scope of these parts of your request certainly runs into many thousands of items.

I therefore invite you to refine your request. You may wish, for example, to narrow the time frame further and/or further specify the types of information you are interested in.

If you do not refine these parts of your request it is likely Police will have to refuse them under s 18(f) of the OIA, as the information requested cannot be made available without substantial collation or research.

If you do refine you request you should note that where the information requested tends to go to the heart of the matters that are under investigation and review by the IPCA Police is likely to withhold that information pursuant to s 9(2)(ba)(ii) of the OIA, until such time as the IPCA has reported.

If you could respond on this point by end of day Wednesday 25 January that would be greatly appreciated.

Regarding part 3 of your request, I can advise that Police has proactively released anonymised copies of the majority of its responses to OIA requests relating to the Parliament protest, including all responses to media requests where information was released. These requests are categorised by topic, and are publicly available here:
[1]https://www.police.govt.nz/about-us/publ...

Kind regards

Tobias Vandenberg

Senior Advisor | Ministerial Services | Police National Headquarters

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Kia ora Ashlee

Thank you for the additional details. I appreciate your concern for the privacy of the individuals involved, and the FYI administrators have redacted the personal phone numbers in question at my request. If you have any remaining concerns you could contact the administrators directly, the contact details are available on the FYI website.

I'll come back to you if we require further information, however I'm fairly confident at this stage that we have sufficient detail to respond to your amended request of 24 January.

Regards
Toby

Tobias Vandenberg
Senior Advisor | Ministerial Services | Police National Headquarters

-----Original Message-----
From: A.Basham <[FOI #21491 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 8 February 2023 2:37 pm
To: Ministerial Services <[email address]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] RE: [EXTERNAL] Re: OIA IR-01-23-213 - request for clarification

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Dear Ministerial Services - Toby,

The answers to your questions are below:

1. I contacted the Police via my mobile phone. I phoned the Wellington Commanders phone number, 04 381 2000, and initially spoke to an Officer in the Whangarei station who seemed to be manning the phone calls. I was then contacted throughout the day via text and phone calls from numerous officers, often using different numbers. Though there seemed to be specific satellite phone or redirected number that was used to contact me. I also spoke to Nigel who was acting commander at the time I think, and had text communication with him on - [redacted by FYI.org.nz].

2. I did my best not to name specific people due this being a public platform and not wanting to breach any privacy. The Detective Sergeant's name is Leanne Thomson.

3. The phone number I missed a call from is the same in which most communications were had. The number is [mobile number redacted by FYI.org.nz]. I am unsure of who the sergeant was that I spoke to, I was hoping you would be. ale to provide an answer to this question for me.

4. The sergeant I was most in communications with is the same sergeant who sent the email. His name is PST Sergeant Kent Mudgway. I would like to note here that he was, and is, an exceptional officer and that it was very unfortunate how things turned out, which is partly why I am making these inquiries.

5. I am not entirely sure who exactly I spoke to on that day though I was in communication with a number of officers and only asked their first names. The names I can remember are: Kent Mudway, Cecil and Johnno, I also spoke to an officer with an English accent. The phone number I spoke to them on is, 09 [phone number redacted by FYI.org.nz]. There was also text exchange between Kent and I on [mobile number redacted by FYI.org.nz].

I hope this covers all your questions.

Yours sincerely,

A.Basham

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Kia ora Ashlee

Just to confirm Police can proceed with your request as below.

As the original request was amended Police will be treating it as a new request, received on 24 January. You can expect to receive a response to your request on or before 22 February 2023 unless an extension is needed.

I note that some parts of your request are focused on direct communications you had with particular Police staff at the time. It would greatly assist us locating any relevant information if you are able to provide further details on the following:

1. You state that on 8 February at approximately 6am you "chose to invoke" Wellington Police. Can you advise how you contacted Police? For example, if by phone then which number did you use and do you recall who you spoke with? If by email then which address? If you could confirm whether that was the same means of contact you used throughout that day it would be helpful too.

2. You refer to an email of 9 February from a Detective Sergeant saying the then Speaker Trevor Mallard had “requested that all tents and structures which have been erected are to be removed now.” Are you able to provide the name of the Detective Sergeant who authored the email?

3. On 10 February around 11am you say you missed a phone call from Police. Can you please provide the number you received the call from, if you still have access to it? Further, at 1pm you say you called Police back and spoke with a Sergeant - Do you know what number you called and the name of the Sergeant you spoke with?

4. You say you spoke with and exchanged emails with a sergeant on 16 February. Can you provide the name of the sergeant you spoke with?

5. Finally, on 21 February you indicate you spoke with Police regarding a meeting regarding the installation of concrete barriers. Can you provide the name of the police officer you spoke with.

We will proceed with your request in any case, but any information you can provide on the above would be very helpful.

Regards
Toby

Tobias Vandenberg
Senior Advisor | Ministerial Services | Police National Headquarters

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Tēnā koe Ashlee

 

I refer to your request of 28 December 2022, which was subsequently
clarified on 24 January 2023, for information related to Operation Convoy
and the subsequent protest on Parliament grounds.

 

Police requires an extension of time in which to respond to your request,
pursuant to section 15A(1) of the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA).
Specifically, section 15A(1)(b), as consultations with specific individual
Police staff are necessary to make a decision on your request and a proper
response to your request cannot reasonably be made within the original
time limit.

 

Police requires until 22 March 2023 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].

 

Lisa MacKenzie | Advisor | Ministerial Services

Strategy & Partnerships |PNHQ

 

 

 

E tu ki te kei o te waka, kia pakia koe e nga ngaru o te wa – 

Stand at the stern of the canoe and feel the spray of the future biting at
your face.

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: A.Basham <[2][FOI #21491 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 28 December 2022 4:39 PM
To: Ministerial Services <[3][email address]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Official Information request - Operation Convoy - Full
Disclosure.

 

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Dear New Zealand Police,

 

Under the OIA I request the following information;

 

1. A full disclosure of all official information related to Operation
Convoy from its inception up until the date of this letter being the 28th
of December 2022, and then until the date of your response. This
information should include but not be limited to; Reports, memos, letters,
notes, advice and emails, materials like; tape recordings, videos or
computer records, and any internal policies or guidelines relied upon for
decision making in relation to the Convoy and Protests/Occupation of
Parliament grounds in Wellington.

 

2. A full disclosure of any/all official information in relation to the
Convoy and Protests/Occupation of Parliament grounds in Wellington, from
the 1st of February 2022 until the 1st of April 2022. This information
should include but not be limited to; Reports, memos, letters, notes,
advice and emails, materials like; tape recordings, videos or computer
records, and any internal policies or guidelines relied upon for decision
making.

 

I understand that information and documents in relation to point 1 and 2
have been compiled for disclosure in a number of court cases that relate
to this matter, as such I would expect a timely response.

 

3. From my understanding there has been documents released to members of
New Zealand Media, namely; Stuff, NZ Herald and 1 News. I request that all
of the documents that have been released to the media in relation to the
Convoy and Protests/Occupation of Parliament grounds in Wellington be sent
to me asap.

 

The articles relevant to point 3 are as follows, to provide context:
[4]https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/revealed-p...

 

[5]https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/police-spe...

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Ashlee Basham

 

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Good afternoon Ashlee

I'm sorry about the delay in getting your response to you. It has been drafted and is now progressing through our internal review process. You should receive our response shortly.

Kind regards
Lisa MacKenzie | Advisor | Ministerial Services
Policy & Partnerships |PNHQ

E tu ki te kei o te waka, kia pakia koe e nga ngaru o te wa – 
Stand at the stern of the canoe and feel the spray of the future biting at your face.

-----Original Message-----
From: A.Basham <[FOI #21491 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 23 March 2023 2:45 PM
To: MACKENZIE, Lisa <[email address]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] RE: Basham, Ashlee - IR-01-23-213 (Extension email) (Official Information request - Operation Convoy - Full Disclosure)

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Dear MACKENZIE, Lisa,

Could you please advise the progress of the response due yesterday the 22nd of March 2023?

Yours sincerely,

A.Basham

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Tēnā koe Ashlee

I refer to your request of 28 December 2022, which was subsequently clarified on 24 January 2023, for information related to Operation Convoy and the subsequent protest on Parliament grounds.

Police requires an extension of time in which to respond to your request, pursuant to section 15A(1) of the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA).
Specifically, section 15A(1)(b), as consultations with specific individual Police staff are necessary to make a decision on your request and a proper response to your request cannot reasonably be made within the original time limit.

Police requires until 22 March 2023 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].

Lisa MacKenzie | Advisor | Ministerial Services

Strategy & Partnerships |PNHQ

E tu ki te kei o te waka, kia pakia koe e nga ngaru o te wa –

Stand at the stern of the canoe and feel the spray of the future biting at your face.

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Tēnā koe Ashlee                                  

Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act
request, received by New Zealand Police on 24 January 2023.

 

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

 

Ngā mihi

Dylan

 

 

Dylan

Advisor | Ministerial Services | Police National Headquarters

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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
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Kia ora Ashlee

I've cross referenced the letter of response and documents provided and you are correct, there is one document missing - please accept our apologies.

Page 2 of the letter of response references providing an extract from Senior Sergeant Nigel Bullock's notebook, which I see is missing.

I've approached the workgroup who prepared the request and asked that they provide this to me, to forward to you.

I will be in touch again once this is to hand - again our apologies for this omission.

Kind regards, Michelle
Advisor | Ministerial Services | Police National Headquarters

-----Original Message-----
From: A.Basham <[FOI #21491 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 12 April 2023 1:03 PM
To: Ministerial Services <[email address]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: OIA response IR-01-23-213

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Dear Ministerial Services,

Thank you for your response on the 12/04/2023. I have noticed a few of the documents that were to be attached have not been. Could you please send these through as soon as possible.

Yours sincerely,

A.Basham

-----Original Message-----

Tēnā koe Ashlee

Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand Police on 24 January 2023.

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

Ngā mihi

Dylan

Dylan

Advisor | Ministerial Services | Police National Headquarters

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Hi again Ashlee

Further to my earlier email, I now attach the missing extract from Senior Sergeant Nigel Bullock's notebook.

Kind regards, Michelle
Advisor | Ministerial Services | Police National Headquarters

-----Original Message-----
From: Ministerial Services
Sent: Wednesday, 12 April 2023 1:32 PM
To: 'A.Basham' <[FOI #21491 email]>
Subject: Query re OIA response IR-01-23-213 - missing document

Kia ora Ashlee

I've cross referenced the letter of response and documents provided and you are correct, there is one document missing - please accept our apologies.

Page 2 of the letter of response references providing an extract from Senior Sergeant Nigel Bullock's notebook, which I see is missing.

I've approached the workgroup who prepared the request and asked that they provide this to me, to forward to you.

I will be in touch again once this is to hand - again our apologies for this omission.

Kind regards, Michelle
Advisor | Ministerial Services | Police National Headquarters

-----Original Message-----
From: A.Basham <[FOI #21491 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 12 April 2023 1:03 PM
To: Ministerial Services <[email address]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: OIA response IR-01-23-213

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 Ministerial Services,

Thank you for your response on the 12/04/2023. I have noticed a few of the documents that were to be attached have not been. Could you please send these through as soon as possible.

Yours sincerely,

A.Basham

-----Original Message-----

Tēnā koe Ashlee

Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request, received by New Zealand Police on 24 January 2023.

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

Ngā mihi

Dylan

Dylan

Advisor | Ministerial Services | Police National Headquarters

[1]wordmark transparent

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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 error, please email or telephone the sender immediately

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