Tēnā koe Neville

I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act 1982 request below, received by Police on 28 February 2023.

Your reference number is IR-01-23-6470.

You can expect a response to your request on or before 28 March 2023 unless an extension is needed.

Ngā mihi
Catherine
Ministerial Services
Police National Headquarters

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From: Neville McFarlane <[FOI #21946 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 28 February 2023 11:22 PM
To: Ministerial Services <[email address]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Official Information request - Direct energy weapons research and development

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Dear New Zealand Police,

Under the Official Information Act, I request any information held by your agency regarding the study and utilization of Directed Energy Weapons (D.E.W) in New Zealand. Specifically, I would like to know:

Whether the New Zealand government or any of its agencies, departments, or branches have studied or conducted research on Directed Energy Weapons.

Whether Directed Energy Weapons are currently being utilized by the New Zealand Defense Force or any other government agency in any capacity.

Whether there are any plans or proposals to utilize Directed Energy Weapons in New Zealand in the future, and if so, what are the details of these plans.

Whether there are any laws, regulations, or guidelines in place that govern the use of Directed Energy Weapons in New Zealand.

Please provide any documents, reports, contracts, or other information that can shed light on the above questions. If any information is classified or sensitive, please let me know and provide a reason for why it cannot be released.

I look forward to your prompt response within the timeframe set by the Official Information Act.

Sincerely,

Neville McFarlane

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Tēnā koe Neville                                 

Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act
request, received by New Zealand Police on 28 February 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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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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