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Ngā mihi
Lisa
Ministerial Services
Police National Headquarters

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Subject: [EXTERNAL] Official Information request - Police policy for paid informants.

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Dear New Zealand Police,

This request , made via the official information act is hereby summarised in the questions as follows,

Do police encourage paid informants to hack electronic devices of others to gain information?

If this practice is not encouraged, what is the new zealand police`s stance on information supplied by paid informants to them that has been collected via these methods?

regards

Christopher Tett

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Tēnā koe Christopher

 

Please find attached the response relating to your Official Information
Act request, received by Police on 20 April 2024.

 

Ngā mihi

McCoy

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