IR-01-23-12778 
 
 
17 May 2023 
 
 
Cybergranny 
[FYI request #22538 email] 
 
 
Tēnā koe Cybergranny 
 
Request for information 
 
Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request of 23 April 2023. You 
requested: 
 
I would like the surname and rank for Deborah a police employee who works 
at the Wanganui Central Police Station. 
She works the night shift. 
 
Your request has been considered under the Official Information Act 1982 and is refused 
in full for the following reason: 
 
  section 9(2)(a) of the OIA, as the withholding of the information is necessary to 
protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of deceased natural persons. 
 
Police considers the interests requiring protection by withholding the information are not 
outweighed by any public interest in release of the information. 
 
Please note that as part of its commitment to openness and transparency, Police 
proactively releases some information and documents that may be of interest to the 
public. An anonymised version of this response may be publicly released on the New 
Zealand Police website. 
 
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this 
decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at 
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602. 
 
 
 
Nāku noa, nā 
D.Howard 
Dioni Howard 
Central Information Request Officer 
New Zealand Police 
 

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