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IR-01-24-4485 
22 March 2024
James 
[FYI request #25678 email] 
Tēnā koe James 
Request for information 
Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request of 9 February 2024, in 
which you requested: 
Under the OIA may I please request all text communications, if any, between 
Police Commissioner Andrew Coster and Ginny Andersen between 1st 
January 2023 and 30th November 2023. 
You wil  find copies of the text messages you requested enclosed. Please note that some 
information within these text messages has been withheld under the fol owing sections of 
the OIA: 

6(c) as the making available of that information is likely to prejudice the
maintenance of the law, including the prevention, investigation, and detection of
offences, and the right to a fair trial

9(2)(a) to protect the privacy of natural persons

9(2)(j) to enable a Minister of the Crown or any department or organisation
holding the information to carry on without prejudice or disadvantage,
negotiations (including commercial and industrial negotiations).
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 
Maria Rawiri 
Director – Office of the Commssioner 
New Zealand Police