Dear New Zealand Defence Force,

I have read previously on another FOIA that: "The NZDF has no role or responsibility relating to reports of UAS/UFO. It is standard practice that any such reports received by the NZDF are to be referred to the Civil Aviation Authority. The NZDF neither investigates nor maintains records relating to UAS/UFO sightings."

As NZ's Defence Force I find this concerning considering that some UAP/UFO's have the means to sucessfully jam any form of avionics and even defend themselves with weapons and or maneuvers that are far beyond our capability. If some are such as this, then we would be prudent to assume most, if not all are as well.

The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) in the United States of America has recently listed a website dedicated to the reporting of, and investigating Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena aka. UAP*** (Description below)

Please provide any and all information, including civilian and military reports, reports to any and all government ministers, and any and all information shared between other government agencies and the NZDF, including correspondence, other than that which was released in 2010 to the public archives, relating to:

i) Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena in New Zealand airspace, and in the airspace of our Pacific neighbors prior to 10 September, 2023.
ii) Unidentified aircraft in New Zealand airspace,and in the airspace of our Pacific neighbors prior to 10 September, 2023. (incase part i above returns a negative result)

Also if I was to operate an "airborne device" at any altitude; at any time I desired within NZ airspace; that did not comply with any New Zealand Law regarding mounted weapons, radar jamming equipment, external lighting, and official communication:

i) Would that be classified as something of concern, a hazard or worse?
ii) What is the process for tracking, identification, apprehension and prevention of further devices being flown such as above?
iv) What is the process further still if I was unable to be identified, but the non-compliance of NZ law continued unhindered as I pleased?
iii) Is there any part of a process that would lead to a report being made to another authority in New Zealand or Overseas?
iv) Is there a process where the CAA refers any of the above relevant information of "my airborne device" to the NZDF due to concern of non-compliance of mounted weapons, radar jamming equipment, external lighting, and official communication? Are these things of concern to the NZDF or a matter for another authority other than the CAA?

***"Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) means (A) airborne objects that are not immediately identifiable; (B) transmedium objects or devices; (C) and submerged objects or devices that are not immediately identifiable and that display behavior or performance characteristics suggesting that the objects or devices may be related to the objects or devices described in subparagraph (A) or (B).

The United States Department of Defense considers Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) as sources of anomalous detections in one or more domain (i.e., airborne, seaborne, spaceborne, and/or transmedium) that are not yet attributable to known actors and that demonstrate behaviors that are not readily understood by sensors or observers.

“Anomalous detections” include but are not limited to phenomena that demonstrate apparent capabilities or material that exceed known performance envelopes. A UAP may consist of one or more unidentified anomalous objects and may persist over an extended period of time."

I apologize for anything that may have already been asked via someone else. From what I have seen coming out of the Congressional Hearings, interviews with whistle blowers and the AARO, plus historical sightings alone, let alone people's personal experiences that my or may not have occured. These things are present in the skies arpund the world and we can't accept a head-in-the-sand approach or put it in a too hard basket.

Yours faithfully,

N. S. Hudson