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Tēnā koe B Carmichael

I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request below, received by Police on 02/01/2023.

Your reference number is IR-01-23-167.

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 13/02/2023 unless an extension is needed.

Ngā mihi
Sophie
Ministerial Services
Police National Headquarters

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Tēnā koe B Carmichael

 

I refer to your request of 2 January 2022 for the following information:

 

1. the total number of firearms seized during Operation Tauwhiro, 2. the
total numbers of each type of firearm (eg pistol, semi automatic, shotgun,
bolt action) 3. the source of these firearms (stolen, imported, third
party procurement) 4. the number of licensed firearms holders who had
firearms seized during this operation.

 

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), 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 1 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].

 

Ngā mihi

 

Julián (He/Him)

Ministerial Services Advisor
NZ Police National Headqurters Wellington

 

 

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Tēnā koe B                                

Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act
request, received by New Zealand Police on 2 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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