Dear Alex,

Thank you for your email. I have forwarded your email to the team who
handles OIA requests.

Kind regards,

PUBLIC AFFAIRS TEAM
NZ POLICE
JC

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To: OIA requests at New Zealand Police <[New Zealand Police request email]>
From: Alex Harris <[OIA #2507 email]>
Date: 18/02/2015 02:00PM
Subject: Official Information Act request - Surveillance of
"courtsiders"

Dear New Zealand Police,

On February 16, 2015 the media reported that NZ police had taken action
against "courtsiders" at cricket world cup events. A police spokesperson
was quoted as saying that "We've got a list of some people we're
watching  ...  We know what to look for", that plainclothes police had
been trained in spotting courtsiders, and that police were monitoring
social media for evidence ("Cricket betting cheats evicted", Stuff, Feb
16 2015). I would like to request the following information under the
OIA:

* Is courtsiding a crime under New Zealand law? If so, under what
statute?
* All information relating to surveillance of any courtsiders, including
training material, what social media accounts of keywords were
monitored, and all communications to and from the police about it;
* The total cost of the anti-courtsiding operation.

I would prefer to receive an electronic response. Queries about
this request will be automatically forwarded to me by the
fyi.org.nz website.

With regards to s12 of the OIA, I am an NZ citizen and in NZ.

Yours faithfully,

Alex Harris

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Dear Mr Harris

I have been asked to send you the attached further reply to an information
request you made to Police I February 2015.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Teresa McMahon

Ministerial Services

Police National Headquarters

PO Box 3017

Wellington

 

 

 

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